I have been going out at night the past few years now during fur season, and have done OK with fox, but no so much with coyotes. I lost the red lens off of my little Cyclops spotlight I had purchased from Cabelas, and so may need to pick up something else before November rolls in.
What is everyone using to light up the night? Are red lenses better, or should I go green? Do most prefer something actually mounted to their gun, or just handheld (or a combination of both maybe)? How much power/lumens should I be looking for? (I do have one big light I got at a local Walmart... that thing is 1M candle power or more and at times, it almost seems to be too much for them. Could I possibly be scaring stuff away with too much light? It is a red lens also, just like my Cyclops was.)
I don't really have the money to get into night vision stuff. I'm just looking for opinions on what folks are using that they feel makes the perfect setup for calling at night. Thanks.
What is everyone using to light up the night? Are red lenses better, or should I go green? Do most prefer something actually mounted to their gun, or just handheld (or a combination of both maybe)? How much power/lumens should I be looking for? (I do have one big light I got at a local Walmart... that thing is 1M candle power or more and at times, it almost seems to be too much for them. Could I possibly be scaring stuff away with too much light? It is a red lens also, just like my Cyclops was.)
I don't really have the money to get into night vision stuff. I'm just looking for opinions on what folks are using that they feel makes the perfect setup for calling at night. Thanks.