Primos Blood hunter HD light?

[DMD]

I'm the last person in the world who goes for gimmicks...I've been hunting with basically the same equipment for 20-30 years. But, I'm color deficient. I have an extremely difficult time seeing blood on the ground. It's become even more difficult as I have gotten older as my eyesight in general isn't what it was when I was 25. What are opinions on the Primos Blood hunter HD light?

 

[Omega]

I just carry a squirt bottle in my retrieval kit with oxygen peroxide. I have tested it to make sure it works, but never had to use it in practice because I have not had any issues following a blood trail yet. Worth a look to see if that will work for you, then just a plain ole white light can be used in the dark.
https://www.archerytalk.com/threads/lost-deer-and-chemistry.6221262/

 

[useyourbow]

I am red-green color blind. I bought one a while back and to be honest, it didn't work any better than a bright flashlight.

 

[DMD]

I am red-green color blind. I bought one a while back and to be honest, it didn't work any better than a bright flashlight.

Thanks...that's about what I figured. I had one of the old, original Primos blood lights...didn't help me at all.

 

[DMD]

I just carry a squirt bottle in my retrieval kit with oxygen peroxide. I have tested it to make sure it works, but never had to use it in practice because I have not had any issues following a blood trail yet. Worth a look to see if that will work for you, then just a plain ole white light can be used in the dark.
https://www.archerytalk.com/threads/lost-deer-and-chemistry.6221262/

I've used peroxide before. TBH, had forgotten about it. Good idea.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Probably about like the others that have been marketed to do the same. Wife got me a Gerber carnivore light back when they came out. I used it some and was never able to tell that it really helped. Ended up breaking within a very short amount of usage. Better off buying a mag light with LEDs.

 

[1 good shot]

Nope don't waste your money

 

[TnTurk]

Those are for the most part just gimmicks in my opinion. What helps see blood at night is a light with a high CRI (color rendering index) of at least 90 and around 5000K.

 

[UCStandSitter]

I bought a lil cheap black light flashlight from Amazon to detect dog tinkle in case I miss one of these mongrels having an accident. Byproduct, it glows anything bio. Good and cheap

 

[DMD]

Those are for the most part just gimmicks in my opinion. What helps see blood at night is a light with a high CRI (color rendering index) of at least 90 and around 5000K.

$5000? If I ever shoot a 200"+ deer and can't find it, I'll order one. Otherwise, forget it. LOL.

 

[DMD]

I bought a lil cheap black light flashlight from Amazon to detect dog tinkle in case I miss one of these mongrels having an accident. Byproduct, it goes anything bio. Good and cheap

That's interesting. That's something I've never seen...I'm a take a look. Thanks.

 

[TnTurk]

$5000? If I ever shoot a 200"+ deer and can't find it, I'll order one. Otherwise, forget it. LOL.

5000 Kelvin...LOL.

 

[DMD]

5000 Kelvin...LOL.

Oh..that makes more sense.

 

[BSK]

I've found LED lights greatly diminish the color of blood. My blood tracking lights are always incandescent and need to produce a lot of yellow wavelength light.

 

[Jon54]

Pretty sure it's simply a UV light which can be purchased inexpensively online

 

[TNGunsmoke]

I had one of the blood trailing lights a while back. It worked OK as long as the ground was not wet. Add in moisture of any kind, even just a heavy dew, and everything reflected back rendering the light useless.

 

[Wrangler95]

Never looked for many after dark but Ive heard a few people say a Coleman lantern shows blood really good!

 

[megalomaniac]

If you lose the trail, get a dog.

Hate to throw out 'game changer', but a good dog is impossible to beat

 

[scn]

The best night time tracking light ever was a Coleman lantern with the hand-held reflector mounted on it. It really made blood "pop".

 

[knightrider]

The best night time tracking light ever was a Coleman lantern with the hand-held reflector mounted on it. It really made blood "pop".

Or the ole aluminum foil wrapped around for a reflector

 

[TheLBLman]

The best night time tracking light ever was a Coleman lantern with the hand-held reflector mounted on it. It really made blood "pop".

The original Coleman lantern was what I always thought gave the best odds of finding a lost blood trail (in the absence of a hound).

Wonder if the newer little propane lanterns would work the same?

 

[lol]

Pretty sure it's simply a UV light which can be purchased inexpensively online

That would work especially well if you pair that light up with some luminol spray.

 

[Huntaholic]

Ive blood trailed with everything from a bic lighter to a coleman lantern to a coon light, to a "blood trailing" light, and far and away, bar NONE, the BEST Ive ever used is my 28v incandesent coon hunting light. With that light turned all the way up on the high side of the bulb, Im as efficient with it at midnight as I am at high noon on a sunny day. I wont go bear hunting in Canada without it and its 20V little brother. Ive found bears with those lights that would have certainly been lost and or ruined by the time we could have found them the next day waiting on daylight.

 

[BSK]

Ive blood trailed with everything from a bic lighter to a coleman lantern to a coon light, to a "blood trailing" light, and far and away, bar NONE, the BEST Ive ever used is my 28v incandesent coon hunting light. With that light turned all the way up on the high side of the bulb, Im as efficient with it at midnight as I am at high noon on a sunny day. I wont go bear hunting in Canada without it and its 20V little brother. Ive found bears with those lights that would have certainly been lost and or ruined by the time we could have found them the next day waiting on daylight.

Care to post a link to lights like that Huntaholic?

 

[BSK]

The best night time tracking light ever was a Coleman lantern with the hand-held reflector mounted on it. It really made blood "pop".

It's the color of the light. The "warmer" the light (high in yellow to red wavelengths) the better it shows blood. The "cooler" the light (more in the blue wavelengths) does not show blood well.

 

[Huntaholic]

It's the color of the light. The "warmer" the light (high in yellow to red wavelengths) the better it shows blood. The "cooler" the light (more in the blue wavelengths) does not show blood well.

Several companies USED to make those lights but most have went to LED now. You might do a search for Valley Creek hunting supplies, Bright Eyes lights, or just do a search for coonhunting lights. Sorry, I dont have any links saved but if you cant turn up something, I will see what I can do.