after dark all the time, but we don't go as far as during daylight hours. I stay in my large yard after dark. I live in a pecan orchard with woods all around and there are coyotes, so I wear a head light that puts light anywhere I turn my head. I do get spooked sometimes by the occasional possum, armadillo, and stray cat, but most times it's deer that startle me. When they get a whiff of us they snort at us which makes me jump no matter how I expect to hear it,LOL. I also have hubby watch us through a window just in case. Even though we have security lights, the head lamp is a wonderful thing to have if you have to take night breaks with your babies like I do.
