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Light for tracking deer
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:41 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:41 am
What is the best flash light to find blood and track a deer at night?
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Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:54 am to JOJO Hammer
There's about a million different right answers to this question.
I use a Sofirn BLF Anduril SP36. It'll light the woods up like daytime when you turn it up. At turbo/high setting it's almost too bright. The battery on medium will last 12 or so hours. I got it with the 4000k/90CRI and the tint looks like sunlight.
My only complaint is how complicated the Anduril interface is. If you're not in muggle mode and you press the button in a wrong sequence you'll end up stuck in a weird lightning or strobe mode. You also have to calibrate the temp on it so it doesn't "step down" earlier than it needs to. It doubles as a pocket warmer in cold weather. I'll stick it in my bibs turned on and in about 5 minutes the pocket is nice and toasty.
I've set it up on a tripod before so I could see my catfishing rods and it ran all night without killing the batteries.
It's overkill but I'm a flashlight nerd/afraid of the dark.
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I use a Sofirn BLF Anduril SP36. It'll light the woods up like daytime when you turn it up. At turbo/high setting it's almost too bright. The battery on medium will last 12 or so hours. I got it with the 4000k/90CRI and the tint looks like sunlight.
My only complaint is how complicated the Anduril interface is. If you're not in muggle mode and you press the button in a wrong sequence you'll end up stuck in a weird lightning or strobe mode. You also have to calibrate the temp on it so it doesn't "step down" earlier than it needs to. It doubles as a pocket warmer in cold weather. I'll stick it in my bibs turned on and in about 5 minutes the pocket is nice and toasty.
I've set it up on a tripod before so I could see my catfishing rods and it ran all night without killing the batteries.
It's overkill but I'm a flashlight nerd/afraid of the dark.
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Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:56 am to JOJO Hammer
I carry a Fenix E30r daily and that comes in the woods. I usually have a Fenix headlamp as well but the E30r is the size of a Benchmade Mini Grip.
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Posted on 11/1/21 at 9:11 am to JOJO Hammer
A coon hunting headlamp. Nothing else comes close
Posted on 11/1/21 at 9:54 am to JOJO Hammer
I have a nebo headlight that I really like. I now know that There are spiders everywhere.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 12:08 pm to Crisprdestroyer
NEBO rechargeable. Lots of light.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 12:15 pm to JOJO Hammer
I've read numerous times that a propane lantern provides the best light for blood trailing. Having said that, I've never used one. I just use the rechargeable headlamp like this I keep in my back pack. It runs off 2 batteries. I like that the beam can move from spotlight to floodlight. I keep a couple extra, fully charged batteries in my backpack for back up.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 12:49 pm to Loup
Does a particular color light make blood show up better? Will a black light or UV light work better than a regular flashlight?
Posted on 11/1/21 at 2:04 pm to JOJO Hammer
A lantern will make blood show up well.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 2:20 pm to JOJO Hammer
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Does a particular color light make blood show up better? Will a black light or UV light work better than a regular flashlight?
Primos used to make (and may still) a blood light with the red and green prisms. Buddy had one but I never really thought it helped much.
I like a LED because it seems to make the blood "pop" compared to the ground.... but I'm of the opinion you don't want a super bright light.... Too bright makes it tough to see a lot of detail in leaves an pine straw IMO.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 2:34 pm to ElDawgHawg
Yea, nothing makes it show up better than a really bright wide beam. Coon lights are best for that, especially the new LED ones. They all have adjustable brightness and a very wide area made for walking around at night.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:10 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Vapor trail head lamp
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:27 pm to JOJO Hammer
Ordered one today, thanks
Posted on 11/2/21 at 8:59 am to Walkerdog14
This thread got me thinking ... I had a scorpion light several years ago that was awesome. Found it in my hunting closet and went and got new batteries for it last night. It's pretty dang good.
Posted on 11/2/21 at 9:06 am to Loup
Posted on 11/2/21 at 2:28 pm to Dances with Beagles
I have one of those "cop beating on a suspect" rechargable Streamlights that is the greatest for catching crabs at Orange Beach and blinding various unsuspecting animals in the backyard or at the camp.
Not sure about how it would work for tracking blood but it is perfect for signaling aircraft or spotlighting them to direct anti-aircraft fire. Also, it gets all the compliments from the other dads headed down to the beach in the condo elevator.
Not sure about how it would work for tracking blood but it is perfect for signaling aircraft or spotlighting them to direct anti-aircraft fire. Also, it gets all the compliments from the other dads headed down to the beach in the condo elevator.
Posted on 11/2/21 at 7:25 pm to TigerDeacon
I’ve got a few of those. Oldest is probably 8 years old with a replaced battery. I’ve got a buddy in south Florida that’s hunts with me. He is big in the paving game and cops would “loan” him stuff to get the night details. They are badass flashlights.
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