Feeder lights

[wade _s]

so why not turn a flashlight on before anything gets there...and leave it on the whole time you're hunting? just a thought...as I'm headed to the lease tomorrow for some evening hog hunting....

We have done this with success. Before I purchased my feeder light, I would mount my XLR250 KillLight flashlight to a cheap camera tripod in my stand and turn it on at dusk. From 100 yards there is no problem seeing well enough to shoot hogs/coons under the feeder. I just got tired of all the bugs that the flashlight attracted to where I am sitting, so I went with the feeder light on constantly and use the KillLight flashlight on the rifle if needed for more illumination. I have used both green and red lights. I think both work well. I think that any light that is too bright, too close to the animals will spook them.

[AJ the TP Guru]

Recent Sounder.

They arrived at 12:22, and stayed till 1:15. This is the Bunker Hill/Sun Force Security Light.

[Tuffbroadhead]

Solar panel landscape lights the flood light design at wal mart for around 10 bucks a piece and last for ever

We have a winner!!

[Free2Hunt]

Some things you should consider before you purchase a feeder light.

1 - Any light that only comes on when pigs are in the area will spook some pigs to never be seen again. Sure some pigs will get used to it but some wont and if you also deer hunt that spot you will also spook some deer to never return. If you have hunted pigs enough with a bow light or rifle light you have had pigs spook when you turned on the light and this is the same thing that will happen when this type of motion sensor light comes on.

2 - Those cheap $10 solar lights mentioned above will not light up enough to see all night long and if it's cloudy all day they wont even be bright enough to see to shoot after just a couple of hours or less. Do you really want to drive all the way to your lease for a night hunt to find out it's been real cloudy all day and your light is not bright enough to make a good shot.

3 - The closer the feeder light is to the pigs the more chance it has at spooking them and that's why you want one you can mount away from the feeder, the further the better. The feeder lights that mount right under or right next to a feeder will spook a lot of hogs. Sure some will get used to it but many will not. I had one of those green feeder lights that mount right under your feeder mentioned above and this particular feeder had pigs and deer hitting it every night before I put the light up. After I put up the light I didn't have a single picture of a deer or hog at night for a entire week. Now that light is just sitting in a drawer as it was a waste of money.

4 - Does the color of light matter, you bet it does. You will hear many people say it doesn't because they have a white feeder light or green and the pigs come right in but what they don't realize is how many pigs are not coming in because of the white or green light. How do I know this, simple, I have 17 feeder lights going and I had all three colors(RED, Green, White) and the Red lights consistently had more pigs hitting them especially the older boars and sows. I also noticed when I hunted the green and white feeder lights at how many pigs would just eat around the edges of the light and not come into the light. At the red feeder lights they would come straight in. I switched all my green and white feeder lights to red and instantly noticed a increase in pig activity at the feeder. The other thing I noticed was if I put up a red feeder light at a feeder that the hogs were all ready hitting every night they still came in the first night I put up the feeder light but when I put up a green or red feeder light it would normally take the pigs a few nights before some would come back in.

With all this said the cheap feeder lights do have their place because a lot of people don't want to spend the money on a real good feeder light and they just don't hunt the pigs that much so it doesn't matter if their light spooks some pigs as long as they can go out a couple of times a year and shoot a pig. For me though, I love hunting hogs and I want a light that gives me the best chance at shooting as many pigs as possible and that's why I designed our Exterminator feeder light they way it is.

I designed our feeder light to run all night every night without dimming the entire night. Even if it's cloudy for several days in a row our light will still run all night without dimming because our battery is big enough to run the light 4 straight nights without the solar panel hooked up. Our feeder light can be mounted up to 100 yards away from the feeder and still light it up enough to shoot with a gun with a scope but we recommend mounting it 20-40 yards away from the feeder. Our feeder light is all metal with nothing for the varmints/rodents to chew on. Of course all this quality comes at a price and that's why it cost $269.00 but we do give a 10% discount to TBH members.

Below is a video of a boar that came in right before our feeder light came on so you get to see the light come on and notice no reaction from the hog. The Exterminator feeder light in the video is 20 yards from the feeder and it is actually brighter then what you see in the video. Also as you can see our light is bright enough that you can video your night hunts and it doesn't take a expensive video camera as this video was made with a Sony handycam that cost less then $500 when brand new and it's now about 7 years old.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_7FtBFFxiI

He may have a dog in this hunt, however, I bought this dog and let me tell you it works, all night, every night for three plus years and I have not touched it, except to turn it off and on once or twice. I keep it set low when I'm not out and turn it up to the correct brightness for the type (bow vs. rifle) and specific hunt conditions (moon light, clouds etc..) Best $ I have spent on hunting equipment with the exception of my current bow. We don't get a lot of hogs at my place and I only hunt them every few months. It is nice to know that I do not have to worry about the light not working or being too bright or too dim.

[cgny27]

kenfa03...is that light white?

