Night hunting tactics (Updated Story / No dogs).

[jasnt]

Those are some handsome howlers!  Sounds like ya had fun and learned some things about your hunting area. Sounds like a win win there.  Next time you'll have a better plan with the Intell you got.  it sure is a rush to have them blast off so close.

[McCRIZZLEY]

Sounds like you had a blast! Would you do anything different if you were going to do it all over again?

[Bofire]

 :)sounds like fun  but I think you got busted.
Carl

[fatty]

So you didn't have your lights on while calling? I think that's pretty much a must if you hope to do any good at night. Some people say you need a red lens and some think white is fine but I don't really know. I know of people getting them at night with both, but the only one I've shot at in the night was using a Coyote Light which is red.

[jrebel]

So you didn't have your lights on while calling? I think that's pretty much a must if you hope to do any good at night. Some people say you need a red lens and some think white is fine but I don't really know. I know of people getting them at night with both, but the only one I've shot at in the night was using a Coyote Light which is red.

No we would randomly scan the hills, but we could see pretty well with the ambient light and snow.  We were hoping to see movement then light them up.  I am going to buy a wicked light (green) for the AR so I have a more concentrated beam.  Right now my beam is really bright, but really wide.  Still good to about 150 yards. 

We are still learning for sure.

[bearmanric]

 Going to make a buffalo Howler for my self tomorrow. Love Howling. Glad you had fun. Rick

[deaner]

im thinking about getting one of the 400 yard green lights that mount on top of a scope to do some night hunting for yotes and bobs.... but i think id just use it to scan.  there are just so damned many big cats and bears around here that i dont think id feel comfortable going out into the mountains and actually doing distress calls in the dark.  feel like id have a big cat crawl right up my ass.  i dont mind walking through the woods in the dark, but actively calling.....  i just dont see it happening.  not in my area where i can easily cut 2-6 fresh sets of lion tracks in a couple hours of quad riding the morning after a fresh snow.