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med
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 Alligators and bright lights To get up to a large gator I've read that the use of a dimmer on your light helps. Is this marketing bs or is a dimmer worth having?
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Will
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Re: Alligators and bright lights Depends on where you're at and how much "heat" they get, I've gone as far as night vision and IR illuminators to see them....
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Will
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Re: Alligators and bright lights But overall a less bright light or shining it up helps, I think most animals react to lights as if its closer or farther rather than brighter or dimmer...the brighter it is, the closer they think you are....
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smash
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Re: Alligators and bright lights Never fooled with a dimmer but we seem to get closer with a red light vs. white.
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duckduckboom
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Re: Alligators and bright lights get a kill light
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Ben_ huntin
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Re: Alligators and bright lights The ole trusty double A style mag light works for me
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med
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Re: Alligators and bright lights Cool. I have a red filter for my spot light. Im planning on doing quite a bit of looking before the hunt date so I will do some experimenting to see what works the best.
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SCmudder7071
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Re: Alligators and bright lights We usually just hunt them during daytime. Only night hunting we do is when we have tags left going into the end of the season.
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Will
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Re: Alligators and bright lights
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SCmudder7071
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Re: Alligators and bright lights
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med
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Re: Alligators and bright lights I believe here it is 30min after sunset til 30 before sunrise
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southernfire97
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Alligators and bright lights MS wised up and finally let us hunt them 24/7 during our season. They are easier for sure during the day, if you can spot them. During the night, I use a red lens.
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