I have heard that blue beam flashlights make blood stand out at night. I was considering trying this but wanted to know if anyone here has ever actually used it themselves. A big part if bow hunting is finding the animal after the shot and anything that would help would be nice. Does anyone else know of any other trick that help blood stand out other than that starlight bloodhound stuff that seems like it would get used up way too fast.

The blue works pretty good and is definately better than a regular flashlight. You may consider the type of light coon hunters use, they are very bright and you will beable to see like it is day time.

I bought a Sure-Fire flashlight and both the red and blue lens covers. It works great and is much brighter than a regular light without the bulk of those huge candlewatt lights. I use the red lens for walking in and out of the woods and the blue light for blood tracking. I have to admit that I haven't really needed the blue light so far as the blood trail was good but the light made the blood stand out more in low light conditions.

Anyone have any experience with the green lights instead of red for walking in the woods without alarming game?

I heard that the green light made blood stand out more than the blue light, but I have not tried it.

I've never needed the blue light, but if I did I would use the blue light on my site. One good reason to have one.

Have a blue lens for my LED flashlight but have not used it yet so I couldn't tell you for sure.Contrary to popular belief, red and green lenses are for preserving night vision ,and do little in not spooking game.They(the deer)will still see the light moving through the darkness regardless of it color,albeit white is alot brighter.Just look to the military...do you think they use red lenses so that in the heat of combat they don't scare the deer..!! LOL...of course not! The softer colors do not cause the eye to adjust to the light and the pupil remains open,therefore you can see better.

As for other tricks....I have heard of guys putting hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle...just spray and look for the foam.Far cheaper and a good way to confirm blood vs.wet fallen leaves,esp. leaves that had turned red!

Good old Coleman lanterns are supposed to work well for lighting blood trails.The naptha fueled ones...NOT propane.

...and I guess the best one is simply determination....if you are sure you hit him, don't be to quick to give up.Use toilet paper to mark every drop of blood you find and go back and start over if you loose the trail.Be carefull not to walk directly on the trail or you risk covering up any small droplets.

I always heard that coleman lanterns were good, but never heard that the propane ones werent. Are you saying that propane lanterns don't show blood well?

REropane

To tell ya the truth I don't know.I own a naptha lamp and it does work well. I have simply been told these ones work better than propane......

The coloered lenses did nothing for me . Coleman lantern is the only advantage over a flashlight . I use streamlight flashlights and they are much brighter than a maglight .

Ok, here is what my experience has been with trying to track a blood trail in the dark..... (been on too many to count)!!! Yes, a green light works better than blue, and here are the reasons why. Green is the opposite color of red, so the red actually appears to be almost black. Also, it absorbs the color of the green vegetation and pops out the red color. BTW, propane lanterns work really well at following a blood trail. It makes it almost glow, I've been told it's something to do with phosphorus. ??? We have used peroxide for years and it is worth it's weight in gold!!! It works fabulously for proving whether or not something is blood or just a spot on a leaf. Take a bowhunter's education class and you can learn many secrets to tracking. BTW, toilet paper works for marking a trail but they also make a marking tape that is much easier to see when taped to a branch or dropped on the ground next to the blood trail.