I live in a rural area and if I had seen a hooded figure walking around in a yard close to a house in the rain I probably would have done the same thing
Someone in Jacksonville was printing maps of pastures where the magic mushrooms could be found, my neighbors have cattle so the mushroom prowlers were driving us nuts. They would leave gates open and I would end up chasing horses in the dark, except for Cracker, he followed me like a puppy.