Sixth Sense

[Bronco89]

I am an astronomer. Often, when out late with the scopes, I get a super creeping feeling that I am being stalked. As always, the family cat, Toothless, (From the green-eyed black dragon in the children's story) comes charging out from the bushes. Only to stop within feet and look-up like, "Whatcha doing?" But somehow, I always know when she is there and when she is about to charge. It is a creepy feeling.

The other day, I got that same feeling times (10x). I was by a state forest where a cougar has been recently spotted. I wasn't thinking about the big cat before hand. However, I got in the truck fast, without seeing anything. Maybe nothing. Probably nothing, but now everytime Toothless charges, I get a super creeping feeling before and now after as well. Yikes.

 

[Bajadoc]

There is a good book about that feeling called "The Gift Of Fear" by Gaven De Becker. It is about survival signals that protect us from harm. A very interesting aspect of human nature. Cats are experts at that stuff.

 

[mtgianni]

Small cats stalk from the ground while larger cats prefer to leap from trees. Do not forget to look up and smell often in cougar country.

 

[Bronco89]

....... smell often in cougar country.

How bad to I have to smell to repel a big cat? LOL Sorry, I could not resist.

 

[arjay]

There’s a side canyon I used to hike into for miles and miles.One day,late in the afternoon I headed up it,but carried a 38 with me (not my norm).About a 1/2 mile in something felt off so I fired a round into a tree and turned back.I later learned that was the spot a mountain lion had snatched a toddler and carried him off several years earlier.Doubt that particular cat was still around,but it’s prime habitat.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Always trust your instincts! That is how the first people didn't become the last people.

I personally think everybody has the ability to "detect" a predator on the stalk, but with movies and TV dulling our senses, it is only people who spend much time around real (even pet) predators that keep them selves from ignoring them!

I spent most of my teenage years in the woods (not parks) hunting, walking and listening. My older brother got in 2 or 3 more years than I did. Then as apartment owners, we often had "feelings" about applicants, a simple credit check usually revealed flakey behavior, but if not a deeper background check (not available to us until the 90's) always showed something we really needed to know!

The rental agent that worked for us, just didn't ever get it. She always trusted the creeps, and rejected the people that looked bad on the surface, but turned out fine!

I've had to track wounded game, dogs hit by cars, and my own kids when they wondered too far away. I prefer "Spore" but when there isn't any, I can usually feel the sense of fear. That is what I follow. (I have never been able to track thieves! I've tried, but I can't "lock" on to them. They just aren't afraid of me!)

Ivan

 

[ericrlarson]

I hope you go out exploring well armed!


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[Ivan the Butcher]

I hope you go out exploring well armed!

I avoid most places I can't go "Well Armed", New Jersey is the exception (if I want to see 5 of my 7 grandkids!)

Ivan

 

[kamloops67]

I believe in the 6th sense but really it is just our regular senses shouting warnings from our subconscious mind

 

[billwill]

Mr Caveman had those same feelings. That is why he carried a 'magnum' club most of the time.

 

[Absalom]

Sorry, I couldn't resist

(This was the actual cartoon that got me hooked on the Far Side for the next decade or so. That's why I always remember it.)

 

[MRB1]

There were a few times when I was out taking long exposures with my telescope that I had that feeling - near total darkness makes things seem worse than they are. But I never went there without my dog. We're not alone.

 

[Salty RI]

How bad to I have to smell to repel a big cat? LOL Sorry, I could not resist.

Their hearing and eye sight is better than their sense of smell so dont shower for a few days. [emoji316]

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[rwsmith]

Cool!

I spent years doing astronomy before my eyes and back went and we can't get good skies around here anymore.

BUT! Being in the open in the dark in a wooded area you would be pretty easy to get snuck up on while you were concentrating on your scope.

Anyway, I loved it while I was doing it. Jaw dropping wonders up there. I do have a pair of 10 x 60 binocs that do a good job.

 

[fiasconva]

Bronco, Sasquatch just wanted to be your new friend. *s*

 

[Bronco89]

I spent years doing astronomy before my eyes and back went and we can't get good skies around here anymore.

BUT! Being in the open in the dark in a wooded area you would be pretty easy to get snuck up on while you were concentrating on your scope.

Anyway, I loved it while I was doing it. Jaw dropping wonders up there. I do have a pair of 10 x 60 binocs that do a good job.

Man, you arn't kidding. I had a coyote walk up on me one day. I had my head under a black sheet, so I guess he wasn't sure what I was. We both got a start.

 

[joe44va]

Instinct is a wonderful thing. One should never doubt it. It is probably nothing but the one time you ignore it, you could be wrong.

 

[Rudi]

I have a vivid imagination. That makes it worse.

 

[Ray]

Both John 'Pondoro' Taylor in 'Man Eaters and Marauders' and Jim Corbett in ' Man Eaters of Kumaon' tell about that inner feeling of danger, a warning that should not be contested by the reasoning powers, rather be accepted at once. It saved their skins several times !

Regards, Ray

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I posted about the Hill Country Hair Goats, stalking me in the dark.
I was walking in the dark, flashlight off.
And when I turned and turned on my light, I did have my 19 out.
Then I said that word that Goats never like to hear.
CABRITO!!