When you are hunting at night, you are playing a dangerous game in the enemy’s home field. The animals will have an advantage over you as most of the animals can see during the pitch-black night.
If the prey gets the vision advantage game, then you already lost the game. To prevent that from happening hunters use hunting lights to aid them during the night. Only night vision rifle scope sometimes doesn’t cut it out.
Hunting light is a necessary equipment for nighttime hunting. But finding the best predator-hunting light for you can’t be that easy. There are thousands of options to choose from. With all the Chinese knock-off brands joining the competition, the choice became even harder.
That’s why today I will try to help you guys find the perfect hunting light for you. Sit down, get something to drink, and enjoy the read.
How To Choose A Predator Hunting Light?
We are not talking about buying an LED flashlight here. The light has to have some features to help you while hunting. You don’t want your targets to run away before you even reach them.
Weight. When you add something to your riflescope, it adds extra weight to the rifle. You don’t want to have an imbalanced rifle with a ton of weight. You need to purchase a lightweight predator light that is powerful and lightweight.
Brightness. Coyotes can see in the dark, but you can’t. For you and your scope to see the coyote you are hunting, you will need a flashlight that is bright enough for the task. Don’t take something overly bright that will alert the prey.
Color. Coyotes can see very well in the dark. But often they ignore the green and red spectrum. That’s why most predator-hunting light comes with either green or red LED.
Wicked Lights – Best Red Light For Predator Hunting
This combo package from Wicked Lights comes with the W403iC and a ScanPro iC red night hunting headlamp. Normally you place the hunting lamp over the rifle scope for optimal vision. The added night vision headlamp helps a lot in hog, varmint, and predator hunting.
The W403iC will help you get the best possible vision for your rifle scope. While the headlamp will help you get a better knowledge about your surroundings.
You can control the intensity of the predator light. It will provide up to 300 meters of vision. 300 meters is no joke, that’s literally 3 football fields worth in distance.
A lot of animals are light-sensitive. If you are hunting them then you need a light with intensity control. As we mentioned earlier, you can easily tune in the intensity of the light. According to your need or the animal you are hunting keep the intensity in check.
Using the Scan and Kill technology you can change the beam width. You can keep the beam as a spot or increase it to flood mode. The whole package is made in the USA and the warranty will be provided by the USA too.
The included LED design is interchangeable. You get two red LEDs out of the box. If you want you can buy a different one with your desired intensity. For the price, the best scans light for predator hunting, either.
Predator Tactics – Best Predator Light For Hog Hunting
This Predator Tactics double LED kit is the best predator-hunting light for hog hunting. The included package is even made for hog hunting. But like every hunting LED you can do more than just hog hunting.
The LEDs are in red and green. Choosing the LED color depends completely on you. If you like green then you shouldn’t use red.
The package comes with a universal scope mount. No matter what kind of riflescope or crossbow scope you may have, you should be able to mount this hunting light.
If you don’t want to mount it on top of your riflescope, then you have to make sure your gun has Picatinny rail support. This hunting light supports Picatinny rail. The battery is rechargeable and it’s a 4500-mah battery. That’s a huge battery. If you own a power bank then you can charge the light on the go.
The light intensity setting of this light is quite good. You can just switch on the remote intensity switch. If you turn that on then you don’t even need to move your hand from the trigger point. There is a rubber halo shield that can control the halo of the light. If you don’t want the unnecessary halo then you can turn off that.
The visual clarity of the light is quite good. You can easily see up to 400 meters. That’s a long distance. Almost half a mile. On top of that, the pricing is not high at all. It’s quite a competitive pricing.
Wicked Lights – Best Color Light For Predator Hunting
The main difference between this package from the first one we shared is, that this package does not include the ScanPro headlamp. It’s suitable for people who don’t want to spend the extra $100 on a headlamp.
This hunting light is an excellent choice for anyone who is looking for a good hog, varmint, or predator hunting light.
