Griz Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Are you scared of the dark.I can tell you one thing. I sure ain't.... I was just wondering... I know a few people that is scared to death of the dark and why I don't know..... I have alot of fun when I am walking to the woods in the dark. I will stop and say "Whats that"...LOL I have almost had to give a few piggy back rides a few times...LOL So tell me... Are you scared to be out there and if so. What makes you so scared of the dark.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Nope. I actually like the dark. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Honestly...it took awhile to get used to it. I can remember when I would carry the light with the most candlepower into the woods and be at the truck before the sun was completely down. I geuss sometime in the past I got over it realizing that the weapon in my possesion was all I needed.....and staying in the stand until after dark made me get used to using what ever night vision I had availible....most of the time I walk out with a small mag-light hanging off of my backpack now. I turn it on and try not to look at it much, point it at my compass(to charge its glow in the dark capabilities), and loop it on my pack....with it up front it ruins my night vision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Nope and never have been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J_Owens_66 Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Nope, its kinda cool walkin through the woods after gettin out of the stand and hearin a noise and thinkin.......that might be bigfoot . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... I have always been pretty comfortable in the woods in the dark, until one night last seaon during early bow season. there was still full foliage on the trees, and it got windy, and it was cloudy. I was about 45 minutes from my truck, alone. For some reason, that night, every noise spooked me. Its the only time I can remember being freaked out in the woods in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut_Buster Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... I was... I ain't no more... I still shine my light into my stand before i climb into it cuz I am affraind of porkey pines.. we have alot of them on out land too. I think I'm paryinoid from all the stories and what happend to my uncle when he saw one on his way up the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY911Bowhunter Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... "Leary" of the dark - but just in the woods... I've walked through Yonkers worst 'hoods at night without batting an eye, but in the woods.... I guess I have an overactive imagination. I know nothing would bother me but......... Good Post though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebig1 Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... i was never scared until i ran into a bear one morning. that gets you thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldawg Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... I'm not scared of the dark, but am leary about what can happen when it is impossible to see it coming. I had a deer run at me full till one morning, and came to a screaming stop when I feared I was going to be trampled. He just turned and walked off after scaring the heck out of me. Had one follow me to my treestand, and could actually hear the wind coming out of his nostrils he was so close. Had sprinkled some doe in estrus on my boot pads that morning, but didn't have time to rid myself of the pads. Had to spook that bad boy off, didn't know what else to do! The time I actually felt my hair stand on end was when I had seen a monster buck in my headlights, and knew I had to go that way to get to my stand. Couldn't see squat because of a low hanging fog when I got over towards where I had seen him, but knew instantly that I had screwed up when I heard him come trotting over towards me. He snort wheezed, and I about blew a gasket. I actually took an arrow out of my quiver to try to protect myself if I had to. That was another one that I could hear breathing, he was so close. I lightly whistled at him, as best as I could, and after a few very tense seconds, he just turned and walked off. I almost had to dump my drawers out that time. So, it isn't the dark that bothers me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... [ QUOTE ] I'm not scared of the dark, but am leary about what can happen when it is impossible to see it coming. [/ QUOTE ] Same here. Walking out in the dark does not really bother me. I generally walk out without ever using a flashlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... [ QUOTE ] I will stop and say "Whats that"...LOL [/ QUOTE ] You been hunting with my father haven't you?!?!?!?!?! LMBO!!!!!! I do the same thing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Nope, not afraid of the dark...I actually like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Schmeck Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... No....................................I'm more concerned about what I see in the daylight these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... I am not scared of the dark, but there was one time when I did get scared. I was only eight years old and it was my first season hunting by myself. My grandfather would always take me to my stand and make sure I got up there alright and then he would come and get me when he was ready to go, and he'd usually tell me when it was going to be. There was one time when we hunted in the afternoon and of course it was dark before he came and got me. I don't know why, but that evevning it got dark faster than it normally did. I