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Post by Spikehorn11 on Jan 16, 2008 21:40:17 GMT -5
I have a red lens for my spotlight but was wondering if a green LED headlamp would spook yotes or fox. I am hoping to get out on Friday night for the first time this year.
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Post by Itrapny on Jan 16, 2008 21:46:34 GMT -5
I'd stick with the red lens. I think it has to do with the color receptors in there eyes. You can pick up there eyes real easy with the red.
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Post by mikespring on Jan 17, 2008 12:18:22 GMT -5
Canines lack the ability to see colors as we see them...The light serves two purposes...first it allows the hunter to see them by the reflection of their eyes and second by using a red or amber light it allows the hunter to remain invisible to the canine as long as your behind the light...most guys that I have hunted with use a light thats to strong...I have no personal experience with the green colored lens so really cant comment on that...
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Post by vutvut on Jan 17, 2008 15:05:51 GMT -5
i agree with mike, dont use a light that is too strong. you really are not and should not be able to see too much of the terrain with your light. all you are looking for is the reflection of eyes. essentially, if you have to ask "is it that one there?" then no, it isnt. when you see one you will know it . to me starting out it always shocked me a little. kinda spooky when they would appear. good luck.
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Post by Spikehorn11 on Jan 18, 2008 0:49:11 GMT -5
Green Light didn't bother this guy. I was very surprised. Thought he would have been holed up with this cold weather,
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Post by Itrapny on Jan 18, 2008 7:29:56 GMT -5
$5 is better then nothimng, congrats LOL ;D
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Post by coonhunter92 on Jan 18, 2008 19:51:12 GMT -5
I betcha that slicktail liked it when he got hit with a 12ga 00buck
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Post by Spikehorn11 on Jan 18, 2008 21:37:42 GMT -5
I betcha that slicktail liked it when he got hit with a 12ga 00buck #4 copper plated shot. H didn't lik that either.
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Post by coonhunter92 on Jan 22, 2008 6:40:02 GMT -5
lol was out hunting yotes with dogs and i was stand there and 2 fox came threw.. that ended nicely all i had was 00 buck 3 1/2in with 18 pellets... i was worrided if i pumped the gun to get to the bbb..But i did manage to get 1
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Post by chicken on Jan 22, 2008 14:16:12 GMT -5
GREAT GRINNER!!!!
I use a red light when hunting k-9's...
I shot a real nice gray lastnight...
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Post by jdpaint on Feb 3, 2008 10:27:53 GMT -5
I tried amber lens a couple nights ago , called in a yote and stood for about a second and vanished , the wind was in my favor . im going back to red as they cant see behind it , im positive he saw me .
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Post by coyoteblitz on Mar 23, 2008 18:34:35 GMT -5
Humans and canines have cells in our/their eyes called rods and cones; rods are better suited for night vision, and cones for daytime vision. Coyotes and foxes have a high number of rod cells, so they are more leery of light. They aren't color blind but can't distinguish colors like humans there as they cant tell between green and red. Coyotes have two color receptors, blue and green. Humans have three Red, blue, and green. That's why red lights don't affect them.
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Post by jdpaint on Mar 23, 2008 19:29:03 GMT -5
Great post coyote blitz , theirs been a few posts in this thread about light brightness , most use low red light, but another thought is to use low light for eye pick up and following the critter untill its time for the shot and then using a brighter light for better target identification and better shot placement - being lit up enough to aim for the chest , heart , lung area , than just shooting at an eye.Certainly would benifit shooting with a rifle at night.A couple makes of lights are from optronics and liteforce.
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Post by coyoteblitz on Mar 24, 2008 20:58:25 GMT -5
Thank you, but I got that from a PX article, just thought I'd pass it along. A good thing to do would be, when you first pick their eyes up, keep them in the loom of the light don't shine it directly in their eyes, then when you are ready to shoot give them the full beam, or you may not need the full beam at all.
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