My wife and I will be heading to South Texas, near Benavides, for our annual pig/javvie hunt in January. We will hunt pigs at night with a bow mounted light. What height tripod would you recommend? I have a couple of folding tripod stands that are about 12' to eye level.
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10 to 12' should be plenty sufficient but also depends on how much cover there is. In some areas of south texas, a 10' tripod will stick out like a sore thumb. I've also heard that pigs tend to spook when they see their shadow from a hog light but I could be wrong on this as I've only shot one pig with a hog light and I was on the ground.
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Originally posted by Phillip Fields View PostThanks for the input. I was concerned about them being too high. 12' is the shortest I've got, since anything shorter is not really useable on our property down in NC (we don't have pigs - yet).I would say your one of the lucky ones. Pigs are a pain in the tale
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Hey Philip,
You have probaby done this, but just incase.....make sure you practice at night with your set up. Things tend to look farther in the dark or low light. It will mess with your instinctive shooting, causing most to shoot high.
I try and set up at 10 or less for night hunting, and then am very careful about my shot selection. Best of luck.
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Originally posted by Chunky View PostHey Philip,
You have probaby done this, but just incase.....make sure you practice at night with your set up. Things tend to look farther in the dark or low light. It will mess with your instinctive shooting, causing most to shoot high.
I try and set up at 10 or less for night hunting, and then am very careful about my shot selection. Best of luck.
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