I was gifted a Mad Bomber hat a few years ago .
It's light tan with tan-brown rabbit fur .
That is very comfortable and I wear it quite often while bow hunting .
Now I'm not a tree hunter but about two years ago I was in a ladder stand with my ghillie suit on but I didn't have my head cover on over the hat because I was getting very warm .
Had been very quiet with hardly any small animal activity .
I was turned slightly to my right with my head looking around the tree , when I slowly turned my head back front , and :scared: jumpin' gehosaphat !!!!
A Cooper Hawk flaired up just about a foot in front of my face and flew off .
:eek:
That was more excitement than I was wanting to have being 18' up in a ladder stand .
I figured it thought that the fur on my hat was dinner .
Talk about a Mad Hatter...
I've heard other such stories from guys who were wearing "fur" on their person. Even 1, I remember, where the hunter was hatless and a particular raptor tried taking his scalp with him.
One of the things that keep being in the woods "interesting"!
Haha! WHOA!!! Im having second thoughts about wearing my otter hat in the woods! Lol!
Fur on a hat or collar is a good way to get yourself shot in PA. My high school science teacher was killed in gun season.
Same goes with white fletching. My buddy was mistaken for a deer by a gun hunter. No shots fired though.
Be careful out there, it's not just raptors that think you are supper!
I had a Snowy Owl giving me the Hairy Eyeball when I was wearing a camo hat with some fake fur earflaps.
Yeah, I have been buzzed by hawks several times when wearing a fuzzy hat. I would really hate for one to complete the attack. That could be a real bummer!
QuoteOriginally posted by Graps:
I was turned slightly to my right with my head looking around the tree , when I slowly turned my head back front , and :scared: jumpin' gehosaphat !!!!
A Cooper Hawk flaired up just about a foot in front of my face and flew off .
:eek:
Probably got a good look at yer mug, Dale. He was probably more freaked out than you.... :D
Had a very large hawk buzz very small German shorthair while chuckar hunting. They will eat, even your hat!