So I was on an anon walk in a forest at night about ~30 minutes walk away from the nearest road, on a path I knew very well. There's a spot where trees are rather young, short and densely packed, creating a completely dark zone for a few minutes of walking. When heading towards it I've seen what appeared to be a yellow round light, about 30 yards ahead, like a reflection in a scope, or dim yellow flashlight, but the round glass like reflection was the only thing that could be seen, area around it wasn't lit. It was visible for about 2 seconds and it just disappeared. I've never seen anything like it around here, and the light seemed to be obviously caused by a human - someone was there in this dark zone. I've stopped, stepped to the side of the path and listened for footsteps for about 30 seconds - not a single noise, it was dead silent. I took a leak, returned to the path, and suddenly I had a cold shiver down my spine, a sudden instinct to GTFO. So I turned back and GTFOed quickly, looking behind me every 10-15 seconds, and listening for any noises from behind me. I was walking very fast, almost running. After about 8 minutes someone ~150 yards behind me turned on a very bright white flashlight, like a flood-light. So someone was following me for ~8 minutes at a very fast pace, at night, while trying to not make noise.I'm not sure wtf was that encounter. Some hunter hunting for deer?
You should have come back onto the trail with your pants completely off and shouted "LETS DO THIS"! That's what I do.
>>2877352Tbh I'm not reading a wall of text. Have you ever done any multi day backpacking trips before?
>>2877361Yeah, longest was 6 days in the mountains
>>2877352Just a little flashlight tag hahaDont mind the screams
>>2877352TL; DRalso youre a chickenmy best defense is getting an errection when I should feel something like sadeness, happiness or fear. I just get hard instead. Do that. Then drop your pants. Now the guy is innawoods with you, not the other way round.
>>2877352Update: There was a boyscouts-like camp in the area and they were playing "mystery games" in the forest at night, so almost certainly it was them. Explains everything
>>2877361serious question, are you illiterate? when is the last time you read a book?>>2877625wtf are mystery games
>>2877625>"mystery games"Good way to get your ass shot.
>>2877657They posted notices all over nearby entrances to the forest to:>if you see anything weird, abandoned or man-made, please do not touch it, we're having mystery games in the region and you might spoil fun for some kids if you misplace objects that are part of the gamesThey've painted eyes, hands, different symbols on tree trunks, placed colored sticks on the ground, built a small stick-shelters-village etcI don't know the details but it looked like it was for 12-16 year olds
