RE: In the dark?
I'm sure a lot of you guys are like me....As soon as you turn off the lantern at o'dark thirty, your eyes automatically start adjusting to the night sky and available light. Its amazing how much we can see once are eyes are accustomed to the dark.
As far as walking in the dark, I'm more apt to hunt til dark in the evening than risk busting the elk inthe morning. You see, I set up camp on top of the ridge and usually am careful to stay quiet on the way up the ridge's spine to my glassing area. I don't hunt a real pressured area, so the elk are usually visible til 9, or so. Because I am paranoid, I use a red headlamp. I've read somewhere that the red light is not as noticeable as a bright xenon or led bulb.