Need Advice, Low Light Arrow Shooting

[NightStalker]

OK, how do you shoot arrows accurately in low light? Hawg lites and full moon hunting and other arrangments allow you to see the target. Radioactive and other lighting devices allow you to see the pins. But my problem is seeing the rear peep at night.

Should I just not use the peep and use the constant face set-point when shooting at night?

[doc]

unless you're using a no-peep I would think your peep would be right by your eye at full draw. Should be easy enough to find a lit pin through the peep.
I have seen low light peeps available too.

[Steve W]

i would have to suggest a larger diameter peep for night hunting.
if your pins are lit and you have the same set-point. i would think your atleast seeing thru your peep now. a larger hole would show it better.
i have a 3/16th g-5 and cobra sights( not lit up and optic strand only on the backside of the pins) and was shooting at 11:30pm in the backyard. front yard has a 175watt sodium light. full moon effect in the backyard(1/2 acre lot).
can't aim at a 1/2" dot but can hit a beer can at 30yrds.

[Loneaggie]

I've had great success night hunting with my setup. I have the Cobra Sidewinder with the light package and the G5 1/4" peep. Works like a charm.

First you have to practice shooting at night, not just an arrow or 2, but whole practice sessions. Learn how to hook up your release, nock an arrow, turn on your sight light, etc with your eyes closed. I found that I can anchor, close my off-eye to center my lit pins in the peep, then open my off eye and put the pin on the target. You'll just have to experiment with what you can do consistently and go with it. The good news is, that at night it is pretty easy to get 10yd shots on pigs.

[stevesflyshop]

I've been told that the serious hog hunters go without a peep. I have a large diameter peep and its worked ok for me.

[doc]

...The good news is, that at night it is pretty easy to get 10yd shots on pigs.

Oh really?! Then it's ON with the recurve! No peep, no sights. I can make a 10 yrd shot!

Back on topic.
Someone has a superpeep posted in the classifieds. It comes with (I think) 3 different diameter inserts, or you could shoot it open, so that would give you 4 different sizes to try. Just a thought.
http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...ead.php?t=2121

[kellyg]

I finally had to go without a peep. I had one you could put a coffee can through but just couldn't get everything to work for me that way. It didn't take long to get used to shooting without it either.

[happy bowhunter]

Large diameter peep,tritium pin

[shotgunsmitty]

I use a peep AND a no peep. The no peep helps me with my torquing problem that I have (bad), and I don't torque when I shoot anymore because of it...

When I hog hunt, I do have a pin light, so there's my pin issue fixed....
I take a piece of shrink wrap and shrink it down on the end of my no peep, and put a mini cyalume light stick inside it. When I'm ready, crack the light stick, slip the assembly onto the no peep, and it illuminates the no peep...Presto! Rear anchor point.
...now I only need to see the target and put an arrow on my string.....

[glen]

Get a longbow or recurve and all your problems will be solved as far as low light shooting.