Creepy motionless man watching people from the woods.

Haha... this is funny. Before I moved, there was this certain favorite spot of mine that I used to go and hang out at. It was this big boulder field in the middle of the woods that went up the side of a hill. I'd go out there and just hang out for hours, listening to the birds, looking at the way the sun shone through the leaves... The problem was, other people were sometimes there as well, and with them, there was graffiti-ing on the boulders, the smoking of "certain substances", and littering. A few times I'd been out there and someone would break out the paint can or throw a piece of trash, and out of nowhere a game officer would come and give them a fine for doing so. One time I had a water bottle with me, I'd stuck it in the pocket of my sweatshirt in order to climb up on this boulder, but when I lifted my leg up, my leg knocked it out of my pocket and it fell down a hole. As I'm climbing down the rocks, these two guys with assault rifles come from out of nowhere and ask me what I did with my water bottle, thinking I'd thrown it as trash. After giving them my knife and explaining what had happened, I had to climb back up the boulders and show them where it fell. It is kindof creepy when you realize there can be people out there, completely unseen, just watching you.

With that being said, I've always wanted to get a ghillie suit and do exactly that; just sneak around in the woods and watch people without them knowing. There's just something fun about watching people, especially when they have no idea.

originally posted by: TryAndStopTheFuture555
People are OBLIVIOUS

Dogs ???

You'd think a single dog would "feel me", spot me, smell me..nope, not a single one, even those who run through the brush all the time. I guess these city dogs are not really dogs but toys/pets.

They can see you but they choose to ignore you.

But... THAT was my JOB.
I accidently do it ALL the time.

I once collected a pile of crap someone had left at one of my fishing spots. I knew who they were as i passed by them earlier in the day..I would love to have been a fly on the wall when he got up in the morning and his crap,(a dozen empty cans, empty bottles, crisp bags and various other garbage) was were it belonged...in his front garden.

As a avid fisherman and hunter who sometimes wears a ghillie suit, i can go unseen. even at 10 feet. I once caught another fisherman Pleasuring himself..I saw him...Backed away slowly before he saw me.

Any reports of Bigfoot here in Lanarkshire...It's only me.

And i probably have pics of yer burd doing number 1's.

originally posted by: TryAndStopTheFuture555
a reply to: threeeyesopen

being watched in a city is a given, malls, banks, parking lots, traffic cameras, even watched in your own home if you are on fascist government list

What I am saying is that chances are you are being watched in woods too.

For example I once saw a woman go down to pee, there is no way I would exchange my fishing spot for 1000 peeing women, but the point is you never know who is out there

The truth is there is so many people now you can't "go where there is no one but you'.

My sister and her husband wanted to find solitude so bad they bought a 4 wheel drive. They went to a small lake in the mountains driving over boulders and following a tract, not even a road the only way in, they bounced around painfully for 8 hours, got to the lake that was on the map, made camp.

The next morning my sister and her husband were lighting their campfire to cook breakfast and looked across the serene lake...looking back was a big fat guy, buck naked!

a reply to: TryAndStopTheFuture555

Aliens, inter-dimensional beings are always around you, just beyond the veil, watching, studying, hopefully they are benevolent, maybe not? They could take you any time and you couldn't do a thing, take you aboard a ship.... hopefully if they are competent you'll forget... sort of.

I can feel when people are looking at me. I can be
talking to someone in the work place or mall or anywhere.
With no que at all from the person I'm talking too. It hits me,
my head does a one eighty and I lock eyes with someone
check'n me out. Doesn't matter if it's a chick or dude, they
always look away as if I busted em. so you may not be able to
pull this off with everyone, as you say. Maybe everyone so far.
But it's a fact, some people have very keen senses.

Great topic Snf

originally posted by: TryAndStopTheFuture555

originally posted by: Aleister
What do you plan to say or do when someone sees you? What if a woman alone with her massive trained dog sees you spying on her from a few feet away, either next to or behind a tree? Dog bites can itch.

