High Buck Trip Cut Short

[jackelope]

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[Watimberghost]

That's wild man. Your crew acted admirably! That is a really weird experience. It's hard enough to take care of yourself up there with the conditions we had this year, let alone come across something like that. Way to go. You handled that situation really well.

[Pacific Ghost]

Man, you have had some crappy luck lately.  That sounds really scary - but sounds like you guys did the best you could given the situation.  Hope the guy is okay and the rest of your hunting season goes smoother.

It has to get better from here, right?

[h20hunter]

Could be drugs, mental instability.....or easily fear. Guy gets out of sorts past dark, all kinds of things run through your mind.....fear takes hold and now it's panic time.

[Bango skank]

Hypothermia? Dehydration?

Ate the wrong shrooms?

Or the right ones.  Its a matter of perspective i guess. 

[Platensek-po]

Hypothermia? Dehydration?

Ate the wrong shrooms?

Or the right ones.  Its a matter of perspective i guess. 

Lol. I mean any shrooms that make you believe you are being attacked by 5 bears have to be the wrong ones. Add firearms to the mix and that gets downright scary. Good job OP on doing the right thing and hope the hunting gods reward your good deed.

[pianoman9701]

Hypothermia? Dehydration?

Ate the wrong shrooms?

Or the right ones.  Its a matter of perspective i guess. 

 

[fishngamereaper]

Possibly some mental illness but most likely a bad trip.. don't be surprised that a fair amount of people are running around in the woods these days bringing their habits with them..this could of gone way south if this guy got the inclination you where one of the bears... sounds like you proceeded with caution.

This type of behavior is all to common these days..I mean like all the time.. multiple times a day. Just not in the high mountain setting. Good job to you and your buddies handling it well.

[HikerHunter]

Darkness and fear can make squirrels sound like bears. Or drugs could do that too...Glad everyone is okay

[Boss .300 winmag]

Acid, shrooms, but that he said it happened before to him is kinda telling he just might be a couple brain cells short.🤔

[MADMAX]

No trail cam pics dragging a chain around naked I hope ?
Freakin crazies

[ian_padron]

That right there is the weirdest Backcountry story I've ever heard!

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[OutHouse]

How old was the guy? Could have been onset of a schizophrenic episode/illness. That illness can set in at the point of adulthood or into the early twenties. I knew a guy in college, totally normal and popular guy who had an onset episode where he was seeing people and other things that were not there. His reactions sound similar to this. If it were a hallucinogen he was on, it would have to be unbelievably powerful. Even quality acid or psilocybin does not cause that type of hallucination (the walls could be moving, melting etc..) but seeing a bear that is not there would be way out of the norm.   

[fishngamereaper]

Just goes to show be prepared for anything..

I stumble across something last weekend in elk country I wouldn't wish on anyone..glad I found it solo and not with kid in tow...not really happy I found it but also kind of glad I did since it's not something new to me..  Not going to discuss the details, this isn't the place. But in 30 plus years of hunting I never expected it..but with my luck I'm not surprised I found it.

Always be prepared, expect the unexpected.

[HillHound]

Man you can’t leave us hanging now. Sounds like you found a dead body or something .