Mad Bomber hat story .

Pine · July 24, 2016, 12:17:00 PM

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

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 .

Trond · July 24, 2016, 12:32:00 PM

Talk about a Mad Hatter...

iohkus · July 24, 2016, 04:04:00 PM

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"!

Shadowhnter · July 24, 2016, 05:08:00 PM

Haha! WHOA!!! Im having second thoughts about wearing my otter hat in the woods! Lol!

Red Beastmaster · July 24, 2016, 06:41:00 PM

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!

Rick Butler · July 24, 2016, 07:41:00 PM

I had a Snowy Owl giving me the Hairy Eyeball when I was wearing a camo hat with some fake fur earflaps.

Sam McMichael · July 25, 2016, 01:23:00 PM

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!

Captain*Kirk · July 25, 2016, 01:34:00 PM

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 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

Roadkill · July 25, 2016, 04:15:00 PM

Had a very large hawk buzz very small German shorthair while chuckar hunting. They will eat, even your hat!