Possible nighttime encounter while camping near Potosi witnessed in Iron County, Missouri

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Went for a weekend hiking and camping trip with 4 family members. We hiked about a mile and a half down an established trail before making a turn into the brush to find our camping spot just after sunset on the first night. we probably hiked about 400 yards into the brush before setting up camp and turning in for the night as it began to rain. I was woken up about 4:30am by a very strong odor that smelled just like a skunk, so much so that I assumed a skunk had made it into our camp and I zipped up the shell on my sleeping bag to avoid being sprayed. The odor went away so I relaxed a bit more and tried to get back to sleep when I smelled it again only this time I had an overwhelming feeling I was being watched from directly behind me. I rolled over to look and was able to make out a sillouette of a very broad shouldered shadow and head between two trees about 7 yards from where I was laying. I immediately turned around and waited for daybreak, still unsure if I had seen anything or jus...