Afraid of the dark??

[Johnny Bravo]

It's funny....I hate walking in the dark to the stand, but once in the stand I have zero fear.....AND when antelope hunting you don't need to get up in the dark.

 

[Wildabeest]

When I as a kid, my dad would leave me at my stand and then head to his. He’d stay at his stand until (well after!) legal shooting light ended and then come get me. I’ll admit those 20-30 minutes were by far my least favorite part of hunting. But it was a good learning experience, and being alone in the dark has never really bothered me since.

 

[BenP]

Literally tonight I was moving car seats between vehicles and sneaking in presents into the house when I thought I heard a noise but couldn't distinguish it with a beanie on my cold ears. All of a sudden the dog started barking and growling like crazy. Did I jump? Not exactly but I spun around and grabbed my flashlight out of my pocket real fast.
Turns out the neighbors down the road were being loud... probably drunk or something.

Being alone in the dark doesn't bother me, it's the thought of not being alone that does. But typically don't have any issues, biggest worry is stepping on a snake or coming across a bobcat.

 

[brymoore]

I grew up not liking the dark. I hated sitting in the dark deer hunting waiting for dawn or walking out after dusk. The fears of a childhood going into a dark basement with lights with hanging strings I had to jump to reach. I’d turn on a light and the next light would be on the edge of the dark and my fear factor. One light after another to get the whole, long basement lit.

Whatever dark nerve that was is dead. I guess you could say I grew up. I’ve spent so much time maneuvering or camping in the dark it’s second nature now. This fall my headlight died coming out and I hiked the last mile in the dark. I’ve adjusted to hike in the dark a lot after my eyes are adjusted. Sitting in the dark waiting for dawn is easy.

I’m not concerned about animals either. I’ve had deer rub against my tent at night and bears walk nearby, lion growling moment, wolves howling in the dark. Statistically, they’re not going to mess with me unless something stupid happens. I’m not talking about grizzly because the danger from them is much worse. Luckily, I don’t spend much time in grizz country.