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« on: October 31, 2016, 06:29:53 PM »
I'm sorry to say I'm not much of a poster here but I have enjoyed reading the stories of everyone's adventures. DW and I live in Canada where we live next to what we call "Crown Land". I think I t is what you in the USA would call federal reserve. Anyway we spend a lot of time in the summer free hiking the crown land ajoining our property. We get out 3-4 times a week. We have encountered bears, coyotes, deer and have seen cougar tracks. Normally we encounter coyotes on a singular basis, however on one occasion we encountered a pack of coyotes that must have been feeding on something. This is the only time I've been fearful of our naked situation. Up to that point, on occasion, I had carried a handgun with me. On that occasion I didn't have anything besides a big stick to help me. From then on I've always carried something with me. In Canada we are restricted on how and when we can possess handguns so when I'm out, I slide it down the back of a camel pac.
This past summer we had an encounter with a black bear that was on our path not more that 10 yards ahead of us. It took one look at us and it b-lined it in the other direction, only to be faced with another bear 3x the size. It was so scared it didn't know what to do. We were more concerned with the huge bruin that just sat on the side of the hill straring at us as we walked by.
I'm convinced that when hiking without clothes, we are more inclined to see more wildlife because animals don't see us the same way as when we have clothes on. When we wash our clothes in regular detergent, the phosphates in the soap light up our clothes like a pillar of light. Animals have the ability to see this. I get a kick out of hunters that are all dressed up in their camo they have washed in their phosphate detergent and wonder why they never see any game.
So if you want to see all the joys of what nature has to offer, hike naked!