It can easily help you see up to 400 yards or around 300 meters. You can mount it on top of your riflescope with the included mount.
You can zoom in on the light to focus on the prey. As we mentioned it earlier, you can control the intensity of this light easily. But there is no green LED option for it. You only get it in red.
But you do get 2 free LEDs to change intensity.
You can also opt for a green LED from a third party if you want. If you are living in the USA, you can easily avail of the warranty. As the manufacturer is from the USA.
Orion M30C – Best Long Range Predator Hunting Light
Orion M30C 700 comes in two different colors. You can either opt for the red LED or the green. Both of the options are priced the same.
The light is super bright and can illuminate up to 377 yards. That’s more than enough when you are hunting for hogs or varmints.
The mount is easy to use and can be mounted on any rifle scope. The weight of the light is not that much. You won’t feel like you are carrying extra weight on top.
There are three brightness settings available in the light. You can select any of the brightness levels by pressing a button on the light.
The included 2 sets of batteries are rechargeable. They will be enough to power you up for months.
The package includes a lot of accessories. Orion made sure you don’t look at other third parties for accessories. You will get the light in green or red LED depending on your choice, a Pressure Switch, Mounts, Two batteries, Charger w/ car adapter inside the package.
All of those without any extra price (What are you waiting for?). Overall it’s an excellent hunting light for the price.
Wicked Lights A48iC – Best Night Hunting Predator Light
Another hunting light from Wicked Lights. This time it’s also a light kit without any headlamp. Wicked lights mainly make lights for varmint or hog hunters. That’s why they typically have around 400 yards of range. This light unfortunately does not have anywhere near 400 yards of range.
This is a budget light for budget-oriented people. That’s why Wicked Lights cut some corners in the range department.
This light is solid up to 200 yards. Beyond that, it starts losing credibility. 200 yards is more than enough for a varmint or hog hunter. Thus making it a good option for hunters.
The included red LED can be changed. You can opt for a green one but you have to buy that from a third party. Wicked Lights only has a red LED option available. But thankfully they didn’t cut off the zoom option with ScanKill technology.
Besides the range, there aren’t any complaints about the light from my end. Sure you can argue they should have provided more range, but I will take a solid 200 yards performance over a vague 350 yards range any day
Nitecore P30 – Best Scope Mounted Predator Light
Nitecore P30 is one of the most powerful scope-mounted hunting lights. At first glance, you won’t be able to differentiate it from a regular torchlight. It’s a torchlight with night vision functionality and a mount for riflescopes.
This is a powerful 1000-lumen LED light. It can brighten a path up to 676 yards. This LED has the highest range among all the lights we mentioned so far. This light is super lightweight, you won’t even feel that there is a light on top of your riflescope.
There is also an LED battery indicator on the top half of the light. The light is waterproof and made out of strong aluminum. It won’t catch any rust whatsoever. The LED is not red or green, it’s white like your regular torchlight. But Nitecore does provide you with accessories to make the light look green or red.
And yes those accessories are included for free. There is also a pressure switch included in the box. Pressure switches are easier to use than regular pressing switches. Thanks, Nitecore for that.
You can use three modes, strobe, SOS, and beacon.
For the price, this light provides an insane value. When you are not hunting you can just use this light as a regular torch. Without any doubt, it’s one of the best predator-hunting lights available on the market.
Orion H30 – Best Predator Varmint Hunting Light
Unlike the bigger Orion P30 1000 lumens which has a huge 676-yard range. This is the more budget-friendly hunting light from Orion. As for the looks, you can call it the smaller brother of P30.
Unlike the bigger brother which comes with a white LED, you can choose H30 with red or green LED. Like standard hunting lights.
It is not that powerful, the range is around 273 yards. This range is perfectly fine for coyote, varmint, or hog hunting.
Depending on your preference you can go for the red or green option. The LED inside the package will have that color. Not like the extension accessories of P30.
