blood lights

[JGreg]

Does anybody know of a blood light that actually works?

 

[HOOK]

NO!

 

[reloadxx]

No if anything it makes it harder for me to see blood. Might just be me thou

 

[JGreg]

No if anything it makes it harder for me to see blood. Might just be me thou

me to, I tried my buddy's last night and that's why I was asking. I thought it sucked.

 

[BSK]

Nope.

The problem is, these lights are designed to make a very specific shade of red stand out. But as we all know, the color of the blood in a blood trail can vary pretty dramatically, depending on where in the body the blood is coming from.

 

[Trevor2]

THEY SUCK!!!!

 

[Pursuit Hunter]

A Coleman Lantern is hard to beat. I like the wide spread of bright light.

 

[TNDeerGuy]

A Coleman Lantern is hard to beat. I like the wide spread of bright light.

X2!!! There is something about the frequency of the yellow light of a coleman lantern or a good old fashioned flashlight, like a maglite, that really makes blood stand out and makes tracking so much easier.

 

[BSK]

A Coleman Lantern is hard to beat. I like the wide spread of bright light.

X2!!! There is something about the frequency of the yellow light of a coleman lantern or a good old fashioned flashlight, like a maglite, that really makes blood stand out and makes tracking so much easier.

I completely agree. It has to be something about the light spectrum a Coleman gives off.

 

[plinker22]

I have heard this about the Coleman Lantern and have tried it several times. I have never done good tracking with a lantern???

For me, a very bright flashlight seems to work best. I am not talking about expen$ive flashlights, just bright ones you might get at Lowes or Wally World.

 

[BSK]

I have heard this about the Coleman Lantern and have tried it several times. I have never done good tracking with a lantern???

For me, a very bright flashlight seems to work best. I am not talking about expen$ive flashlights, just bright ones you might get at Lowes or Wally World.

I've found that even the bright LED lights don't work well on blood trails. Again, must be something about the spectrum of light produced by LEDs.

 

[Pursuit Hunter]

A Coleman Lantern is hard to beat. I like the wide spread of bright light.

X2!!! There is something about the frequency of the yellow light of a coleman lantern or a good old fashioned flashlight, like a maglite, that really makes blood stand out and makes tracking so much easier.

I completely agree. It has to be something about the light spectrum a Coleman gives off.

I haven't really noticed that the color of the light makes as much of a difference as being able to see the "bigger picture" of the terrain and the cover for 360 degrees. It helps me to see those subtle deer trails that they seem to follow and to use my peripheral vision. Keeps you warm on a cool night too.

 

[Pursuit Hunter]

I have heard this about the Coleman Lantern and have tried it several times. I have never done good tracking with a lantern???

For me, a very bright flashlight seems to work best. I am not talking about expen$ive flashlights, just bright ones you might get at Lowes or Wally World.

I've found that even the bright LED lights don't work well on blood trails. Again, must be something about the spectrum of light produced by LEDs.

I agree. It seems like they are almost too bright. They wash out all the colors.

 

[BSK]

A Coleman Lantern is hard to beat. I like the wide spread of bright light.

X2!!! There is something about the frequency of the yellow light of a coleman lantern or a good old fashioned flashlight, like a maglite, that really makes blood stand out and makes tracking so much easier.

I completely agree. It has to be something about the light spectrum a Coleman gives off.

I haven't really noticed that the color of the light makes as much of a difference as being able to see the "bigger picture" of the terrain and the cover for 360 degrees. It helps me to see those subtle deer trails that they seem to follow and to use my peripheral vision. Keeps you warm on a cool night too.

Having been on more night-time blood trails than I care to remember, I find that anything that produces a more "yellowish" light is better than a light source that produces a blueish-white light. The Coleman throws a very yellowish light and so do old headlamps that use real incandescent bulbs.

 

[scn]

I have heard this about the Coleman Lantern and have tried it several times. I have never done good tracking with a lantern???

For me, a very bright flashlight seems to work best. I am not talking about expen$ive flashlights, just bright ones you might get at Lowes or Wally World.

Coleman used to make (and may still have it) a reflector with a "hand hold" on it where you could hold and direct the light rather than holding the lantern hanger. I have never used anything as good as that rig for finding wounded deer at night. The light spectrum from the lantern almost seems to make the blood "glow".

 

[Pursuit Hunter]

I have heard this about the Coleman Lantern and have tried it several times. I have never done good tracking with a lantern???

For me, a very bright flashlight seems to work best. I am not talking about expen$ive flashlights, just bright ones you might get at Lowes or Wally World.

Coleman used to make (and may still have it) a reflector with a "hand hold" on it where you could hold and direct the light rather than holding the lantern hanger. I have never used anything as good as that rig for finding wounded deer at night. The light spectrum from the lantern almost seems to make the blood "glow".

A piece of aluminum foil around one side of the glass works pretty well for directing the light too.

 

[JGreg]

I do agree about the yellowish lighting. I always keep a 4d cell mag light in the truck. I was hoping maybe there was a small light to throw in my pack.

 

[muddyboots]

I have a coleman battery powered lantern with tinfoil around 1/2 of it. it works as well as anything i have used.

 

[BSK]

I do agree about the yellowish lighting. I always keep a 4d cell mag light in the truck. I was hoping maybe there was a small light to throw in my pack.

Although the tiny LED headlamps are all the rage (and great for walking to and from stands in the dark), I have an old standard-bulb headlamp powered by 4 AA batteries. Kind of heavy on the forehead, but it throws the yellowish light best for blood-trailing. I keep it in my pack for just that use.