Scared of the animals, no. I have my knife on my belt and either a gun or bow. Im not scared of a Black Bear unarmed. They will turn and run, first site of a human. The other night I was coming out at dusk, and from less than 100 yards, I heard what sounded like atleast 3-5 Coyotes howling, yapping. it happened all of a sudden. I did start walking a little faster. lol. But I carry a little LED flashlite, when going to my spot in dark cause of idiot humans.