It includes a charging pad for your batteries. Also, mount for mounting on a riflescope.
The pressure switch and the battery are included. You can recharge the battery with the unique charger Orion provides. It’s a budget light, that’s why it has fewer features than P30. If you want to know the best between the two, I have to side with the P30.
GearOZ Coon – Best Helmet Mounted Predator Light
GearOZ Coon is a headlamp light. Not a torchlight. If you don’t like headlamps then you shouldn’t go for this. It’s a versatile hunting light that can be used for bow fishing as well.
You can get it with a black cap, a camo cap, or the headlamp only. If you already have a hard surface helmet where you want to place the lamp. Then go for the barebone lamp the only option. The included cap is comfortable and breathable.
You will find 3 modes on the light, regular white mode, dim white light mode, and ultra-white light mode. The ultra-white light mode is the brightest and the spread of that mode is also the widest.
Depending on what light mode you use, the battery life of the headlamp will highly vary.
The max range of the light in dim light mode is 800 yards! That’s insane. Even with the highest mode, you will get 500 yards of range.
There are 3 mini LEDs that offer Amber, Red, and Green color mode. But those one has a little over 50 yards of range. If you want more clarity and a powerful beam stick with the white LED mode. If you want to change the color of the main LED, you can use the extension cap given inside the box.
Nitecore – Best Rechargeable Predator Hunting Light
Nitecore MH25GT is a budget 1000 lumens option for hunters. The range of this light is excellent. You can see clearly up to 494 yards. That’s enough for any type of hunting.
You can easily mount this on top of your rifle scope. If you are not hunting and just want to take a stroll around the house, you can use this light as a torchlight too.
It’s not easy to find a good 1000 lumens light on the budget. Props to Nitecore for making the MH25GT.
The LED illuminates white light. You will find two colored caps that mount in front of the light. The colored caps come in red and green.
If you add the color caps, the range will reduce slightly. As the natural LED is not of that color. You are forcing it to illuminate a different color.
All in all, it’s an excellent hunting light and surely deserves its place in our best predator hunting light review post.
Class-2 NightSnipe – Best Fixed Beam Predator Light
I want to say this at the very beginning. I like the packaging of this light. It makes you feel like you are a professional hitman and setting up your gun. I am sorry if that joke was inappropriate.
But honestly, though, the packaging is absolutely brilliant and well thought out.
The torchlight is crafted from T-6 aircraft-grade aluminum. And it’s one of the cheapest flights on the list.
The range of this light is over 200 yards. The included eyeshine has a 400+ yards range. The light is easy to mount on top of your scope. You can choose from the red or green LED.
It’s great for any type of short to medium-range hunting.
Frequently ASKED Questions
Does Predator Hunting Light Color Matter?
It does. Coyotes can see better than us in the dark. When you shine a bright light in front of their faces, they will run away faster than you can react. But if you shine a red or green light on their faces, they will think it’s natural light and pay no attention to it. That’s why it’s always recommended to take red or green LED predator hunting lights.
Handheld Light Vs Headlamp Light
Handheld light can come in handy in most case scenarios. You can store it in your pocket when you don’t need it. While headlamp light is similar to plug and play. Just place it there and forget about it. It will keep running till the battery runs out. That’s not a wise decision, I know. I am just stating the possibilities.
Why Should I Get A New Predator Hunting Light?
Most of the time your night vision riflescope won’t be able to show you vision after a certain range. That certain range can be 300 yards or even 1000 yards. You don’t want your scope to fail on you in the middle of the night.
Frankly speaking, the scope alone isn’t enough to ensure your safety while hunting. For that as well, the flashlight will come in handy. You will also increase the chance of nailing prey more. All in all, it’s too good of a deal to pass on.
Summary
We hope that you found the right option for your hunting sessions. I tried to provide some of the best lights without going too ham on the budget.
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