Night Hog Hunt...Night Vision, Rifle Mounted Light Light, Feeder light?

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I'm headed down to SC low country next month for a hog hunt.

I'm not sure what the lodge (Danny Harrell at Cypress Creek) does for feeder lights, so I'm thinking about best options for bringing my own. I think the ideal would be a feeder mounted light that's always on. Less likely to spook an animal that way.

But for the sake of argument, let's say the lodge does nothing...what's better, a rifle mounted green light? invest in night vision? Just fire in the general vicinity whenever I hear a noise or get skeered?
 
Tim said:
I'm headed down to SC low country next month for a hog hunt.

I'm not sure what the lodge (Danny Harrell at Cypress Creek) does for feeder lights, so I'm thinking about best options for bringing my own. I think the ideal would be a feeder mounted light that's always on. Less likely to spook an animal that way.

But for the sake of argument, let's say the lodge does nothing...what's better, a rifle mounted green light? invest in night vision? Just fire in the general vicinity whenever I hear a noise or get skeered?
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I set my green illuminator on a tripod on my left hand side and have the rifle on the rest, on the shooting table set up right handed. In your case, reverse it and you'll be set. Mounting the light on the gun makes it unstable and if it moves they usually take off....
 
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When using a green light...how sensitive are hogs to shadow, moving light, etc?

Better to have the light mounted to the rifle and make slow adjustments, or better to have the light on a tripod and hope the pigs wander into the lighted area?
 
Tim said:
When using a green light...how sensitive are hogs to shadow, moving light, etc?

Better to have the light mounted to the rifle and make slow adjustments, or better to have the light on a tripod and hope the pigs wander into the lighted area?
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This!

The videos I have been watching show both ways with no ill effect. I am new to this so I am also curious.
 
I have used the tripod mounted illuminator for several years now on hogs as well as coyotes. Coyotes are much more sensitive than hogs and will spook at the slightest movement of anything. I have slightly bumped the light and coyotes will haul butt and maybe come back, maybe not. Hogs will put up with much more movement compared to the yotes... If you have the light on the rifle it's going to be constantly moving whereas you can illuminate the feed source with a stationary light and leave it set there.
 
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I have the 3-14x version in my cart now...I just haven't pulled the trigger. I had an older version a few years ago and I worked as advertised - with a different IR illuminator.
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Buddy of mine has one and filmed a night time hog shoot with it. Was pretty cool. I have an old police issue night/day vision scope on my deer rifle. The IR illuminator sucked and I bought a cheaper $50 one and it’ll shine eyes at 500 yards. That’s as far as I’ve viewed it at night
 
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