I personally don't go into the woods without my headlamp for a couple of reasons. 1 is saftey( From the sounds of where you're hunting it dosn't sound like you have to worry about other hunters but you're carring a quiver full of razor sharp broadheads. You don't want to fall and get tangled up in them). 2 there is nothing in the woods that moves like people do. all critters in the woods walk on 4 legs and deer and other game can tell the diffrence betwen 2 feet and 4 feet. I'd rather the animal see some light ( which likely they won't be able to identify) then to he me fumbleing around on my two feet ( which will certainly spook them).