Thread: Hunting torches red light vs white light

I've ended up with red, green and white lights and have shot a few deer (farm land) and more than a few rabbits (orchids and vineyards)
If any animals have been lit up with a spotlight and been shot at they get light shy REALLY QUICKLY. Regardless of species.

White, easy to scan with and fast target acquisition. I guess it's because humans are used to seeing in that spectrum. Holding the animal in the light will tend to make them move away. (Mudgripz era Maxtoch 2X shooter)

Green, again easy to scan with and the eye shine is outstanding. Green light on grass/tussock is really odd, depth perception can get a little tricky. Seems to confuse the animals as they tend to hold better (Convoy C8 from Piercing the Darkness)

Red, slightly harder to scan with I've found. Eye shine isn't quite as good. Possibly because the animal doesn't tend to stare back at you. Less range, simply due to the physics of the red spectrum. I've had animals look up then go back to feeding with the red light on them. (Convoy L21A from Piercing the Darkness)


Having a mixture is quite handy, depending on the block I'm working I'll change it up with different colours. Partly because I can and I think it makes a slight difference.

The green and red light's I got from Jacob at Piercing the Darkness are excellent value for money. Can't recommend the guy highly enough.
Perhaps @Padox will be able to shed more light on the matter over the next couple of weeks with green vs white lights. (pun intended)

Originally Posted by Joe_90

I've ended up with red, green and white lights and have shot a few deer (farm land) and more than a few rabbits (orchids and vineyards)
If any animals have been lit up with a spotlight and been shot at they get light shy REALLY QUICKLY. Regardless of species.

White, easy to scan with and fast target acquisition. I guess it's because humans are used to seeing in that spectrum. Holding the animal in the light will tend to make them move away. (Mudgripz era Maxtoch 2X shooter)

Green, again easy to scan with and the eye shine is outstanding. Green light on grass/tussock is really odd, depth perception can get a little tricky. Seems to confuse the animals as they tend to hold better (Convoy C8 from Piercing the Darkness)

Red, slightly harder to scan with I've found. Eye shine isn't quite as good. Possibly because the animal doesn't tend to stare back at you. Less range, simply due to the physics of the red spectrum. I've had animals look up then go back to feeding with the red light on them. (Convoy L21A from Piercing the Darkness)
Joe_90 I tend to agree with your thinking about a animals reacting to the light after being light up in the past, they learn faster than I have given them credit for.

Having a mixture is quite handy, depending on the block I'm working I'll change it up with different colours. Partly because I can and I think it makes a slight difference.

The green and red light's I got from Jacob at Piercing the Darkness are excellent value for money. Can't recommend the guy highly enough.
Perhaps @Padox will be able to shed more light on the matter over the next couple of weeks with green vs white lights. (pun intended)

I might have to give the green light a try. I know this subject has been given a good thrashing here in the past. However right when I thought I had the whole subject well and truly sussed I find animals reacting in a way I have not seen before which gives me cause to rethink the whole issue. Agreed on the service and products offered by Jacob at Piercing the darkness. I have bought quite a bit of gear off him now. great product, great prices.