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Offline HickoryBill

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Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« on: October 16, 2014, 09:48:12 am »
Just curious what you guys use for blood trailing? I've always just used a small led light..Small and compact...Just wanna open up my options..Thanks
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Offline Stoker

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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2014, 10:01:04 am »
Same as me.. Little led flashlight
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2014, 10:12:32 am »
A Coleman camp lantern makes blood jump when tracking at night. That always worked best for us.
 Put peroxide in a spray bottle. Peroxide bubbles up on contact with blood so that will also help.
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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2014, 10:38:08 am »
A 4 or 5 D cell led light usually, I have a pack set up for night tracking and it has a pretty good assortment of lights Battries/toilet paper/chem lights/knife/saw/compass and drag. ;)Everything you need for a long night time track. :)
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2014, 11:40:57 am »
I use a small streamlight Stylus LED.  Last year I traded for a Streamlight tactical LED.  It is crazy bright but burns through expensive batteries quickly.  I bought a small LED headlamp to try out this year.  I keep a backpack loaded and ready to go just like Pappy. 
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2014, 02:38:40 pm »
Bill, old school here, got a coleman with tin foil reflector on half the globe, good light for tracking. Bob

Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2014, 04:21:38 pm »
I use a Coleman blood tracker led! Best birthday present I ever got! Makes the blood show up like you see on NCIS on TV! 3 AA batteries. Has lasted me at least 3 trailing session till around midnight. Plus it has a blue-green setting that won't spook game on your way to the stand. Also a plain flashlight setting that's super bright! Worth the 40 bucks it cost to buy!  Patrick
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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2014, 12:53:15 am »
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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2014, 05:50:33 pm »

     I have a little LED light that has the ultra violet light, and it shows blood up really well.  I got it a gun show a few years back.  My Girlfriend has one that is a handle type ultra violet LED light.  It works well also, she got it for looking pee spots from one of her dogs.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2014, 08:35:30 pm »
My family and I have used Coleman lanterns for years with good success. I usually carry one of those high intensity LED lights as well. They seem to work really well.

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Re: Best tracking/blood trailing light??
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2014, 11:47:35 am »
Ryan,  Semper Fi brother!
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