For any of y'all running high racks and shooting chairs at night is there a light bar that you prefer over others? I was thinking about getting a Predator Cannon from Outrigger Outdoors but I ain't decided yet. What light bars do you like to run on your predator huntin rig?
Light bars for predator hunting.
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Its 2023, not 1993, I think all the light bar rigs are in the historic section of a predator hunting museum!!
In all seriousness, not many states allow the use of shooting from vehicles and we don't have many Texans that hang out here. Combine that with the HUGE advantage of thermal and there just ain't many guys running lights anywhere in the country. 99% of night hunting is thermals currently, you might want to check thermal hunting out before investing.
In all seriousness, not many states allow the use of shooting from vehicles and we don't have many Texans that hang out here. Combine that with the HUGE advantage of thermal and there just ain't many guys running lights anywhere in the country. 99% of night hunting is thermals currently, you might want to check thermal hunting out before investing.
Originally Posted By: Kino MIts 2023, not 1993, I think all the light bar rigs are in the historic section of a predator hunting museum!!
In all seriousness, not many states allow the use of shooting from vehicles and we don't have many Texans that hang out here. Combine that with the HUGE advantage of thermal and there just ain't many guys running lights anywhere in the country. 99% of night hunting is thermals currently, you might want to check thermal hunting out before investing.
True, but my huntin buddy is in a wheelchair so it's much more convenient for him to call from the vehicle. We're not on county roads or anything we're off road where the coyotes are. Calling them to the truck is what we're after. He has a thermal but if you try and call them to the truck without lights in their eyes they'll see the truck and run off. For just me thermal would be the way to go but I also have the option of getting out and walking to a stand. When I'm calling coyotes in at night for him it limits us to what we can and can't do.
Since calling at night is legal here now we're getting a system down so he can get some coyotes killed. I'd prefer to just use thermal but that's not in the cards. Since he got hurt years ago we've had to do what works for him. It's not always the way we'd rather do things but that's life.
In all seriousness, not many states allow the use of shooting from vehicles and we don't have many Texans that hang out here. Combine that with the HUGE advantage of thermal and there just ain't many guys running lights anywhere in the country. 99% of night hunting is thermals currently, you might want to check thermal hunting out before investing.
True, but my huntin buddy is in a wheelchair so it's much more convenient for him to call from the vehicle. We're not on county roads or anything we're off road where the coyotes are. Calling them to the truck is what we're after. He has a thermal but if you try and call them to the truck without lights in their eyes they'll see the truck and run off. For just me thermal would be the way to go but I also have the option of getting out and walking to a stand. When I'm calling coyotes in at night for him it limits us to what we can and can't do.
Since calling at night is legal here now we're getting a system down so he can get some coyotes killed. I'd prefer to just use thermal but that's not in the cards. Since he got hurt years ago we've had to do what works for him. It's not always the way we'd rather do things but that's life.
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Softpoint
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Lack of mobility requires different tactics for sure. Good on you for working with your buddy to get a working method.
Tough calling coyotes to vehicles for sure. I've tried with little success even with camouflaging the vehicle.
Hopefully a light bar gets him some success.
Tough calling coyotes to vehicles for sure. I've tried with little success even with camouflaging the vehicle.
Hopefully a light bar gets him some success.
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Good on you for doing everything you can for your buddy, I wished I could help you more. Back in the day when I ran lights we had to get away from the trucks to kill stuff, Greys was about the only thing that would finish decent. If you have greys, Johnny Stewart gray fox pup distress was awesome, along with Foxpros platinum and steelTown grey. We didn't have cats back then but tons now, they seem pretty stupid so they may finish to lights also. Coyotes, may the force be with you!
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We called in a few last weekend. First stand I called one in 45 yards from the truck. It stuck around for a surprising amount of time and I kept my light on it hoping my buddy would see it. The sagebrush was really thick so he could only see bits and pieces of it for a few seconds. As it turned to leave I stopped it and shot it. My buddy said he was just about to squeeze the trigger when I dumped it. He ended up hitting one with a 55 grain V-Max, unfortunately he hit it in the shoulder and the bullet "splashed" and it ran off. I looked for quite a while and never found it.
What I'm running into though is I'm running a spotlight which leaves a lot of country not lit up and they're seeing the truck and getting away. I called in a few more coyotes last weekend that we should have had. But the beam of the spotlight can only cover a certain amount of ground. My way of thinking is with a light bar attached to the table we rigged up that turns a full 360 degrees is if I mount a light bar to the front of it whichever way I'm looking will be lit up. Which will make it way easier to get light in a coyotes eyes sooner so it's not seeing the truck. It's basically a glorified shooting bench but essentially it's a turret of sorts. I think if I get a light bar across the front I'd cover way more ground with light and it'd leave my hands free to run the call or get on my rifle if more than one is coming in. Of course it didn't help that we were basically calling in the daylight. That moon was full and bright as could be. I didn't need any light getting set up.
