Hunting & Fishing Green lights and hogs

[stello1001]

Anyone hunt hogs at night by flashing a green light at them? During full moon nights, I don't need anything other than to turn on my illuminated reticle at lowest setting. However, for those non full moon and cloudy nights, will a green light be effective? Do you guys use them with success without the hogs being spooked away by the light? Would appreciate any info.
Thanks...

 

[Pesekcw]

I don’t flash them, but I have some green LED (cheap, amazon) solar lights that come on at dusk. I didn’t even see a difference in the type of activity once I put them up. It’s like they don’t see it, hope this helps

 

[TanktheFrank]

I use a combo of red and green "kill lights". Red in hand scanning, and green mounted on the rifle for shooting. I've found that if you flash them they spook. Especially with red, so I leave the red on for most of the hunt, and hit the green with the rifle safely pointed at a small angle above them, then work down.

 

[SkyScrapin]

TanktheFrank's experience mirrors mine with the exception of red light because I have never used it. If you have a green light that allows you to focus the beam, start out with a wide view above them, then slowly drop it down- this will give you a little time to prepare for a shot without spooking them.

 

[stello1001]

Man, this is perfect info. We have some huge ones on trail cams that absolutely never show up during the day. Thanks for the tips gentlemen.

 

[Stainless31]

https://www.amazon.com/CISNO-Outdoor-Tactical-Flashlight-Pressure/dp/B00IJSBE0K

love these things. Bought 2 for me and my buddy and they have legs on em. Can see clear 200yards or more. Nice contrast with red illuminated reticle as well.

 

[stello1001]

https://www.amazon.com/CISNO-Outdoor-Tactical-Flashlight-Pressure/dp/B00IJSBE0K

love these things. Bought 2 for me and my buddy and they have legs on em. Can see clear 200yards or more. Nice contrast with red illuminated reticle as well.

Thanks for the tip. I actually just ended up ordering 2 different ones yesterday just a tad bit more expensive. Oh well, I'll see how they perform. One of them should be here tomorrow so I will probably take it out that night...

 

[Sniperwannabee]

Tell us how it goes and post some pics

 

[stello1001]

Tell us how it goes and post some pics

I went the night before last night out and took my father with me. He's been a bit sick with all the cold weather and what not so he was caughin a bit on the deer stand. I think that may have lead to no pig activity but we still got to see a few does out from like 40 to 100 yards. I simply turn the light on while aiming it up and slowly bring it down to them. The does could definitely notice it as they reacted to it, but did not get spooked away. I'll have to pick some more nights to get myself out there and will definitely update with any results.

 

[stello1001]

Lil update...

Was out last night trying to get a hog during night time. I left some deer corn in 3 different places all about 40 to 60 yards from my deer blind. Heard some sounds in the dead silence. Aimed my light at the sky and brought it down. A big pig reacted to my light and left running right away. Will keep going out at night and give it a few more tries...

 

[traceyn17]

Keep trying. Looks like you're getting the hang of it.

 

[wd513]

To me, some pigs spook and some don't with green lights. Shining the light above them and bring it down for the shoot is a very good tactic. Making sure you have the wind in your favor helps a lot too, easy to for get when hunting at night.

 

[stello1001]

Thanks everyone. Went out last night from 11pm to 530am and only saw 3 does. It's almost like the pigs know or feel my presence so they don't show up lol. I'll just have to keep trying.

 

[D. Hargrove]

Our Oklahoma pigs have a Masters Degree in evasion it seems. Game cam shows 'em at all hours of the night, I show up with the boys and nada, nothing. We have had great luck trapping the little bastards though, but shooting them at 65-70 yards is much more fun..

 

[stello1001]

Our Oklahoma pigs have a Masters Degree in evasion it seems. Game cam shows 'em at all hours of the night, I show up with the boys and nada, nothing. We have had great luck trapping the little bastards though, but shooting them at 65-70 yards is much more fun..

I could say the same thing about my situation. I think what happens a lot of times is they are simply hiding close by in the brush. In my situation (south Texas), they sense me walking to the deer blind and will avoid that blind/feeder and go feed at a different one etc. Either that, or they can smell me from inside the blind and they are just very untrusting to any unnatural sounds, scents, etc.

Many others around me have great success during the daytime tho.

 

[D. Hargrove]

Concur about them hiding in the bush, little boogers will hold in place and wait you out for hours it seems.