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p.1 #1 · Nighttime shooting w/critters and slithering things


I'm wondering how people handle being out in the middle of no where, in total darkness, to shoot the Milky Way / Aurora etc, keeping creepy crawly things away. I'm asking specifically about the US southwest but for anywhere would/could be helpful to all.


Aug 27, 2026 at 08:24 AM
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p.1 #2 · Nighttime shooting w/critters and slithering things


What creepy crawly things are you worried about? Most want nothing to do with you.


Aug 27, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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p.1 #3 · Nighttime shooting w/critters and slithering things


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What creepy crawly things are you worried about? Most want nothing to do with you.

Rattlesnakes, mountain lions, scorpions, bobcats. I know that they are supposed to be more afraid of me and the wife I'm just thinking if you are sitting there for hours quietly you might receive guests. If I need to to sing the entire Beatles catalog at volume to keep these away from the wife, it might become taxing.



Aug 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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p.1 #4 · Nighttime shooting w/critters and slithering things


Things like mountain lions or bobcats will stay far away from you. Things like snakes and scorpions…wear high cowboy boots. I doubt if you went looking for any of these you’d find them.


Aug 27, 2026 at 02:07 PM
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p.1 #5 · Nighttime shooting w/critters and slithering things


Thank you for the info


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