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Over nighter...
stickbender:
Just enjoy the woods, day or night. The biggest thing to fear is your imagination. I used to get myself all wound up, when I was a little kid. I had quite a vivid imagination. Then I just decided that I would just have to face whatever was out there, if it came to me. And I was prepared to fight if necessary. I too carried a gun, and big knife. When I was in sixth, and seventh grade, I used to camp out with my buddies, and only took a can of pork n beans, and a blanket and some matches, and a frying pan, and a .22 rifle. Needless to say, we nearly starved, till morning. We got some frogs, and tried to get some rabbits, but the dog kept running them off. He didn't get any either. Anyway, far as I am concerned you did that much, and are preparing to do more. So more power to you and your Dad. I wonder just how far away he was, after you parted......I don't know if I could have gone too far, with doubling back, just to be a little nearer, just in case something did go bump in the night......Good luck on your longer quest, and looking forward to hearing about it. I am glad you have your dog with you. It is a great bonding thing, and you will have a great buddy. I used go out with my dog at night just to enjoy the cool night air, when school was out for the summer. One night, I was walking down a dirt road that ran through some woods, and the moon was full, and it was really light out, well all of a sudden there was a lot of snorting, rustling in the palmettos, and then the palmettos just exploded, and it sounded like a whole heard of wild hogs were coming out there towards us. A friend of mine and his family raised hogs, not too far from there, and they were always getting out, so I thought that was what it was, and there were some really big and nasty hogs they raised. Well the clouds went over the moon, when this happened, and when those palmettos rustled and all that snorting happended and you could hear all the feet hitting the ground, I went up the nearest pine tree, and my dog which was a pretty tough dog, part Walker, and Plot hound, went somewhere too. Heck he might have been above in the tree. Well while up the tree, the moon came out, and those wild and mean nasty huge tusked, vicious hogs, turned out to be about ten or fifteen large armadillos!
they had scared the %%$$#! out of me! Not to mention the dog also. It's pretty funny now, but then it was scary, I didn't have anything but the dog to defend myself, and I thought it was those darn hogs. I don't know what the dog thought, except that I had abandoned him to whatever it was, and he decided he would abandon the premises also. Smart dog. After awhile I came down the tree, laughing at myself, and my fearless dog. He must have heard me from where ever he was, and came back to me. I sure miss him.
Good luck, and let us know how it turns out. They make a net hammock, that is light weight, and portable. Or you could make your own from a ......yep ......a net. Keep us informed.
Stick Bender
huntertrapper:
nice story sir.... thanks dad ;D mullet and hawk.........stickbender we aint got hogs but we got some big old black boar bears.....and many suspicions of cougars...........but thanks guys.... i like being a kid that can go into the woods and know a lot of animals, how to huntem and survive my firends think im crazy to go back in by myself and sleep... ;D
stickbender:
Could it be that your friends think you are crazy, because they can't face their own fears? You are doing something that they cannot do on their own accord. Enjoy the outdoors, but just take some common sense precautions. I wouldn't reccomend a .22 for a bear, but it better than a rock, or stick I guess. But I would carry a big stick with me anyway, it can come in handy, for a lot of things, not just walking. Just be sure not do anything that would intice a bear, or big cat. Don't leave food, especially meat, like small game that you have killed for food, hanging around, and either burn, or bury the remains. Watch where you travel, look for likely spots for an animal ambush. Cats, and bears both will make an ambush. Look for signs of either, or both animals. Scratches on trees, scat, ( Poop ) . Keep a nice supply of firewood, in your camp, and you won't have to go looking for it at night, when things are on the move. You can have a very safe, and good time, out there, in and amongst the critters,just use a little precaution, if you suspect that the bigger critters are around. It is like being anywhere else, just be aware of your surroundings. You can enjoy the scenery, the privacy, nature, and all, and still be aware of your surroundings, just don't get too fixated on one, or another subject out there, and if something doesn't look right, or feel right, go somewhere else. Oh, yeah, and as they would say back in them thar old days, "watch your back trail! " Oh, and as un- primitive as it may be, take your cell phone, and a spare battery with you. If
Danniel Boone would have had one he would have used it, to tell his kin folk the injuns got him again! But let your parents, know the general area you will be in, and a check in time for cell phone, just to let them know all is well. And if you do slip, fall, stumble,
fart, and maybe get hurt, you have a ready link to help. That is unless you have Nextel. I switched to Verison. Take a simple little first aid kit with you. Anyway, let us know how things go. It is a great time in your life right now, enjoy it to the utmost, it goes all too fast, and you will have these days to look back on when you are older. You are fortunate to have the parents you have.
Stick Bender
Stick Bender
huntertrapper:
thanks again stickbender....but as for cell phones theres no service at all when back in....i have a watch though i use so i know what time to come out.... i carry a .22 revovler, i think it would be ok for scaring the bear away at most.....but thanks again and i usually try to drag as much wood as possible in.... ;D
jamie:
ht do you know how to build a simple debris hut. would of been no need to leave. i slept in pouring rain and an ice storm in them perfectly comfortable. slept in one last night too. keep it up brother. peace
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