"Continuously burning light..."

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For night hunting here we must have a "continuously burning light that can be seen for at least 500 feet..." Does anybody else have to deal with this and if so how do you handle it? I ran across these at Dick's and grabbed a couple just in case:
http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=31&product_id=160
They were around $5 each and I got red ones, they had white, green and blue also. Do you think they will do the trick without spooking game too much? Would another color be better? Is there something out there that would be better? Before I found these I was considering the chemical sticks. Never hunted at night before and I'm getting excited thinking about it. Seems like it might be a bit hair-raising at first until I get used to it.

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Light on continously should not be a problem at all. Most all the guys that I hunt with turn on their red ballcap mounted lights before we ever walk away from the truck.

Get yourself one of those coon hunter lights that is mounted on a ballcap with the battery on a webbed belt. A lot of times we pick up eyes as we are walking to our stands, we just stop and start calling right there and they come. If they are that close, usually the lipsqueak is all you need. Plus they will save your butt, if you walk up on a pair of mating skunks or some similiar situation, as we did last year.

They are easily seen that far and more. 500 feet ain't even two football fields long. We pick up eyes at 300 yards alot.

Red is your best color, it doesn't spook em.
 
Pruson"s got it right...Keep it on all the time.Your red light acts as a "shield"so to speak from incoming predators.I use a headlamp type light in conjunction with a hand held lantern type light. :
 
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For night hunting here we must have a "continuously burning light that can be seen for at least 500 feet..."



I think he is saying his state requires him to wear something that shines all the time. Unloaded, these should do the trick for you. Also take the advice from the other guys about your hunting light, unless you arent allowed to use one then youll just have to wait for snow and a full moon.
 
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I understood it the same way you did. I am saying that a good coon hunter style headlamp by Nite Lite would serve both purposes. It would definitely shine enough so a human would know someone was there and it is perfect for eyes, not to much, not to little.

As long as the LEO has common sense, he would assume the letter of the law was met. Don't you think. Unless they state white and shiny, or must be visible for 360 degrees, maybe it should have a seven second bell similiar to a channel marker bouy. Yea! that's it, he really be safe then.

There really are some crazy laws out there in different states. We need more Demoncratic Government intervention, that's what we need. They are trying now in my county here in VA to make it illegal to hunt on your own land unless you own 50 acres or more. I have 12 acres that backs up to a swamp on one side and a 500 acres grain field on the other. The deer are funneled across my property from one to the other via a creek bottom, but if this passes on 8 Oct this year, I cannot hunt them(watch me). It almost assured to pass according to those involved.
 
Thanks guys, didn't realize you had lights on most or all of the time. I imagined trying to sneak in with as little noise and light as possible and only using a light sparingly. Guess I need to do a bit more research on the subject. I'm gonna look into those coon lights, I've been looking at scope lights, weapon mounted lights and hand help lights, didn't really consider the head mounted ones.

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A Red light will be a huge aid in covering your movement. Like someone mentioned above, it is sorta like a shield. The brightness of those Nite Lite head lamps is perfect, it doesn't booger them, it just hides you. When it is time to shoot, out comes the Lightforce(also in red) or some equavilent light for 100% ID and the shot. You can get away with murder as long as you are behind the light. Compare it to you staring into headlights of a car and trying to see who is driving.

I was serious about walking up on two skunks makin bacon last winter. Ooops we're outa here. Without the light I am sure we would have been sprayed big time.
 
ive used "coon lights" for years.. the last few years ive used a 21v bright eyes light.. the customer service is incredible with them... ive never once had a problem..imho they are one of the best belt lights out there.. burn time is like 12-14hours on low and 2.5 hours on the high side.. the light is so bright that i can melt my red lenses if i leave it on too long..
when we fox hunt or coyote hunt at night here we make a stand and never turn our lights off.. we scan the area continuously at night.. if you turn the light off then you have given the predator the chance to make you out.. if you keep your red light on they can not see past that light...
using a coonlight with the helmet it frees up your hands for shooting.. and with most coonlights they have a spot light that can be plugged into it as well.. that is super bright.. imho, they are super versatile and well worth the money for a predator hunter..
google "brighteyes" and check out there lights..
 
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a pair of mating skunks


/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gifThats a visual I didn't need /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif
 
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