My elk hunt in the Flat Tops of Colorado in 2005. I was about 1 mile away from my buddies and while they waited for me to meet up with them one said on the walkie-talkie a bear was headed my way. I figured it might be the same one I ran into earlier that afternoon. I shut off my talkie so I could carry my GPS, flashlight, and bow. I figured what good was the radio. It was dark by then and all the way back I started getting more jittery as time went by. About 500 yards from where they waited I heard a loud snap sounding like a limb breaking from behind. I don't know if it was anything or not.....but the hair on my neck stood straight up and I was litterally talking out loud to myself just for comfort and to let anything know that a human was around. I finally was relieved when I saw their lights a while later. Bad enough walking back in the dark by yourself through a strange forest, let alone knowing blackies are in the area.