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Optical center. See only the good, here only the best. In 1972 I was running Beaver traps on a small creek located in Blunt County, Alabama.

I worked days, so I had to run the trap line after work, which meant at twilight or in the dark.

On one particular evening, I had completed running the line and was working my way back to the car along a very steep creek bank.

Above me and several yards to my right I heard what I thought was an owl. The hooting sound continued

moving parallel to me as I walked, but it was walking and making heavy footfalls.

I was unarmed except for my trapping hatchet and since it usually

didn't take very long to run the line, I wasn't even carrying a flashlight. The trailout was broken up with small openings in the timber, so I figured I could

get a look at whatever this thing was. So when I reached the first opening, I turned around

to face the creature and I walked backwards across the opening peering through the trees

trying to see what it was.

I couldn't see anything, but the hooding continued as it moved around the perimeter of the opening

and reached the other side about the same time that I did.

Trying hard not to panic, I continued to walk backwards to the next opening which was much larger

actually it was a hay field knowing it could not get closer to me without coming out into

view I was confident I was about to find

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