I don't know if I should be asking this in rec.hunting or sci.physics
but here goes:

I've never used one but here's what I understand from my search of the
things. A blood trail flashlight consists of a white, red, and green
l.e.d. and costs $40-$50. Best as I can tell, the white is for
finding your way to the start of the trail, then you switch to the red
& green led's. The red & green led's are angled offset so that the
color pattern is red-mixed-green. As you sweep that light pattern
across the trail, the blood splatters will stand out because the red
will be enhanced.

I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things. So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results? Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?

KC

I don't know if I should be asking this in rec.hunting or sci.physics
but here goes:

I've never used one but here's what I understand from my search of the
things. A blood trail flashlight consists of a white, red, and green
l.e.d. and costs $40-$50. Best as I can tell, the white is for
finding your way to the start of the trail, then you switch to the red
& green led's. The red & green led's are angled offset so that the
color pattern is red-mixed-green. As you sweep that light pattern
across the trail, the blood splatters will stand out because the red
will be enhanced.

I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things. So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results? Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?

KC
Strange as it sounds, wet blood almost "floureses" in the light of an

wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?

KC

I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things. So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results? Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?

I don't have any trouble seeing blood with a standard two cell Maglite. If

I don't know if I should be asking this in rec.hunting or sci.physics
but here goes:

I've never used one but here's what I understand from my search of the
things. A blood trail flashlight consists of a white, red, and green
l.e.d. and costs $40-$50. Best as I can tell, the white is for
finding your way to the start of the trail, then you switch to the red
& green led's. The red & green led's are angled offset so that the
color pattern is red-mixed-green. As you sweep that light pattern
across the trail, the blood splatters will stand out because the red
will be enhanced.

I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things. So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results? Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?

KC

KC wrote:
I don't know if I should be asking this in rec.hunting or sci.physics
but here goes:

I've never used one but here's what I understand from my search of the
things.  A blood trail flashlight consists of a white, red, and green
l.e.d. and costs $40-$50.  Best as I can tell, the white is for
finding your way to the start of the trail, then you switch to the red
& green led's.  The red & green led's are angled offset so that the
color pattern is red-mixed-green.  As you sweep that light pattern
across the trail, the blood splatters will stand out because the red
will be enhanced.

I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things.  So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results?  Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing.  Any comments?

KC

I've got a cheapie Winchester led blood light but have yet to test it
and light output is not high. I accidentally cut my finger in the woods
the other evening and blood was bright red under light but light had to
be close to it.

For finding my way, I have a 3 watt Cree Lowes led that only cost $30
but puts out over 100 lumens.  The cheap leds are just not that bright.
  Fine for close use but they do not project at any distance.

I'd say, better one good light than a bunch of cheapies.- Hide quoted text -

On Nov 2, 7:10 pm, Frank <frankperiodlogu... at (no spam) COMCAST.NET> wrote:
KC wrote:
I don't know if I should be asking this in rec.hunting or sci.physics
but here goes:
I've never used one but here's what I understand from my search of the
things. A blood trail flashlight consists of a white, red, and green
l.e.d. and costs $40-$50. Best as I can tell, the white is for
finding your way to the start of the trail, then you switch to the red
& green led's. The red & green led's are angled offset so that the
color pattern is red-mixed-green. As you sweep that light pattern
across the trail, the blood splatters will stand out because the red
will be enhanced.
I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things. So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results? Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?
KC
I've got a cheapie Winchester led blood light but have yet to test it
and light output is not high. I accidentally cut my finger in the woods
the other evening and blood was bright red under light but light had to
be close to it.

For finding my way, I have a 3 watt Cree Lowes led that only cost $30
but puts out over 100 lumens. The cheap leds are just not that bright.
Fine for close use but they do not project at any distance.

I'd say, better one good light than a bunch of cheapies.- Hide quoted text -


As I said, I've never tried one, but the literature on one of them
stated that a weaker light was better than a bright one because the
brighter ones cause more deep shadows/contrast that makes the blood
spots harder to distinguish from the background.

I've always hunted deer with a shotgun (South East) and all kills with
3" OOB were bang flops and I never had to track one. Now I'm using a
rifle over food plots and I guess I've been watching too many hunting
shows where every perfectly hit deer still runs off. Then too those
deer are hunted in sparsely wooded areas compared to thick woods with
underbrush in my area. Tracking one is going to be a challenge and
I'll need any advantage I can get.

KC

I don't know if I should be asking this in rec.hunting or sci.physics
but here goes:

I've never used one but here's what I understand from my search of the
things. A blood trail flashlight consists of a white, red, and green
l.e.d. and costs $40-$50. Best as I can tell, the white is for
finding your way to the start of the trail, then you switch to the red
& green led's. The red & green led's are angled offset so that the
color pattern is red-mixed-green. As you sweep that light pattern
across the trail, the blood splatters will stand out because the red
will be enhanced.

I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things. So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results? Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?

KC

KC wrote:
I don't know if I should be asking this in rec.hunting or sci.physics
but here goes:

I've never used one but here's what I understand from my search of the
things. A blood trail flashlight consists of a white, red, and green
l.e.d. and costs $40-$50. Best as I can tell, the white is for
finding your way to the start of the trail, then you switch to the red
& green led's. The red & green led's are angled offset so that the
color pattern is red-mixed-green. As you sweep that light pattern
across the trail, the blood splatters will stand out because the red
will be enhanced.

I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things. So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results? Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?

KC

Strange as it sounds, wet blood almost "floureses" in the light of an
old fashioned Coleman gas lantern.
If you have a Coleman camp light, just cover the back side with foil -
it makes a good reflector and protects your eyes. We keep one around the
ranch just for that purpose. Somebody is always shooting a deer at
sundown that has to be tracked!! f you happen to have a have a gas
lantern that you have rigged for flounder or frog gigging (with foil on
the back side to keep the light out of your eyes) -- it makes an
excellent tracking light.

I'm a very frugal person, always looking for an easier or cheaper way
of doing things. So here's my question: The lights cost $50, but a 5
light clip-on l.e.d. in red, green, blue. or white costs $6.99 each.
So could you clip a red and green cheapie on a hat, twig, etc, and get
the same results? Yeah, I know if it's a trophy quality buck you
wouldn't take the chance, but if it's just a meat-pot doe that's a
whole different thing. Any comments?

I don't have any trouble seeing blood with a standard two cell Maglite. If
you are indeed frugal, I'd expect you would pass on this gimmick altogether.