Light for Tracking Blood

[LegendRider]

The other evening I shot a Buck & I had to follow the Blood Trail into the woods with thick underbrush. I was using a flashlight with white light. Is a red or blue light a better choice to use for tracking a blood trail at night. Oh yes I did find the Buck! Thanks Glenn

 

[Brian Shaffer]

Generally, no. White tends to be best.

 

[Afalex1]

I've heard an old Coleman lantern works well. But, I prefer a really bright light.

 

[FrankT]

Blue light brightens the blood supposedly

 

[histopicker]

Blue light brightens the blood supposedly

Is that why they quit having the "Blue Light Specials" in K-Mart?

 

[FrankT]

I have no idea but they sell blue lights for tracking...Kmart bloody?

 

[histopicker]

I have no idea but they sell blue lights for tracking...Kmart bloody?

Just a joke Frank, just a joke.

 

[FrankT]

Hey you never know, last I saw them they were a mess and a bunch of cheap stuff...been several years.

 

[histopicker]

they used to have sell items they called blue light specials, must have been before your time.

 

[FrankT]

No I am old enough to remember that, zombies you think?

 

[histopicker]

could be sir, could be.

 

[Ratdog68]

"Attention KMart Shoppers"... FrankT... a resident "blue light special" ?

 

[LegendRider]

I remember the BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL at K Mart. Man that was a long time ago. We don't have a K-Mart in my area now, been gone for a long time. Wonder if they still have them!! LOL!!!

I purchase a white LED light with a adjustable beam. I think that may work better than a narrow bean light that I'm currently been using.


Glenn

 

[pruhdlr]

I say...the brighest and whitest that you can get. I have been on two night time deer recovery operations in the last two weeks. I have a small 2000L that uses one 18650 that works great. As a backup,in my backpack ,I carry two more. One is a 1400L and the other is a(IIRC) 4800L. I also have on a head light that puts out 1000L+. I also carry 6,18650 batts. They all are of the 5000mAh variety.

All my above stuff comes from China. All of it is ABSOLUTELY worth the price paid. --- pruhdlr

 

[Ratdog68]

My local KMart finally closed up. Long before it was KMart, it was a "Whitefront". "KMart" was a step UP from them. LOL

 

[Wildfowler]

I'm different. I think I can track better with a moderate bright light. Not the brightest. I may be more sensitive to the light. My weapon mounted 1000 lumen Olight is more difficult for me to use. It has a very narrow beam spotlight.

I've got a fenix pd32 which has a "warmer" white led emitter. I use that light on the middle intensity settings and have good luck.

I personally think this is a great flashlight and very reasonably priced. I got it shipped last year for about $65. On the highest setting, it's about 700 lumen and total floodlight. You can light up and entire food plot to about 50 yards with it.

Now that I'm thinking about it, I may do better with the fenix because it's a flood light not a spot?

 

[FrankT]

Something like this make the blood appear to glow: The Blood Tracker Light features three blue/violet LED bulbs for tracking blood
http://www.amazon.com/Meyerco-Mossberg-Blood-Tracker-Light/dp/B004DDPH76

Just google blood tracking light and you will see a variety