I'm asking for a FoxPro Wildfire II for Christmas and I'll end up buying a light so I can hunt at night. There is a lot of speculation on which colors that predators can and cannot see - red, green, blue etc.. My target species are coyotes, foxes, bobcats, raccoons and hogs. Can someone with night time predator hunting experience tell me which color I would be better off choosing? From what I have researched, red seems to be the overall best, but you lose a lot of distance compared to green. I wont be shooting super far, but I would like to be able to shoot at least 100 yards. Thanks
I'd really suggest you get two lights. A red headlamp style LED for sweeping and looking for eyes, and a white light that's attached to the gun for the shot. I don't care what anyone says, even green or red LED's don't produce the same quality shooting light as a really good white LED. Problem is they don't stick around long when the white light gets on them. The other reason I suggest different lights is if you only have one you want it on the gun. I don't like having to sweep everything with the muzzle on a gun though when you are looking for eyes. I've got a NOXX Dagger red LED headlamp ($50ish if I remember) for sweeping, and have both a Streamlight TLR-1 and TLR-2 for my actual shooting light. Both the TLR models give me an easy 100-150 yards of shooting light, are super light/compact, and are easily activated by thumb on both my shotgun and rifle that are setup for predators.
Thanks Matt. A headlamp is a great idea that I haven't thought of. However, I want either a red or green light so I can film. How do coyotes react when with red and green lights?
I have no experience with a green light. I have called in dozens over a red light though and from distances between 20 yards to 150 yards I've never seen one react badly to the light. I'm not sure which color will help the camera pick things up better though.