I don't know if it makes sense what I'm trying to do but that's the best way I can explain it.
What I'm running into though is I'm running a spotlight which leaves a lot of country not lit up and they're seeing the truck and getting away. I called in a few more coyotes last weekend that we should have had. But the beam of the spotlight can only cover a certain amount of ground. My way of thinking is with a light bar attached to the table we rigged up that turns a full 360 degrees is if I mount a light bar to the front of it whichever way I'm looking will be lit up. Which will make it way easier to get light in a coyotes eyes sooner so it's not seeing the truck. It's basically a glorified shooting bench but essentially it's a turret of sorts. I think if I get a light bar across the front I'd cover way more ground with light and it'd leave my hands free to run the call or get on my rifle if more than one is coming in. Of course it didn't help that we were basically calling in the daylight. That moon was full and bright as could be. I didn't need any light getting set up.
I don't know if it makes sense what I'm trying to do but that's the best way I can explain it.
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Originally Posted By: weekenderI don't know anything about light bars, but I thank you for helping your buddy.
That's what buddies do. I'd be lying if I said it doesn't make me think about how we set up during the daytime too and add its own degree of challenges. Being quiet is a challenge in itself. But it's made me a better hunter, or at least I think so. Things that an able bodied person doesn't think about or that we really take for granted. It's second nature at this point though. I just have to hide him because he sits up taller than I do sitting on the ground.
Which isn't all bad. He has to be a lot more still and all that which he can do. He actually had a bird land on his head back in November while we were calling. But I must say with him up higher he sees coyotes way before I do a lot of the time. It has it challenges for sure. But I remind him of the things he's able to do that I can't and how he makes things easier in a lot of aspects. You just have to let the good outshine the bad.
That's what buddies do. I'd be lying if I said it doesn't make me think about how we set up during the daytime too and add its own degree of challenges. Being quiet is a challenge in itself. But it's made me a better hunter, or at least I think so. Things that an able bodied person doesn't think about or that we really take for granted. It's second nature at this point though. I just have to hide him because he sits up taller than I do sitting on the ground.
Which isn't all bad. He has to be a lot more still and all that which he can do. He actually had a bird land on his head back in November while we were calling. But I must say with him up higher he sees coyotes way before I do a lot of the time. It has it challenges for sure. But I remind him of the things he's able to do that I can't and how he makes things easier in a lot of aspects. You just have to let the good outshine the bad.
Originally Posted By: SoftpointLack of mobility requires different tactics for sure. Good on you for working with your buddy to get a working method.
Tough calling coyotes to vehicles for sure. I've tried with little success even with camouflaging the vehicle.
Hopefully a light bar gets him some success.
Oh yeah, we'll get it figured out. We always do. It's just trial and error is all. Just gotta hope we get more killed than we have get away to keep morale up. Once we get some momentum goin we'll do just fine.
Tough calling coyotes to vehicles for sure. I've tried with little success even with camouflaging the vehicle.
Hopefully a light bar gets him some success.
Oh yeah, we'll get it figured out. We always do. It's just trial and error is all. Just gotta hope we get more killed than we have get away to keep morale up. Once we get some momentum goin we'll do just fine.
Originally Posted By: Kino MGood on you for doing everything you can for your buddy, I wished I could help you more. Back in the day when I ran lights we had to get away from the trucks to kill stuff, Greys was about the only thing that would finish decent. If you have greys, Johnny Stewart gray fox pup distress was awesome, along with Foxpros platinum and steelTown grey. We didn't have cats back then but tons now, they seem pretty stupid so they may finish to lights also. Coyotes, may the force be with you!
Unfortunately I think the law prohibits us from shooting bobcats and foxes at night still. Which ain't all that awful considering we don't have many foxes around and most places we call you're most likely to see a coyote anyways. I'm just gonna have to do some thinkin on how to get more light out there so our success rate goes up on the coyotes. We're setting up right and playing the right sounds. All we're lacking is light in the right place at the right time.
That light bar I think is the way to go. But I'm open to suggestions as well.
Unfortunately I think the law prohibits us from shooting bobcats and foxes at night still. Which ain't all that awful considering we don't have many foxes around and most places we call you're most likely to see a coyote anyways. I'm just gonna have to do some thinkin on how to get more light out there so our success rate goes up on the coyotes. We're setting up right and playing the right sounds. All we're lacking is light in the right place at the right time.
That light bar I think is the way to go. But I'm open to suggestions as well.
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