[35remington]

Some things you should consider before you purchase a feeder light.

1 - Any light that only comes on when pigs are in the area will spook some pigs to never be seen again. Sure some pigs will get used to it but some wont and if you also deer hunt that spot you will also spook some deer to never return. If you have hunted pigs enough with a bow light or rifle light you have had pigs spook when you turned on the light and this is the same thing that will happen when this type of motion sensor light comes on.

2 - Those cheap $10 solar lights mentioned above will not light up enough to see all night long and if it's cloudy all day they wont even be bright enough to see to shoot after just a couple of hours or less. Do you really want to drive all the way to your lease for a night hunt to find out it's been real cloudy all day and your light is not bright enough to make a good shot.

3 - The closer the feeder light is to the pigs the more chance it has at spooking them and that's why you want one you can mount away from the feeder, the further the better. The feeder lights that mount right under or right next to a feeder will spook a lot of hogs. Sure some will get used to it but many will not. I had one of those green feeder lights that mount right under your feeder mentioned above and this particular feeder had pigs and deer hitting it every night before I put the light up. After I put up the light I didn't have a single picture of a deer or hog at night for a entire week. Now that light is just sitting in a drawer as it was a waste of money.

4 - Does the color of light matter, you bet it does. You will hear many people say it doesn't because they have a white feeder light or green and the pigs come right in but what they don't realize is how many pigs are not coming in because of the white or green light. How do I know this, simple, I have 17 feeder lights going and I had all three colors(RED, Green, White) and the Red lights consistently had more pigs hitting them especially the older boars and sows. I also noticed when I hunted the green and white feeder lights at how many pigs would just eat around the edges of the light and not come into the light. At the red feeder lights they would come straight in. I switched all my green and white feeder lights to red and instantly noticed a increase in pig activity at the feeder. The other thing I noticed was if I put up a red feeder light at a feeder that the hogs were all ready hitting every night they still came in the first night I put up the feeder light but when I put up a green or red feeder light it would normally take the pigs a few nights before some would come back in.

With all this said the cheap feeder lights do have their place because a lot of people don't want to spend the money on a real good feeder light and they just don't hunt the pigs that much so it doesn't matter if their light spooks some pigs as long as they can go out a couple of times a year and shoot a pig. For me though, I love hunting hogs and I want a light that gives me the best chance at shooting as many pigs as possible and that's why I designed our Exterminator feeder light they way it is.

I designed our feeder light to run all night every night without dimming the entire night. Even if it's cloudy for several days in a row our light will still run all night without dimming because our battery is big enough to run the light 4 straight nights without the solar panel hooked up. Our feeder light can be mounted up to 100 yards away from the feeder and still light it up enough to shoot with a gun with a scope but we recommend mounting it 20-40 yards away from the feeder. Our feeder light is all metal with nothing for the varmints/rodents to chew on. Of course all this quality comes at a price and that's why it cost $269.00 but we do give a 10% discount to TBH members.

There's no question you have designed a superior product to the alternatives suggested here. For $314.90 it'd dam well better be (your website mentions nothing about a TBH discount; not sure how you expect people to discover that). There is much more of a market for the cheaper product. Hog hunting is more of a budget sport for most.

[AntlerCollector]

Sportsmens guide has solar flag pole lights that work great. You can attatch them to a limb or feeder leg

[2050z]

gonehuntin obviously has a dog in this hunt.

But I would refute much of what he says about "some" pigs never returning. We've been hunting the same blinds with infra-red activated lights for five years now, and have sufficient proof of the same boars and sounders returning week after week.

The first time they see it, they may be a little skittish, but that soon goes by the wayside.

Lloyd has a thread which shows you how to make the white leds turn red or green, and it works very well. http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...d.php?t=391226

At Harbor Freight this light is called the Bunker Hill Security Light.

I put this light out two weeks ago. Will see how well it works. It's about 20 feet away and 8 feet off the ground.

[AJ the TP Guru]

2050z - you might want to move it a little closer. I hunt my feeder from 27 yds, and have found that I need the light to be nmt 14' distant from the feeder to not have to separately use my bowlight.

[2050z]

2050z - you might want to move it a little closer. I hunt my feeder from 27 yds, and have found that I need the light to be nmt 14' distant from the feeder to not have to separately use my bowlight.

I will let you know once I check it out.

[ted_kennedys_liver]

I followed Lloyds write up. Bought a 60 led solar motion activated light off of amazon. Bought some red clearlay to put over lense. Works like a champ. To sweeten the set up I bought a 20 dollar wireless driveway chime and mounted the sensor at the feeder to alert me when pigs were there.

[kd8jgu]

I use both a Elusive Wildlife feeder light and a Nite Hunter feeder light
I like the Nite Hunter it has built in solar charger it turns on at dusk with a low light when hog comes in it slowly brightens

[88 Bound]

I use the Kill Light by Elusive Wildlife.

I have the same light but have yet to use it. Do you like it? How is the battery life?