I used to be the same way when I was a teen. I eventually overcame that fear as you will too...

There is nothing out there that can hurt you. Look at statistics of people who are hurt while deer hunting...most are from falling out of the deer stand or not being safety conscience when it comes to firearms. None that I can tell who were abducted by aliens, attacked by bigfoot, or ravaged by some animal. When I look at that and realize the number of hunters that go out in the woods everyday and never get hurt from anything other than not being safe, my problem went away.

It's all in your mind...there's nothing out there that will hurt you. You are probably safer walking in the woods at night than you are driving home in your car.

- T