I am prepared for all outcomes.

When you go where you are pretty much not supposed to, the biggest threat are cougars, bears, falling and hurting yourself. I am armed with both lethal and non lethal apparatus. No dog is a problem.

Besides, I would show that woman my fishing rods, hopefully she would realize I am not a threat. But I do expect she would be angry her dog is out of commission temporarily, in which case I would tell her that she shouldn't have sent her dog to tear me apart, that is not nice.

Yea I bet you would show her your fishing rod, ya creepy sob. ROFL j/k.

a reply to: TryAndStopTheFuture555
Damn Man..You,and I got something in common.

a reply to: TryAndStopTheFuture555

Have you thought of wearing a hockey mask while staring people down from the woods?

It may help.

There is always this...

I knew a game warden that was retiring so he decided to go to a casino for the first time. He spent about 12 or so hrs before ever spending a dollar and left with a heafty retirment bonus. He told me that by watching as he was trained he soon learned where to play. Those guys usually have red rings around their eyes if they are doing there job.

a reply to: randyvs

Not only do i often know i am being watched but often i can hear them thinking.

a reply to: TryAndStopTheFuture555

As an eagle scout, woodsman, adventurer, etc. I completely understand where you're coming from with this. I grew up in my own 240 acre property. My house is surrounded by woodland and not visible from the road. I have never really had to deal with people 'ruining' my land, or even being on my land.

After moving to college, you'd be shocked at the observations I've made of people who want to experience 'nature'. You know, those people on their cell phones taking selfies next to a tree, the ones who eat store bought granola bars and throw the wrapper in a creek. It disgusts me to no end.

But in the same way that I watch these people disgrace the land that they claim to be so appreciative of, I would like to think that I am being watched. (As the OP had mentioned). But when I'm being watched, they watch me take care of the land, enjoying it and caring for it the way it was supposed to be taken care of. I find comfort in the fact that outside forces watch me. Perhaps they will learn from me, or learn to respect the ways of the land.

Its also comforting to see others finding comfort while coexisting with nature. Keep on keepin' on.

a reply to: TryAndStopTheFuture555

I agree some folks have no clue what's going on around them.
One time I walked 10 feet away from to ladies on one of my local trails I coughed whistled and kicked leaves and nothing had to say good day before they even knew I was there. They both jumped and screamed it was hilarious watching bear bait run.

Another time I was in my tree stand when a guy walks up and hangs his tail over a log, I waited till he's was almost done pinching one off and started screaming like a crazy man. Its funny watching someone run, pull up their pants and wipe all at the same time.

originally posted by: HUMBLEONE

Aliens, inter-dimensional beings are always around you, just beyond the veil, watching, studying, hopefully they are benevolent, maybe not? They could take you any time and you couldn't do a thing, take you aboard a ship.... hopefully if they are competent you'll forget... sort of.

Truer words were never spoken, and would it be really so far fetched to say that ultimately God sees all. Not that God cared for every minutia of life but bigger things are recorded, that's for sure.

originally posted by: Trueman

They (dogs) can see you but they choose to ignore you.

hmm interesting, I never thought of it that way, creepy ..

originally posted by: deadeyedick

Not only do i often know i am being watched but often i can hear them thinking.

wwhhhaaaaat

are you saying you are psychic ?

One word ... SLENDERMAN !!!!
Dress like that guy and really scare the crap out of them.

Who saw me?
When I used to go tracking I would often make it a point to follow game trails and observe any people who went by. Most people really are blind in the woods, they would have to trip over you to find you. When we taught camouflage to USMC snipers often we would lay right next to the trail they were tracking us down. Their focus on the tracks was so intense they would miss us just a few feet away. With all of today's digital gadgets beckoning for one's attention every few seconds our powers of observation have grown even worse.

It's a great loss really because people fail to see the beauty of the natural world around for much the same reasons.