Feeder Lighting for Wild Hogs - What’s the Best Method?

[skiguy327]

I want to take friends hog hunting on occasion. These folks will just have standard rifles and optics, no NV or thermal.

Lots of conflicting info on what’s the best way to illuminate the area under and around the feeder that won’t spook hogs. What’s working best for everyone?

My current setup is an Elusive Wildlife red Kill Light mounted to the bottom edge of the feeder barrel. I’m not super impressed. It only [dimly] lights up the area on the side of the feeder it’s mounted to. When the hogs come in, they seem to avoid the light and stay on the periphery.


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[STX_Shooter]

I was searching around a few days ago for a answer as well. I read that deer and hogs will get used to the light after awhile. My setup will be a solar security light from harbor freight. You can add green or red tint to the light if you want but I probably won’t.

[STX_Shooter]

Mounted on a 4x4 buried in the ground.

[sharpstick35]

those solar powered lights like that aren't worth the cardboard they ship in. I have the elusive wildlife Kill Light® SPORTSMAN Solar Powered Motion Activated Feeder Light in green that's been working for 2 years every night. so they are tough but they don't light up a large area enough, and the green makes seeing color difficult. my next hog light will be from sniper hog lights so I can see if they're better

[BeardedFellow]

I have a buddy that picked up a light several years back from Magnolia Hunting Supply that was motion activated with half red and half green LEDs. When it was tripped, it would take about 60 seconds for the light to reach full brightness and the combo of the red and green illuminated the area a lot better than just one or the other, without spooking the hogs. Wish I could remember who made it, but I want to say it was made buy someone local.

[Quackerbox]

We have an elusive wildlife on one feeder. It lights up enough for a rifle shot under the feeder. However with a bow youre gonna need a light on the sight.

I also have a sniper hawg light that can mount to my bow. I was able to use it one some pigs for the first time 2 weeks ago. I could see swine well enough with the elusive but wanted more light. As soon as I hit the button on the sniper they hauled tail. I even started above them in an attempt to 'halo' them.

[Pushbutton2]

We have an elusive wildlife on one feeder. It lights up enough for a rifle shot under the feeder. However with a bow youre gonna need a light on the sight.

I also have a sniper hawg light that can mount to my bow. I was able to use it one some pigs for the first time 2 weeks ago. I could see swine well enough with the elusive but wanted more light. As soon as I hit the button on the sniper they hauled tail. I even started above them in an attempt to 'halo' them.

What color light were you using?
I just purchased a 38LRX and am waiting on it to arrive

As Always My Heart is filled with Love for you and Your Families. Not because I am commanded to Love my Neighbor but because I can, am able to and it brings me Joy.

[Rigging Cooks]

Go Astros!!!

Sniper Hog lights work great. They come on at dusk and stay on all night long.
They have a remote which will turn the brightness up.The old saying goes you get what you pay for, you buy a $30.00 light or a $400.00light that has been working flawlessly for over 4 years, scores of pigs taken. We love it! If you buy quality you never regret it. That's why I own a Swarovski optics.

[Big Red 82]

Home Depot or Lowe’s. Malibu solar lights mounted to a PVC PIPE sitting over a T post driven about 10 yards away it’s a cheap and very functional set up. You have to drill a hole through PCs and wire it so the wind or a pig scratching will not turn it.

[Quackerbox]

what color light were you using?
I just purchased a 38lrx and am waiting on it to arrive

as always my heart is filled with love for you and your families. Not because i am commanded to love my neighbor but because i can, am able to and it brings me joy.

Same light I have and red

[skiguy327]

Sniper Hog lights work great. They come on at dusk and stay on all night long.

They have a remote which will turn the brightness up.The old saying goes you get what you pay for, you buy a $30.00 light or a $400.00light that has been working flawlessly for over 4 years, scores of pigs taken. We love it! If you buy quality you never regret it. That's why I own a Swarovski optics.

I’ve been looking at them as well. The Elusive Kill Light I have just doesn’t light up enough of the area and allows the pigs to skirt the edges of the light. Plus, from what I’ve see, they don’t seem to like the lights brightening, but that may be because it happens too fast. It literally goes from 10% to 100% brightness in 3 seconds. I’m also having battery life issues. The battery is only lasting a couple hours in this mode.

An area flood light solution like Sniper may be the ticket. I have a good setup for that type of solution. Anybody else have experience with area flood light solutions like Sniper Hog Lights?


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[skiguy327]

We have an elusive wildlife on one feeder. It lights up enough for a rifle shot under the feeder. However with a bow youre gonna need a light on the sight.

I also have a sniper hawg light that can mount to my bow. I was able to use it one some pigs for the first time 2 weeks ago. I could see swine well enough with the elusive but wanted more light. As soon as I hit the button on the sniper they hauled tail. I even started above them in an attempt to 'halo' them.

That’s something the bow light manufacturer’s never tell you. [emoji2955]. I’ve had similar experience. My hunch is the light is still too bright. The pigs on my lease aren’t very trusting. [emoji6]


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[BLACKFINTURKEY]

I use stick led path way lights I just screw them to a tree.

[dustoffer]

I was searching around a few days ago for a answer as well. I read that deer and hogs will get used to the light after awhile. My setup will be a solar security light from harbor freight. You can add green or red tint to the light if you want but I probably won’t.

Motion sensor activated don't work for my hogs. I have a large LED panel with a solar panel that has a photocell on it Comes on at dark and stays on about 8 hrs. Put it up and it took the hogs about 3 days/nights to get used to it. I can shoot 'em from 125 yds away with my .22-250 wearing a 3-9 Leupold that has a heavy duplex reticle.

[sp-bow]

Bought a solar flood light from Nortern tools,roughly$25. Painted the lenses with green stain glass paint from Hobby Lobby for $5. Mounted them onto a 2x6 18" long and used a ratchet strap to attach it to a tree 12' up. Worked great, never had any pigs get spooked.