Deer hunters - Flashlights

I try not to use a light, but in the black dark will use a headlamp. I have a couple of Petzl LED headlamps that are the bomb. Not much good for tracking. They have red lights on the theory that deer can't see red light. I used a Browning ballistic light for tracking, until i lost it last year.

Streamlight Ultra Stinger, it's like sunshine

instead of paying the over inflated prices for fenix, surefire, streamlights (except for a TLR-1s), etc. I usually get my frick around lights from DealExtreme.com. If you look on the left hand side of the link you can search lights by type and battery (pay attention to the battery your chosen light takes). Cree is gonna be your brightest. Lumens is the rating assigned to "brightness". I bet your little Cabelas light is only about 25 Lumens, while your buddy's streamlight is probably more like 120 lumens. One of the lights I just got off dealextreme is something like 230 Lumens and will shine clear all the way down the street.

One caveat about that site though is they are located and ship from Hong Kong or China and it takes about 3 weeks to receive your package. So, whenever I order from them I take advantage of it and get several and also some of the other smaller stuff they offer like iPod cords (identical to the apple one) for $1.50.

Im in the same boat as you, i just use a small LED light for scrambling around in the woods to my stand

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I never walk to the stand in the mornings with a light anymore, I just ease my way in in the dark

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Hopefully you're not on public hunting lands doing this - too many "brush shooters" out there. From a pure safety aspect, a light is not necessarily for you to see but for others to see you with it. Just makes no sense for someone to walk around in the woods in the dark without a light on during hunting season.

insight 120 lumens

I have this one. It's amazing. I was worried I overspent on the thing until we were looking for a bloodtrail one night in S. Texas. Little bitty flashlight putting out like an enormous spotlight.