Tazman

I was doing some practice off my deck yesterday getting ready for next year and corrected something I had been doing which improved my groups a lot. Any how after dinner the sun was setting and as I looked out from the deck at my target which is in a wooded area, I thought, that looks just like it does on stand, so I shot until I could not see the pins at all anymore. It really surprised me how little light you can shoot in well even though you can barely see the pins. How many of you practice as the sun sets or rises?

The Tazman

Slo-bo

Yup. I shoot a lot out back in the summer until it's too dark to see.

Tazman

I was really surprised that I shot my tightest group when it was the darkest, I kind of wonder if it was me concentrating harder due to the low light?

The Tazman

davidmil

Yup.

shed1

Taz,

Yes, I practice in the evenings, after sun set under low light conditions. I use ground blinds both natural and commercial. The double bull casts a pretty good shadow. Also most of my stands are positioned under a thick canopy of coniferous trees. The sun can be shining in a clear cut at noon, yet back a 100 yards in the timber, I am hunting in low light conditions.

Shed

wolfen68

No, but I should! Two bucks I've taken were taken in low-light conditions and were darn near shots I passed because of it. I have similar situations as Shed1, where it may be clear and the sun still on the horizon but where I'm at is much, much darker. I need to change my peep also because the one I have is too small and lets very little light in.

Turc

This time of the year I have no choice. If I didn't practice in low light I wouldn't practice at all. By the time I get home and setup I usually only have about a half hour of daylight left. The NoPeep makes shooting in low light almost too easy.

Turc

shed1

Just like to add, that the tritium fiber optics from true glow or the eradicator peepless sight system are excellent in low light.

ChiefHeadhunter

I love to test my limits and darkness is definitely a way to find them. And I have to totally agree with Turc also.
Yup Taz, I find that I'll do a lot better than I expect myself to under those conditions. Strange huh?

PA DropTine

I often shoot in lowlight conditions.

On our indoor range we can set the lights to nearly any setting between complete dark and very bright light. Four switches are connected to four different rows of lights.

I would love to install a dimmer... but with those lights, I think it might burn them out a lot faster. Too expensive, I think.

Also... our outdoor range has a few 3D targets set around the hay targets... as well as an elevated platform from which to shoot... and broadhead targets.

For our members, there is really no excuse when it comes to the lack of practice. We have everything they need... and then some.

-DT