So I’ve been seeing people for a while using the predator lights in either green or red. Has anyone in here used them with any success? They work because animals are color blind?
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I've only used green and with success. Multiple skunks and two raccoons.
I don't know why they work, as in doesn't scare them away. I just know that it works.
I've not tried red but someone here in a recent thread used red on skunks and raccoons and they didn't appear to be phased at all.
I don't know why they work, as in doesn't scare them away. I just know that it works.
I've not tried red but someone here in a recent thread used red on skunks and raccoons and they didn't appear to be phased at all.
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I’ve always had success with red lights when hunting fox, coyotes, and raccoon. I’ve also shined skunks, rabbits, cats and very rarely had them spook with the red light. I have had some of them spook with green.
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Different bulbs are available, they are all interchangeable including the new IR. The IR bulb does not work with the 3 power settings but will work if you have the zoom model. get the rechargeable battery kit if you pick one up.
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I have used red for rats, and it doesn't appear to bother them. I haven't tried it on any of the coyotes around here yet, but it should work.
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i use a red led flashlight mounted under the barrel. the light was around $10, the kind you can adjust from spot to flood by sliding the bezel back and forth.
just last night the ding donger woke me up and i shined it straight in the face of a raccoon not more than 10 yards away, it didn't pay any mind and didn't seem to even see it, and that was on it's brightest setting. too bright for my eyes to look at!
just last night the ding donger woke me up and i shined it straight in the face of a raccoon not more than 10 yards away, it didn't pay any mind and didn't seem to even see it, and that was on it's brightest setting. too bright for my eyes to look at!
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Not sure of your set up..probably rifle mounted.. But, I hunted hogs a few weeks ago where Moultrie Feeder "hog" lights were used.. They are motion sensing and available in green LED..Didn't see any hogs but coons came in with no issues.
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I'm pretty sure I've posted somewhere around here a list of all the animals I've night hunted and how they reacted to red, green, and IR light.
Off the top of my head, green is the color most animals react to of the three. I'm convinced most animals can see it. However, I've also noticed that animals seem to not notice a green laser as much as a green LED or traditional bulb. Furthermore, animals seem to react more to their shadows cast by green light than they do the green light itself.
Very few act like they can see red light, so long as it is crimson red and not pinkish red.
Some animals CAN see IR. Foxes and hogs definitely act like they can see IR within 20 yards. However, IR arrays have variance in wavelength and I'm sure whether they can see it depends on the wavelength.
Off the top of my head, green is the color most animals react to of the three. I'm convinced most animals can see it. However, I've also noticed that animals seem to not notice a green laser as much as a green LED or traditional bulb. Furthermore, animals seem to react more to their shadows cast by green light than they do the green light itself.
Very few act like they can see red light, so long as it is crimson red and not pinkish red.
Some animals CAN see IR. Foxes and hogs definitely act like they can see IR within 20 yards. However, IR arrays have variance in wavelength and I'm sure whether they can see it depends on the wavelength.
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Predators see red as dull brown so they are not spooked by this red light. I've had good experience with my red filter. Also red is good because it saves your own night vision. Its easier for your eyes to adjust to a red light than it is for them to adjust to a white light.
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I have a red predator light I used on several hunts and it works fantastic. I believe either red or green works and I heard once you spot an animal your supposed to keep the light on it at all times and it does something or helps I have no idea lol but it works! Once I land on a target I just keep the light on it the best I can until I get the chance to shoot.
My light was a 25$ light from amazon as I rarely use it but when I need it, it does its job!
My light was a 25$ light from amazon as I rarely use it but when I need it, it does its job!
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