Scared of the dark?
08-30-2002, 07:04 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SE North Dakota
Posts: 456
Scared of the dark?
Anyone scared walking in in the morning or out at night? I tend to be a bit jumpy in the woods after dark, I'm a bit of a sissy after dark.
"Playing under the table and dreaming"
"Playing under the table and dreaming"
08-30-2002, 07:13 AM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hilliard OH USA
Posts: 328
RE: Scared of the dark?
Africa at twilight ...things got a bit more interesting. I carried a sheath knife on my right hip EVERYDAY when I was hunting over there.
I got uncomfortable on the top of a mountain in Colorado one evening walking out in the dark knowing a cougar had been seen in the area 3 days before.
Other than those.....in Ohio, not one bit scared.
Greg
"Getting close to the game is the joy of Bowhunting for me, the harvest is a bonus."
Live 15 ft Python after eating a small Antelope!
I got uncomfortable on the top of a mountain in Colorado one evening walking out in the dark knowing a cougar had been seen in the area 3 days before.
Other than those.....in Ohio, not one bit scared.
Greg
"Getting close to the game is the joy of Bowhunting for me, the harvest is a bonus."
Live 15 ft Python after eating a small Antelope!
08-30-2002, 07:54 AM
#4
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alvarado Texas USA
Posts: 89
RE: Scared of the dark?
I bow hunt the Water Moccasin capital of Texas. An agressive strain that waits too long to get out of the way, I have numerouse times seen them laying on the ground in front of me with their mouths open which are white on the inside and luckily reflect light. Scared, no concerned yes.
08-30-2002, 08:08 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Patuxent River Maryland USA
Posts: 134
RE: Scared of the dark?
Yeah, a couple of close encounters with a screaming racoon and some face-to-face time with a buck in the early morning "zero-dark-thirty" hours has turned me a bit paranoid. In the dark, I get to my stand as quickly and quietly as possible.
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08-30-2002, 09:32 AM
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: dallas texas USA
Posts: 114
RE: Scared of the dark?
It all depends on where I'm hunting. If I know the area well I generally have no problems but when in a new area I get a little uneasy at times. Especially in the high country states like Colorado where things can eat you!
The thing to remember is that nothing is there in the night that isn't there during the day!
The thing to remember is that nothing is there in the night that isn't there during the day!
08-30-2002, 09:48 AM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
Posts: 13,672
RE: Scared of the dark?
Being crazy helps a lot, being crazy means you have no fear. I will be honest though, I have jumped deer and ruffed grouse before and almost dumped my drawers, but I do not worry about "Whats out there".
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club
08-30-2002, 10:20 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 1,086
RE: Scared of the dark?
For the most part no, but I have been shaken a few times. THe most notable was way back when I was in high school and saw a bear for the first time. He walked directly under my stand and then strolled away. I got down very early that evening and left in a hurry.
Some things are true whether you believe them or not.
Some things are true whether you believe them or not.
08-30-2002, 10:53 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Too close to Chicago
Posts: 3,337
RE: Scared of the dark?
I've gotten startled a few times by noises, but the main time I get uneasy is when there is a strong gusty breeze. I don't know if it's just because that's how the weather always is in horror flicks or what. I think it has more to do with not being able to hear well over the wind noise.
I've never gotten worried about boogie men or monsters, just real stuff that can get too close without you being able to detect them.
There was one time, when it was gusty, I was just finishing my hike to my ground blind ( a deadfall ) and I got this erie feeling that I wasn't alone or that something wasn't quite right. The hair stood up on the back of my neck and I got the chills. So I hunkered down with my back to the tree and pulled out my knife, just in case. I never saw anything, but it was a long wait until sunrise.
Keep 'em all in the Bull.
I've never gotten worried about boogie men or monsters, just real stuff that can get too close without you being able to detect them.
There was one time, when it was gusty, I was just finishing my hike to my ground blind ( a deadfall ) and I got this erie feeling that I wasn't alone or that something wasn't quite right. The hair stood up on the back of my neck and I got the chills. So I hunkered down with my back to the tree and pulled out my knife, just in case. I never saw anything, but it was a long wait until sunrise.
Keep 'em all in the Bull.