I was out deer hunting public land in Texas once and had me a little tree stand that was on the edge of a little pond. I figured this way, no deer could sneak up and flank me. My wind was right and I had gotten out there before the sun came up and was watching a little doe not fifty feet from me as the sun began to come up. She started to get nervous but kept on hangin around. The next thing Iknew, BOOM, BOOM BANG! Shots were fired right behind me on the opposite side of the pond right towards me and the doe. She runs off, and luckily I was tethered to the tree or I would have tried to run right out of my stand. I look back behind me as the smoke clears and see three duck hunters on the other side of the pond. Ruined my morning hunt, but thats what ya get when you hunt public I guess. I wasn't mad, they never even knew I was there. I just figured set up a little close to a road and a well known duck pond is all. Sure scared me though.