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greasewood
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posted April 03, 2006 08:41 PM
Did you ever buy anything for hunting at night, which at the time sounded like a great idea, but maybe in the field, turned out to be a so-so idea?
Here's three that come to mind:
A red lens on a Streamlight Ultra Stinger. I saw this on a video. The Ultra is too long for me to carry around comfortably, not enough light, and if you're hunting from a rig, why not wire up a second red light?
Q-Beam Max Million II rechargeable spotlight. This is the one that comes with the battery pack that plug into the rear of the light. The idea of being able to swap out batteries in the field is a good one, but it is also the problem. All the weight is behind the axis of the handle, and after a while your wrist starts to cramp up.
Brinkmann LED Halogen spotlight. It's lightweight and rechargeable. If you broke down, you could walk out all night using the LED spotlight. However, if you're looking for an animal, the LED is too blue to provide much of any contrast, and the halogen runtime is only about 15 minutes.
GW
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Leonard
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posted April 03, 2006 09:24 PM
Nope, never fell for any of those; especially #2.
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Tim Behle
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posted April 03, 2006 09:51 PM
The first thing to come to mind, is the idea of painting the lens of my light red.
Sounded like a good idea at the time.
But I was hunting for Red Fox
Have you ever tried to find a dead red fox in a hayfield with nothing but a red light?
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greasewood
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posted April 03, 2006 10:02 PM
We've been using those generic Home Depot/Lowes rechargable spotlights, as walk out and pick up the animal lights. They're a lot brighter than a maglight or stinger, and easier to grab than the bag light, so at the time, the Brinkmann sounded like a good idea. But all the weight behind the axis of the handle, is a deal killer.
GW
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Leonard
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posted April 03, 2006 11:37 PM
Tim. A "real" night hunter would have a half a dozen lights on board. All different.
Good hunting. LB
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Tim Behle
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posted April 04, 2006 05:38 AM
On board? Sorry Leonard, but I started night hunting in the mid to late 70's. Dad wouldn't let me drive on the roads at night until I got my drivers license in December of 80. Although the last couple of years, I was permitted to take the tractor.
Another bad idea I had, since I wasn't allowed to use a centerfire rifle at night ( Another of Dad's rules ) I gave up the shotgun one year in favor of a muzzle loading rifle. By the time the smoke cleared, you would forget where the dead fox was. Couple that with the red lens, and it was a wonder I didn't give up hunting. I usually had to go back at first light to find the fox.
Thankfully someone then taught me about squeaking, and those fox who had hung up just out of shotgun range started coming in close enough to shoot. Shotguns are a lot easier to use when hunting alone at night.
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