steve white
AH legend
You're not lying about owls. My uncle had one in a huge cage when he was young. His buddy bet him that his dad's prized fighting rooster could beat it up. The owl took one look, flew down and in one motion spread the chicken open and began to eat!Mountain lion in the dark while on horseback. We didn’t see it, but the horses lost their shit! A small rodeo ensued and the one flashlight we had showed fresh cat tracks just in front of us.
I’ve had to walk by a hippo in the dark to get to my tent. As long as they are still chewing, things are “mostly” ok.
I took a short nap in on a wooded mountainside on the last day of an elk hunt. When I woke (maybe only 10-15 min?) I retraced my steps and crossed big bear tracks over my boot prints not 70 yards from where I was napping.
Today: buy a thermal handheld and you will have a much different impression of the night. There are quite a few animals moving about in the dark. Owls are truly amazing. They are a lion in a small package.