I’m hunting some hogs this weekend at night and the feeders have hog lights under them. I have never hunted hogs at night with a bow. What do you guys recommend for seeing my pins (my pins don’t light up) and peep sight? Any suggestions on gear?
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Originally posted by spread5150 View PostI try and get to full draw before turning on my sniper hog light. They don’t seem to like the movement of it. Light above them and bring it down slow. The shadows I think wig them out.
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Lighted nocks
Get a sight light. You can use a cheap little purple haze light or go all out and get a ZBros. I like the ZBros because I can adjust the brightness very low. You don't need a whole lot of light and too much will make it impossible to see past your pins.
Practice at night. It feels completely different - anchoring, trusting the peep. The thing about peeps is they limit the amount of light going through so it makes it easier for your other eye to become the dominant eye. When I hunt at night, I close my left eye to keep it from overcoming my right eye.
Even though you have a feeder light, you might want to get a bow mounted light in case you decide to walk around or have to shoot away from the light. If you do not have pressure switch on it, turn it on, draw high over the hogs and bring it down into them. If you do have pressure switch, draw high over the hogs, turn it on and bring it down into them. The sudden on light will spook them, regardless of color.
Color - green or red don't spook them. White frights. I prefer red because I can use that light to walk to my deer stand in the dark and not spook deer. The deer can see the green quite well.
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Thanks for the feedback, I'm going to look in to some bow lights.
I do have lighted knocks and it looks like a light attachment is made for my black gold 3 pin sight.Last edited by piercebronkite; 01-26-2021, 08:48 AM.
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Shoot a few times at a target w your setup at night. A couple practice rounds so you know what to expect. Sometime the light spooks um but the settle again. Might have to hold a sec. a light under the feeder makes them less spooky. (Some light is already there they are used too. ). My all seasons all in one hog light is great
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Bow hunting hogs at night - gear?
I use the SniperHogLight bow mounted 38LRX. No changes on my peep required, but I do need to use the light on my peep. I can shoot it without it on in a pinch but the light makes it so much easier to know exactly where the end of the pin is instead of a silhouette. Its a solid combination.
Last edited by Smart; 01-26-2021, 09:28 AM.
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Originally posted by Smart View PostI use the SniperHogLight bow mounted 38LRX. No changes on my peep required, but I do need to use the light on my peep. I can shoot it without it on in a pinch but the light makes it so much easier to know exactly where the end of the pin is instead of a silhouette. Its a solid combination.
Did you say you use a light in order to see your peep better?
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Originally posted by Dusty Britches View PostPractice at night. It feels completely different - anchoring, trusting the peep. The thing about peeps is they limit the amount of light going through so it makes it easier for your other eye to become the dominant eye. When I hunt at night, I close my left eye to keep it from overcoming my right eye.Last edited by bowhunting1; 01-26-2021, 09:52 AM.
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