Sniper Hawg Light Question

[Marco]

That's crazy. Maybe my hogs are just dumb.

[Stick'n'String]

That's crazy. Maybe my hogs are just dumb.

A lot of people have success with that technique. I've got a buddy who uses the white light where he hunts and just turns it on and they don't move. The hogs on our land are skittish though. My grandma bought this property 4 years ago and it wasn't pressured at all. I think a deer rifle has been shot out there less than 10 times (that being a generous estimate too). I don't understand why they are so skittish

[gonehuntin68]

Everyone has there on opinion on what color and what technique works best. I have lit up 1000's of pigs at night with all colors and during that time red is the color that spooked the hogs the least so I always hunt with red. I've killed well over 500 pigs with lights at night so I have a little experience and knowledge on the subject. I believe in flashing the pigs and how I do it is to first let the pigs come in and eat for at least 5 minutes before attempting to turn on a light. The reason for this is most pigs are on edge when the first come into the bait because they know they get hunted over bait and 99% of the time they will get shot at within the first 5 minutes. By waiting 5 minutes it gives the pigs the chance to settle down and then they are not near as likely to spook when a light comes on. Then after 5 minutes I will point the light right at them with it off and then slowly depress the button until the light comes on and as soon as the light comes on I release the button so the light goes off. This will just give you a quick flash of light and in doing this on well over 200 pigs I've never had one completely leave. If the pigs notice the flash of light at all, wait a couple of minutes before you flash them again. If the pigs react at all to the flash of light the next time you have to let them settle back down for a couple of minutes before you flash them again. Keep repeating this until they stop reacting at the flash of light. Once they stop reacting, you will want to extend the time you leave the light on until they react, you will want to turn the light off the instant they react to it, if you leave it on too long they will be gone. Once your able to leave the light on long enough to make a shot, it's time to draw your bow back, turn on the light and shoot. It's taken me up to just over a hour of flashing the light before they stopped reacting to it but most times it will only take about 5 or 6 times of flashing them before they stop reacting to it. Of course there should be plenty of times they will not react to light at all. I've killed hogs at night using this technique on ranches that the owner told me there would be no way I could light up hogs without them spooking yet I managed to do it. Here are some other key points that will make you more successful when hog hunting.

Make sure you have enough bait out to hold the hogs for at least a hour.
Never walk through your feed area within 5 hours of your hunt. Pigs have a unbelievable sense of smell and they can bust your scent trail for hours after you walk through even if you use a scent killer and rubber boots. Some pigs will still come in if they smell your scent trail but that will generally put them on edge to spook at the slightest thing like turning on a light.
Never put out a new type bait the day your going to hunt. Any new bait should be put out days in advance of the hunt to let them get used to the new bait.
Hunt from a elevated stand when bow hunting as the pigs seam to notice the light less when you are elevated.

One more thing, in order to flash the pigs correctly, you will need a light that has a switch that works like a pressure switch that doesn't make any noise. This is why our switches are designed the way they are. We have the only switches that I know of that can be operated as a pressure switch or on/off switch.

Stick'n'String, if you or anyone else has any more questions about lights or techniques on how to use them, please PM, email, or call me. My email and number are on my website. WWW.SniperHawgLights.com

[bloodtrailer28]

I have killed a ton of pigs with my kill light and have always used green. I have had some spook when the light hits them but in most cases the don't even react at all. Have used the flashing technique as well and it works well on the spooky pigs. I usually give them a few minutes to come in and get settled down before I hit them with the light.

[panhandlehunter]

Not my cup of tea

I'm just trying to kill them by any means necessary. They're a problem on my property and neighboring properties. I don't just sit either, I spot and stalk. Whole lot of fun regardless of the weapon.

[Stick'n'String]

Sorry if it sounded like I was bashing you, I didn't mean it that way. I just prefer a bow, especially during deer season since I only have one stand to hunt. I'd be trying to take out as many as I could with an AR and night scope if they were tearing up my property

[Stick'n'String]

Everyone has there on opinion on what color and what technique works best. I have lit up 1000's of pigs at night with all colors and during that time red is the color that spooked the hogs the least so I always hunt with red. I've killed well over 500 pigs with lights at night so I have a little experience and knowledge on the subject. I believe in flashing the pigs and how I do it is to first let the pigs come in and eat for at least 5 minutes before attempting to turn on a light. The reason for this is most pigs are on edge when the first come into the bait because they know they get hunted over bait and 99% of the time they will get shot at within the first 5 minutes. By waiting 5 minutes it gives the pigs the chance to settle down and then they are not near as likely to spook when a light comes on. Then after 5 minutes I will point the light right at them with it off and then slowly depress the button until the light comes on and as soon as the light comes on I release the button so the light goes off. This will just give you a quick flash of light and in doing this on well over 200 pigs I've never had one completely leave. If the pigs notice the flash of light at all, wait a couple of minutes before you flash them again. If the pigs react at all to the flash of light the next time you have to let them settle back down for a couple of minutes before you flash them again. Keep repeating this until they stop reacting at the flash of light. Once they stop reacting, you will want to extend the time you leave the light on until they react, you will want to turn the light off the instant they react to it, if you leave it on too long they will be gone. Once your able to leave the light on long enough to make a shot, it's time to draw your bow back, turn on the light and shoot. It's taken me up to just over a hour of flashing the light before they stopped reacting to it but most times it will only take about 5 or 6 times of flashing them before they stop reacting to it. Of course there should be plenty of times they will not react to light at all. I've killed hogs at night using this technique on ranches that the owner told me there would be no way I could light up hogs without them spooking yet I managed to do it. Here are some other key points that will make you more successful when hog hunting.

Make sure you have enough bait out to hold the hogs for at least a hour.
Never walk through your feed area within 5 hours of your hunt. Pigs have a unbelievable sense of smell and they can bust your scent trail for hours after you walk through even if you use a scent killer and rubber boots. Some pigs will still come in if they smell your scent trail but that will generally put them on edge to spook at the slightest thing like turning on a light.
Never put out a new type bait the day your going to hunt. Any new bait should be put out days in advance of the hunt to let them get used to the new bait.
Hunt from a elevated stand when bow hunting as the pigs seam to notice the light less when you are elevated.

One more thing, in order to flash the pigs correctly, you will need a light that has a switch that works like a pressure switch that doesn't make any noise. This is why our switches are designed the way they are. We have the only switches that I know of that can be operated as a pressure switch or on/off switch.

Stick'n'String, if you or anyone else has any more questions about lights or techniques on how to use them, please PM, email, or call me. My email and number are on my website. WWW.SniperHawgLights.com

I suppose I'll have to give this flashing method a try then. I just talked to my cousin that hunts on the same property I do. He said he uses the red light and just turns it directly onto them and has no problems. Our feeders are too far apart as the crow flys so we usually have the same group of hogs visiting both our feeders in the same night

[panhandlehunter]

Sorry if it sounded like I was bashing you, I didn't mean it that way. I just prefer a bow, especially during deer season since I only have one stand to hunt. I'd be trying to take out as many as I could with an AR and night scope if they were tearing up my property

I didn't take it as bashing. I'm bow only on everything besides pigs. They get a little different treatment. Lol. But if my pigs didn't spook with light, I'd bowhunt them too.