flashlights and walking in
 

do you guys use a flash light when heading in at night right before sunrise.
If not how do you see where your going

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I always do as trespassing is pretty common in MI. I don't want to get shot by a poacher because he thinks I'm a deer. So safety is the only reason. I could find my way to any of my stands without it. If you know the area well, I think it is pretty easy.

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I carry one in the pack but never use it to walk in. I know the areas I hunt and I see better than a lot of people in the dark. If I do use a light walking in it is my Browning light with a red bulb.

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I don'tuse one at all going in to my regular spot, but there are a few spots where I use one so as not to step on twigs on the way. WhenI do use one it gets pointed directly down at my feet, never ahead of me.;)

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I try to limit the use. I can see pretty good in the dark. I usually can see the outline of a path from the moon light. I will turn a light on to see specific land marks as I am walking in aned then turn it off. I use a goodold fashion Mag light that I have had for years. I never take it out of my back pack because I've used it to get back to camp and track deer.

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I rarely use one, but I do carry one for emergencies. I also carry a small red LED light that I use if I absolutely need to see something. The red light doesn't mess with my night vision as much after I turn the light off.

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ya i have a condition cause by nerve damage from when i had cancer as a kid.
I see better when it is pitch black then if say i am driving at dark with a little light. It has to do with one of my pupils are smaller then the other and will not enlarge. when the smaller changes at night the larger one gets bigger no idea way just happens. i could not see enough to shoot something. but it helps walking and seeing at night.
In fact if there is a light such as a street light or lamp around i can not see crap. One reason i have lowered the amount of night driving i do.

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ya i am on public land and would perfer not to walk on top a fellow hunter or a coyoty. i might see if i can get in there without a light this year. My main spot is a 300 yard walk through a field in a straight line then 50 yards straight to the right to the creek. so the stand is not hard to find

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I just about always use one. I just make sure it's a hand held and not a head lamp. I found with headlamps you are always looking around flashing the light thru the woods.I go thru some awful thick stuff to get to my stands and I go in when it's darker than my wifes heart with no tote roads or paths to lead the way. That sure would be nice though

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thats what worrys me about headlamps i move my head around alot walking in

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some of my areas are very remote and require trail tacks so i have to use one in these areas but only shine it when needed. If i can find my area without tacks ill sometimes just use a red lense to keep from getting shot even though its low pressured but just gives me peice of mind.

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Yup what he said.

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I usually carry a light and keep it at my feet just to make sure im not snapping branches.

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I use one in early bow season for spider webs. I HATE spiders.

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Ooooh forgot about that one, i avoided a nasty looking bugger this morning because of my light.

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one reason why i plan to walk the field to my spot there all over the place. and not the little one i am talking the big nasty looking one that look like there going to kill you

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I use one because where I hunt there are lots of small game animals & snakes I don't want to walk up on-----skunks, water moccasins, copper heads, feral hogs, coral snakes, black widow spiders, brown recluse spiders and also the rumor of mountain lions!

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During gun season, always, even on my own land if there are trespassers. I'll wave it around every now and then so any direction will see me. Better to bust a deer then to die during those 10 days in November. But the rest of the year, I bring a tiny blue pen light I will point down and slightly ahead of me if needed. It lights up just enough to see.

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dang with stuff like that i would wait untill day light

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I use a head lamp . it helps to see where i'm going

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I prefer to use a green light Stylus. Not only for the safety factor but because I would rather be able to see and move silently then fumble around through the dark woods.

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I always carry a flashlight with me when walking in. Always pointed at my feet though, I dont like the idea of a flashlight shinning through the timber and such. Plus where I hunt we have WAY to many hunters because the land owner doesnt care how many hunt so its a big safety issue not to use one when walking in.