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Post by GonHuntin on Nov 13, 2003 20:02:21 GMT -5
After losing the deer I shot yesterday evening, I have decided I need something more than a small flashlight for blood trailing after dark. I have always heard that a Coleman lantern works best, but they are not very convienient to carry in the truck every time I hunt in the evening......a propane lantern would take care of the messy fuel issue, but the rough roads are murder on mantles!
Any suggestions???
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Post by TexasDoc on Nov 13, 2003 20:46:58 GMT -5
GH,I use a Surefire flashlight that is real bright and is very small it fits in my back pants pocket when hunting and it will find blood real well.
Hope this helps.
TexasDoc
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Post by CoonDawg on Nov 13, 2003 20:49:28 GMT -5
Get one of the Surefire flashlights! You can also get different filters for them(yellow,red and blue) to help you look for the blood trails and man are they bright. I ordered me one of the M6s www.surefire.com |
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Post by CoonDawg on Nov 13, 2003 21:02:48 GMT -5
Doc you must have been reading my mind and posting while I was trying to  which model did you get? |
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Post by TexasDoc on Nov 13, 2003 21:57:15 GMT -5
CoonDawg,I have a M3 Millennium that fits my AR15.
I like my Surefire.
TexasDoc
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Post by varmithunter on Nov 15, 2003 14:57:37 GMT -5
When using the Surefire, Are any high intensity light. I have had better luck holding the light down by my side. I seems to get a better mirror effect off the blood this way. Than holding it up near my head.
Give it a try. It just may be me.
Ronnie.
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Post by ninehorses on Nov 16, 2003 1:16:24 GMT -5
GonHuntin,
As a firefighter I sugest you save your money and go with a three D cell Mag flashlight. The trouble with all the high output lights is they hit the wall in less than an hour, where the plain old mag flashlight will still be going strong eight hours later. In search and rescue the Stingers and Shurefires are the first to go leaving you in the dark, and when they go, they go fast. I've trailed deer for four hours and ended up with everybody following me because their lights quit. I carry a two AA Mag light in my pocket($10) as a spare. Another good light is made by Brinkman, it's a small handheld spotlight that runs off four D cells, and can be run off the truck too.
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Post by jdickey on Nov 16, 2003 19:04:30 GMT -5
;)Hey Ninehorses... ya got it right with the Mag Lite! I've got a friend with a $100 Stinger who has had his go out twice since this spring. I put new batteries in my Mini Mag in January and it's still ticking. Same with the Mag Lite. It's a little more cumbersome, but those lights do the job. Parts are easy to get in the hardware stores or online. I found out something recently that I didn't know, that in the Mini Mag there is a spare bulb in the screw-in tail section! .... this little light of mine! ;D  |
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Post by GonHuntin on Nov 16, 2003 19:15:12 GMT -5
I have been using mini mags for years, maybe I'll buy buy a full size and try it........
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Post by CoonDawg on Nov 17, 2003 20:07:07 GMT -5
I've used the mag lites when I was a firefighter in the military and during security but if I had to choose now I still would go with a surefire for the brightness  |
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San Benito, Texas
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Post by Texpppr on Nov 18, 2003 17:50:52 GMT -5
Gonhuntin, I'm with you I use the mini mag light in my backpack, but do have a rechargable spot and larger lights. You can only carry so much with you. I do keep the bigger lights in the truck in case you have to go out later. Find the big mag light works fine for me.
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