Hunter says he and another officer were bowhunting two hours from the truck — and then a man with a chambered .30-06 walked up and pointed it at him
A Reddit user said he and a buddy, both police officers, were hunting public land in Texas at a…
Hunter says he walked up to a bear he thought was already dead — and then it exploded back to life when he touched its eye with the barrel of his gun
A Reddit user said the scariest moment he ever had while hunting came after he thought the dangerous part…
Hunter says he stared at what he thought was a bear standing upright in the dark — and then realized it was a moose close enough to kill him if it wanted
A Reddit user said the encounter happened while he was heading into his stand in the dark. From the…
Hunter says he thought a buck was feeding 30 yards ahead of him — and then a black bear stood up with her cub while his 8-year-old daughter crouched right behind him
A Reddit user said the one hunting moment that still gives him “The Fear” was not one of the…
Hunter says a hog charged him in the dark before sunrise — and he was screaming, running, and trying to chamber a round at the same time
A Reddit user said one of the scariest things that ever happened to him while hunting came when he…
Hunter says the woods went dead silent during a midnight hog hunt — and then strange lights started flashing over the levee while his guide came apart
A Reddit user said one of the most unsettling nights he ever had in the woods happened during a…
Hiker says a mountain lion kept creeping toward their tent one step at a time — and none of the usual tricks worked until he fired into the dirt
A Reddit user said the encounter happened years ago when he and a buddy were hiking in a wilderness…
Man says he and his wife were walking home around 2 a.m. after a Fourth of July celebration — and then the stranger behind them suddenly broke into a sprint
A Reddit user said one of the closest calls he ever had happened around 2013, just outside downtown Baton…
Man says a stranger followed him all the way to his garage — and kept coming even after he put a hand on his gun and told him to stay back
A Reddit user said the whole thing started after another man followed him home and turned what should have…
Man says he came home and found an armed burglar inside with his father — and ended up holding him at gunpoint until police arrived
A Reddit user said he came home and found himself walking into exactly the kind of situation most people…