This thread isn't exactly about nude hiking, but I suppose it's still "free range naturism", as it's about an activity that I enjoy while nude out and about. Nuduke, John, had asked about "Frog Gigging", which I had mentioned in my introduction post. The fact is, a LOT of people don't know what frog gigging is, so I thought I'd share a bit about it.
Frog gigging is essentially hunting bullfrogs. In Arkansas, it can actually be done by gig, spring-loaded mechanical grab, hand-grabbing, hook-and-line, or archery. Typically, frog hunting of any method is done at night, because that's when bullfrogs are most active. A bright spotlight is used, which causes the frog to sit still due to the sudden brightness of the light. That allows one to get close enough to capture the frog by whichever method is being used, before the frog leaps into the water. Of course, you have to keep your body out of the light, so you don't block the beam from the frog. My preference is the gig, which is basically a short spear, with three or four barbed "prongs", sort of like a miniature pitchfork. It's not thrown, though, it's used in-hand to spear the frog. My son uses a gig, also, but often hand-grabs the frogs.
Being a water sport, and typically being done along wooded and brushy shorelines, bare skin is the perfect frog hunting attire! Although my son always wears a pair of shorts, I always hunt completely nude. It just makes so much more sense, since we're usually in and out of the boat in order to reach those wooded and brushy spots that the frogs are in. We take turns managing the boat and the light, while the other closes in for the kill/grab. A few minutes back in the boat, and I'm completely dry, while my son's often shivering in wet shorts! LOL!
Often, we hunt without the boat, simply walking along roads or through the woods while listening for frogs. (Bullfrogs croak loudly and distinctively.) When we find a good area, we wade and/or swim through the water, again taking turns with the light. Again, being completely nude is the best way to do this. The last time we did it this way, it was in one of his spots. He drove, and when he parked at the end of the "good" road, I stripped nude and barefoot, leaving everything in the car. He wore shorts and old running shoes. We walked a few miles that night, hunting several different small bodies of water, then walking through the woods to the next, and so on.
When we or I go to one of our favorite boat hunting spots, I'm often nude before even leaving home. I normally keep a pair of shorts in the Jeep, just in case. Once, he had to remind to get them before we left...there was a sheriff department sobriety check along the way that night...probably a good thing I had them! Since it's usually late at night, there's rarely anyone at the boat ramp, so I just park, ready the boat, back down the ramp and launch, then reverse the procedure when finished. The boat ramp and parking area are the only lighted spot around, but I've never had any trouble, even when people have been active at the nearby campground, which is in sight about fifty yards away across the water. Once the boat's ready to go, I leave the shorts in the Jeep, and never take any clothing with me in the boat. It will be interesting if some night a game warden checks for my fishing license (yes, it's required for frogs), life preserver, and boat registration...those items are always in my boat...there may be questions about my frog hunting attire! LOL!
Oh, and fortunately, snakes and alligators are always naked, and don't even seem to notice my lack of clothing!
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