Varmit Hunting Light colored lense?

[az2tx]

Which color light lense works the best at night for varmit hunting? Red, blue, or green?

[Gummi Bear]

I've had good success with both red and green

The green is easier to see in for me though

[D C]

depends on how bright the spot light...

I have a 1 million candle power light and use the red lense. at first you will think you cant see with it but when on a critter you will be able to see the eyes a long way off. I used a green light for a while but never had any animals come within 200yds because of the brightness but it was a 3 mill candle power

[Redneck Archer]

Ive had good luck with red, and blue.

have yet to use green, and probably wont... (no need to buy more lights when what i have works)

[Roy D Mercer]

I think red reduces the light more than any of the other colors. Meaning it dims the beam and makes it look less white.

[DrenalinJunkie]

I have had great luck with red..... see no need to change.

[bowbroadhead]

green has been best for me

[Bilbo]

I've read somewhere that animals eyes have more trouble seeing the green than any other color. I've also heard that blue is the worst. I myself have only used red and amber. Would like to hear more from others experience.

[Snakelover]

Generally, nocturnal animals have fewer cones and more rods in their retinas and therefore better night vision and less developed color vision than what we have. We have red, yellow/green and blue receptors. But I read somewhere that in canines, the few cones they do have are mostly blue receptors and that they are essentially red-green color blind. So it seems to me like it would make sense to use a red or green light. I'm not sure if my reasoning is correct, but I do use a red light.

[Cory Larson]

In this area you will hear use red, use green, use blue, and use white they all work but we film all of out predators at night and we use a white light. People will tell you that its impossible for you to call one in with a white light but check out our demo video at www.ultimatepredatortv.com and you can be the judge.

[predatorsniper]

I used to be a die-hard red light user, but now if I don't have a rheostat (dimmer) on my light, I'll use a red lens....but if I do have a rheostat, I'll use a regular white light and dim it down considerably.

I'm a strong believer that it's the intensity of the light, not the color, that truly matters. I've called in loads of critters with both set-ups, and I can't tell a difference in the effectiveness between the two. Both work and work well if you know how to run a light correctly. Watch their body language and don't "burn" them (put the main part of the beam in their eyes), even with a light that has a red filter.

Good luck and keep us posted!

predatorsniper

[Snakelover]

I'm a strong believer that it's the intensity of the light, not the color, that truly matters.

That would make sense, given that their retinas are mostly rods. Rods are much more sensitive to light than are cones. So if a light seems bright to us, it's going to REALLY seem bright to them. That's a great point. Thank you.

[jwstrother]

I have had great luck with red..... see no need to change.

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[Bowtech10]

Which color light lense works the best at night for varmit hunting? Red, blue, or green?

Hunt with a red lens, no doubt about it. 200,000 or 500,000 candlepower! I like the 200,000.

[Abu_dude]

Both work and work well if you know how to run a light correctly. Watch their body language and don't "burn" them (put the main part of the beam in their eyes)

This is the most important part of any hunting done with lights. We have used nothing but red and once or twice with amber lenses. I've been calling foxes and yotes for 15 years now. Even though im not that old, alot of my knowledge was passed down from my grandfather. The man could see fox eyes at 400 yds with a $15 ever-ready flashlight from walmart