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Hunting has pretty much always been a man's world, so I've never been comfortable in broaching this question, but now that we have relative anonimity of the internet, I don't worry about sharing my thoughts quite as much.
Does anyone else have a fear of the dark, a fear of walking to or from their stand in the dark?
I started hunting at age 12 and was always afraid of walking alone in the dark to my stand. On the farm where I hunted, I sat at the far corner of the property, at least a 1/2 mile walk through marsh, pines, and oaks. For the most part, I never minded walking through trees, but always had a fear when walkin in the open or on a trail surrounded by trees, marsh, or cornfields. Don't know why, maybe because its really the only few moments where I'm alone during my life and he fact that reduced eyesight negates most of my advantages against threats real or imagined.
Carrying a rifle gives me a psychological boost, even though its unloaded and would take me time to load it. Carrying a compound bow, makes me feel very vulnerable as they are extremely slow to bring into use, while carrying a stickbow adds to my confidence a bit.
Are any other hunters in the same boat or am I just a sissy?
Does anyone else have a fear of the dark, a fear of walking to or from their stand in the dark?
I started hunting at age 12 and was always afraid of walking alone in the dark to my stand. On the farm where I hunted, I sat at the far corner of the property, at least a 1/2 mile walk through marsh, pines, and oaks. For the most part, I never minded walking through trees, but always had a fear when walkin in the open or on a trail surrounded by trees, marsh, or cornfields. Don't know why, maybe because its really the only few moments where I'm alone during my life and he fact that reduced eyesight negates most of my advantages against threats real or imagined.
Carrying a rifle gives me a psychological boost, even though its unloaded and would take me time to load it. Carrying a compound bow, makes me feel very vulnerable as they are extremely slow to bring into use, while carrying a stickbow adds to my confidence a bit.
Are any other hunters in the same boat or am I just a sissy?