A North Florida deer hunter is sitting in his favorite location at Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area when he notices an unknown greenish-gray blob moving through the trees.
"It was in late 1991. I was solo hunting midweek in the north section of Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area, here in North Florida. It is better than 60,000 acres separated by a large state road. The main function of the area is a National Guard base which was a POW camp during World War II for captured German prisoners.
This part of the state is lightly populated by Florida standards. Like I said I was solo hunting midweek as I did often in my early 20s. It is a cold clear windy day here and the temperature is around 40 degrees F. The wind had been blowing hard all week, but I went out to my favorite spot like I always did. I found a blown-down large oak tree that had a large branch that formed a natural armchair-style seat about 15 feet off the ground. I'd been using it to watch over a natural boundary between a pine grove and an oak ridge. This boundary was essentially a large deer trail and an excellent ambush point.
I climbed up the tree and nestled into my spot just after lunchtime intending to sit until dark. Once I climbed up I took my orange vest off and wrapped it around the tree above my head. I did this because it would catch on the limb and restrict any movement. Not long after sitting there, I realized the wind was swirling around me and success was not very likely deer-wise. I decided to stay put and proceed to nap on and off and relax.
An hour or so later I was roused by loud shuffling and rustling in the oak leaves way up to my left. I perked up and listened intently as the noise grew louder and louder. I could see better than 100 yards through the scrub oaks and large pines in all directions, so I knew it was truly a loud sound. I spotted movement off to my left. I could just see something passing through the lighted gaps moving from my left to the right about at the limits of my vision. My custom .308 was lying on my leg and I lifted it to my eye to try to get a glimpse of whatever was causing all the racket. The wind was blowing and it was making enough noise for me to hear it crashing along above the constant rustle of the leaves.
The noise stopped abruptly and I noticed something looking at me around an oak tree. I arranged myself to get a look at it through my scope and it appeared to be just a greenish-gray blob resembling Spanish moss. I continued to watch it and appeared to be moving from tree to tree playing a game of hide and seek with me, all the while moving across my horizon. When it got to about there for better than 5 minutes not move out my crosshair on it the whole time. I honestly thought of shooting. It never crossed my mind I had never felt fear in the woods until that second. No matter what was watching me it had to know that I was aiming at it.
I tried and tried to rationalize what I was looking at. I was truly unnerved and decided to slide down the tree and get my butt back to my car. I was parked about a mile away and walked backward the whole way. I've shared this account with select friends over the years and never received any ridicule or doubt from them as I'm a no-BS kind of guy."
Transcribed Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq9I_0OfTD0
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