Blood trailing flashlight.

[mowin]

Couple years ago, a buddy gave me a Primos bloodhunter HD flashlight.  I haven't had the chance to use it until the NJ bear hunt. I was really surprised how well it worked to "illuminate" the blood. It made finding those little drops and pin drops much easier.  I definitely recommend one. Especially for us older guys, our eyesight isn't as sharp as it once was. 

[cervidchasers]

1 minute ago, mowin said:

Couple years ago, a buddy gave me a Primos bloodhunter HD flashlight.  I haven't had the chance to use it until the NJ bear hunt. I was really surprised how well it worked to "illuminate" the blood. It made finding those little drops and pin drops much easier.  I definitely recommend one. Especially for us older guys, our eyesight isn't as sharp as it once was. 

Definitely helped differentiate between blood and red leaves.

[GreeneHunter]

10 hours ago, mowin said:

Couple years ago, a buddy gave me a Primos bloodhunter HD flashlight.  I haven't had the chance to use it until the NJ bear hunt. I was really surprised how well it worked to "illuminate" the blood. It made finding those little drops and pin drops much easier.  I definitely recommend one. Especially for us older guys, our eyesight isn't as sharp as it once was. 

It's on Amazon ---> https://www.amazon.com/Primos-Bloodhunter-Shadow-Blood-Tracking/dp/B00BD56JCY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ENPVBPG8N25C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cmjq-boy53AKMlUMs3mSZ_x-sW3nB5Wh2NN37477RLJMtO1wMVF-QKl39VRkFx8FrXnqGRwG7lGyxwz7O-TA6LclOkRgQhKfbyUKzF-zC_1y--14-9htlb48SUoHgo7WicQzdyCr2g9Vf2-PqBlptg76px9AdA9xS0PSULmj4z0s108f19CDNwD2jEmYNeOUPPECsyK2tcR-qTG86DRHwdqFTXoRRTu6DaZqN5e6Uf_cHA2E8rjBAwFQoljNg5uPjdzKbMXnJU-P1G-vKOIM-5lr70rY8bvxgbh-UkHnosM.5axqBh9D23h-hhbNJGvPCNr4AXkxodurRidPUbZXCSE&dib_tag=se&keywords=Primos%2Bbloodhunter%2BHD%2Bflashlight&qid=1729592592&sprefix=primos%2Bbloodhunter%2Bhd%2Bflashlight%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-1&th=1

[Belo]

Man I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't $64 lol. I've heard these were crap, maybe they improved on the old ones.

[mowin]

12 minutes ago, Belo said:

Man I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't $64 lol. I've heard these were crap, maybe they improved on the old ones.

Ya, I was surprised at the price. Luckily, mine was a gift. 

But there was 3 other guys with me on the blood trail, and all agreed it definitely works.  One downside, it's beam is "washed" out with a regular flashlight. 

[nywaw]

That looks pretty neat.  Like Belo, I heard these didn't work well in the past, but maybe they improved them a bunch.  The best tracking light I've ever used was a lantern.  That's what my buddy uses out in ND.  Maybe it was the conditions we were tracking in out in ND, but that lit up blood on the tall grass wayyyy better than a flashlight could.  I've never tried one out this way.  Out here I use my headlamp and a handheld flashlight.

[mowin]

5 minutes ago, nywaw said:

That looks pretty neat.  Like Belo, I heard these didn't work well in the past, but maybe they improved them a bunch.  The best tracking light I've ever used was a lantern.  That's what my buddy uses out in ND.  Maybe it was the conditions we were tracking in out in ND, but that lit up blood on the tall grass wayyyy better than a flashlight could.  I've never tried one out this way.  Out here I use my headlamp and a handheld flashlight.

My only experience is with this particular light.  I also heard they didn't work well.  Many times, I'd spot blood, and Scott would shine his light on it, and the drop would disappear. He'd then remove his light, and it was easily visible. 

There's different blood lights out there, but I have no idea if those are as effective as this one was. 

[Belo]

combine it with wolcs butt out and you have 2 gadgets nobody likes that now people swear by 

[Robhuntandfish]

These have been handy a couple of times.  

[Wolc123]

45 minutes ago, Belo said:

combine it with wolcs butt out and you have 2 gadgets nobody likes that now people swear by 

I’m going to have to order one of those lights (the ones that are less that $30), before the peak two weeks the rut when sz archery season crossbow opens up. 

[grampy]

Many years ago I tried one with red and blue lights. It was garbage, but was nowhere near the cost of this one. Having tracked for almost three decades with deer search I've tried a lot of lights. A good handheld LED, with adjustable brightness, along with a good head mount LED seems to work best for me. Also, don't forget to pick up a couple rolls of biodegradable, orange, surveyors tape to mark your blood. It can be seen easily at night. And gives you a line of travel to look at when the blood gets on the light side.

[nywaw]

2 minutes ago, grampy said:

Also, don't forget to pick up a couple rolls of biodegradable, orange, surveyors tape to mark your blood. 

It's funny, my dad taught me to use toilet paper for blood trailing and it's all I still use.  Very easy to see, backtrack, etc.  I've seen guys use the non biodegradable surveyor tape and it winds up being there for years unfortunately.

[nywaw]

57 minutes ago, Belo said:

wolcs butt out

If you're referring to the butt out tool, it actually works pretty well.  Just one more thing to clean afterwards though. The orange plastic ones do tend to twist under tension, I always felt that tool would be better if it was made of metal.

[mowin]

Laugh all you want at the blood light.  I was until I used it.  

On a double lung hit, not needed.  A drop or pin drop every few feet, I'm a believer. 

[Belo]

1 minute ago, mowin said:

Laugh all you want at the blood light.  I was until I used it.  

On a double lung hit, not needed.  A drop or pin drop every few feet, I'm a believer. 

not laughing, just knew the old ones were crap. I actually put it in my cart because I believe you're telling the truth.