had been sitting in my stand for a while in the dark and he still hadn't came to get me. I started to worry about all kinds of silly things. Did he get hurt? Did he forget I was in my stand? LOL Is he lost? I couldn't climb down from the stand with the gun, but I was contemplating just leaving it there and going to the truck. Then what would he think if he got there and I was gone? Turns out he was hunting a lot further away than he normally does and it just took him a while to get there. It was mostly just fearing the unknown. He got a good laugh out of it though, cause he could see that I was worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... don't get me wrong--i've been spooked by yotes, owls, coons and possums fighting, but generally speaking, no, i'm not afraid of the dark. the way i look at it is this: there's nothing in Ohio that can hurt me or threaten me, especially while i'm carrying a weapon have to think rationally i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christsavedme Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... [ QUOTE ] don't get me wrong--i've been spooked by yotes, owls, coons and possums fighting, but generally speaking, no, i'm not afraid of the dark. [/ QUOTE ] DITTO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... I was hunting my in-laws place in Arkansas and my pop-in-law was having trouble with a bear that was tearing up his corn feeders. Anyway--he hung a stand for me deep in the woods on a main trail and drew me a map---well anyway--here I go exploring with a flashlight trying to find this stand and get totally turned around and lost. So I just find a nice tree and sit down beside it and thought I would wait for first light to find the stand. Well anyway--here I am sitting next to this tree--not knowing what direction I am facing and I hear something moving behind me---I am convinced it was that darn bear ready to munch on my tiny biceps. I take an arrow from my quiver and have it ready to use like a spear. My hard is pounding so loud--I'm just praying that my scent lock suit will prevent him from smelling me---I have never been so scared in my life. The noise gets closer and I'm ready with my arrow! Finally i begin to make out the shape in the early light and it was a doe picking acorns in the dry leaves! So yes---I do get scared when walking in the dark ! todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... [ QUOTE ] don't get me wrong--i've been spooked by yotes, owls, coons and possums fighting, but generally speaking, no, i'm not afraid of the dark. [/ QUOTE ] Me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Just had to bring this up, didn't you Griz?? LOL!!! Usually, if I am walking in bymyself, yep, I get scared. I start hearing things, and my mind starts wondering, and after darn near stepping on a copperhead last year, then feeling like I was being stalked by a yote, I'll probably be a nervous wreck this year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... [ QUOTE ] I know a few people that is scared to death of the dark and why I don't know..... I have alot of fun when I am walking to the woods in the dark. I will stop and say "Whats that"...LOL I have almost had to give a few piggy back rides a few times...LOL [/ QUOTE ] That right there is why I am xcared of the dark, people like you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Nope not at all. My attention is more focused on stealth than anything else. It is pretty annoying to be slipping through the woods in the dark and have a spider web wrap around your face though. You just know that darn spider is somewhere on your forehead or between your eyes. Now that does bug me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Nope, not really. I use to coon hunt and we would often turn out the lights and listen to the dogs bawl. I really enjoyed that. I dont go for leisurely strolls through the timber at midnight but it really doesn't bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_70 Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... I'm not scared of the dark but I had the holy terror scared out of me one time. I was hunting behind this old chuch that was built in the 1800's. Of course I was going in right behind the cemetery and a lot of weird things had happened around there. There were rumors of devil worshippers, graves dug up, headstones bashed, etc. Well I was a young and a little nervous about hunting there anyway. Most times it didn't bother me. I was hunting one evening and kept hearing something in the thicket I was in and never could see it. It circled me 3 times and followed me when it got dark that evening. After about 100 yds of something moving parallel to me I high tailed it out of there. I came back the next morning to hunt a stand close to that but was on the edge of a cutover. I got out the truck that morning, got all geared up and started moving. I hardly ever carried a light anyway. Well I started working down the edge of the cutover to get to my stand and could hear something on the move in the woods. Finally it moved on off so I thought Whew... I took a couple of slow steps and stepped square in the middle of a cuvvy of quail, they came up in a fluttering flurry of feathers and one actually hit me when it came up. I screamed so loud (several expletives involved) I scared everything within 5 miles. I don't think my heart started back for about 10 minutes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooBear Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Re: Ok! Admit it...... Im not afraid of the dark at all!!! But......., it does seem a little darker in Bear country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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