hogs scared of the green light

[austinmike]

Well I got a geek light on my scope
And a green motion light at the feeder
As soon as any of the light go on
They run I use the scope light on the spots
My pig pipe is

I need so help on what to do

[slicktree]

i dont have a light on my feeder but i have a killlight on my gun i point it above them turn the light on and come down slowly doesnt bother them to much

[4dog]

How long has the light been set up...and does it always stay there...are they used to the feeder light coming on....are ya pokin them in the eye with your gun light?....all good questions.

[austinmike]

Been hunting the sents February
I shoot then in the ear light comes home with me cause I'm
Scared they will break it

[Pushbutton2]

Can you try red?

[austinmike]

I guess I need to buy red

[dirt dauber]

i dont have a light on my feeder but i have a killlight on my gun i point it above them turn the light on and come down slowly doesnt bother them to much

same here.

[Black-N-Red]

Red all the way. The pigs in my place run when hit with green. I change all mine to red & now I can watch them as long as I want with the red light.

[Texas Grown]

If they have been shot at with some kind of light, they will become light sensitive. And if you are using a motion detected light, that is just like turning on a gun light before shooting. You need to leave the light there so they become used to it. I prefer to set a light so it comes on at sundown, and stays on, even if it runs the battery down. Then let the sun recharge it the next day. They will get used to the light being on all the time and don't associate the light with the gun or bow shot. That's for a feeder light. If bow hunting, I like the light on my bow to be as dim as possible so they don't spook when it is turned on and brought down on them. If they spook, or get spooky, then I shut it off ASAP, and repeat when they get settled back in feeding again. They will many times come back if spooked a little. Bigger pigs are smarter and sometimes hang out on the fringes, letting the little and younger ones go to a feed sight. That's for pack hogs. Lone boars are a different story and extremely spooky. That's part of how they get big.

Edit: I use a very dim red on my bow. To bright of red, and they will still spook. And a very mild soft white on feeders shining down or slightly out, (when I've gotten to hunt feeders in the past.)

[dustoffer]

I have white landscape lights on my feeders--2-3-4 per feeder. Takes the pigs about 3-4 nights to get used to them and then it is game on. For a while, I tried a red light on my rifle and as soon as it hit their eye, whether from up, down, front or rear, they were gone. Same with green. Now I don't need a light on my gun/bow (other than the bowsight light) and I can shoot them from 125 yds away with the .22-250. My scope is a Leupold 3-9 with a heavy duplex reticle.

[DRT]

I do well with green.

[Texas Grown]

I have white landscape lights on my feeders--2-3-4 per feeder. Takes the pigs about 3-4 nights to get used to them and then it is game on. For a while, I tried a red light on my rifle and as soon as it hit their eye, whether from up, down, front or rear, they were gone. Same with green. Now I don't need a light on my gun/bow (other than the bowsight light) and I can shoot them from 125 yds away with the .22-250. My scope is a Leupold 3-9 with a heavy duplex reticle.

. What I used to use.

[Fishndude]

Never ever use ANYTHING but red.

[austinmike]

I use a 222 with 3x9x40 Leopold if I can get a shot
Close to the ear they drop

[BTLowry]

As far as I know pigs on my place had never seen green light

Every time I hit them with a green light ( I tried turning on above and bringing down onto them) they scattered

Red light works fine, so I will stick with red