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I can't say I'm to scared of critters ( even though they've seen several big cat's around here lately ) I'm more worried about who I'll run into. I've been packing a pistol for years during bow season. I usually don't ever go to the wood's without one. It's better to be safe than sorry!
To many looney people out there these day's!
Jason
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Never had a fear of anything with four legs. My only concern is the two legged anti version. Came back to the truck one night to find my driver side mirror shattered. That was a $78.00 replacement, I removed every membership sticker I had from the truck and park a little farther from the road now.
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Brown Recluse Spiders...aka fiddle-backs...my grandpa got bit by one when I was younger and I have never been the same after seeing the pit in his leg that the venom ate away....rather not see a clown in the woods either...I don't like clowns
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I always hunt alone and a long ways back in. I don't consider myself scared of anything where I hunt. Although having serious heart problems, when I get real cold and start feeling weird ...I change my mind.
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My biggest fear by far Is wounding an animal. Prior to 2009 I had wounded one animal In 24 years of bow hunting (hit a bear In the foot In 1991). In 2009 I wounded a 150's whitetail and again In 2011 I wounded a 120's whitetail. The 150's buck I just plain and simple missed my spot and hit the thicker part of the shoulder blade. In 2011 I did everything right when I released the arrow. Upon Impact the buck moved to go chase a doe and hit him on top of the back In the spine. Off he went, he lived just fine. After having not so good of luck the last 2 out of 3 years It's In my head constantly now. I have a huge mental game going on now In my head.
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I wouldn't call it scared but I don't like the thought of falling down anywhere.
I lost the use of my left lung as the results of a fall taken right here in my home.
I sure do worry about wounding an animal.
The very thought that I can cause suffering makes me very cautious about the shots I take.
I have found a couple of old camp sites that were cause for concern. If I am correct there was some kind of meeting/ritual took place there satanic in nature.
So I'd say running into anyone who isn't of sound mind(especially if they are carrying a weapon)
I was black bear hunting in Arkansas and returned to camp to find one really strange dude looking things over.
Did it spook me? You betcha! I was all alone since my two friends were on a trip to a local town picking up supplies.(supposedly...lol but that's another story..lol)
I built a nice fire and a scarecrow of sorts to sit around the fire then I backed away and positioned myself under a nearby cedar tree with my weapons in hand, just in case.
Looking back on it, it reminds me of the movie "Home Alone!"...lol
God bless,Mudd
PS: when I said a strange fellow.. I don't mean just a little bit strange.. he made the hair stand up on my neck for sure.
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Where I hunt I am most concerned about Mtn Lions either at night or dusk. But I am rarely afraid - just aware and vigilent.
I have had one experience that creeped me out and I never saw what did it. It was there, it was stalking me or in some way a danger. I will stand by that. My 6th sense was working in overdrive, hair was up and skin creeping...! It wasn't the woods, it wasn't the shadows. I love all that. It was something else.
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I fear walking into a banana spider web with the spider on my face! It has happened a few times (I think I live where they originated!) Other than that, the only things I fear while hunting are the things that I don't see. If I see a 20 ft diamondback before I stumble on it, I'm not worried. If I see a mountain lion (and have the means to survive an attack, IE my Bowie knife or a gun), I may get an adrenaline rush, but I'm not really afraid......okay, I lied. I'd probably piss a little. But I'd gut him like a fish if I had to!
There are not many bears around here other than small black bears that are rarely seen. Bobcats- I can put them. Coyotes around here are small also. Nothing my bowie knife can't handle. Basically, I may get bitten up by the things around me, but I'd win those battles!
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quote:Originally posted by Jaypo: I fear walking into a banana spider web with the spider on my face!
Those are cool spiders as long as you see them before they're stuck to your face. Once they are stuck to your face they deserve nothing but death.
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I can't see a dang thing without my contacts in. I fear losing them, whick I have done on occassion. I carry a spare and a set of glasses when I am in the woods. I have thought on many occassions what a drag it must have been to be a near sighted hunter/gatherer...
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I hunt on a cattle ranch and to me one of the scariest things is running into a big black upset bull in the dark. Last year the Rancher placed 7 bulls in my favorite hunting area. Every morning and evening when I would walk to the stand or back to truck was always a tense time for me. As far as I know the bulls were probably very tame but they were my biggest fear.
Gilbert
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well i would say falling and getting hurt but i did that about15 months ago,after surgery and 8 weeks of therapy my knee is as good as new! since i got my wife into hunting i guess i worry about her, not sure why...i would hate to stumble up on her in the woods(we both have concealed carry permits and we use them)we carry our sidearms bowhunting especially since you never know what youll find or who may be hanging around the truck when you return! snakes...i have a healthy respect for,my wife laughs at me but im always looking.she says im paranoid...i say if one bites me it will be in the butt because ill be going the other way!
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Running into someone in the act of stealing from my camp........or some person who thinks they can threaten violence to claim an animal from me...never had either happen to me, but friends have...
In either case I know exactly what my response would be, and that's what worries me.
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