Does Anyone MD At Night?

[Pepper2004]

This question may have been ask before. If it has I didn't see it. I'm just curious if anyone MD's at night. And if you do what kind of light do you use?

Pepper

 

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[Sandman]

I used to hunt at night quite a while back. This is going to sound funny, but I had a large cardboard box I would suppend around me almost to the ground. When I got a target I would use a small flash light I could hold in my mouth while I retrieved the target and no one around me could see the light. I had to do this because of the trouble with bums hitting on you. Later for night hunting in the water I had a small Max Light that worked well to look inside the scoop when I brought it up. I even tried the light stix but thought someone would shoot at me thinking I was an alien.

 

[Johnny Ringo Silver]

During the heat of the summer it is a blast to relic hunt at night! Theres just something about being out there in the field at night with the moon and stars glowing above while you swing your coil. I use a battery operated light that straps to my hat so i can reach up and turn it on when needed. 8) 8)

 

[borninok]

Hey, Johnny, the only thing about relic hunting at night in Kanasas is that you have to watch out for all of those pesky Kansas snipes.....Lordy, once you've been on a snipe hunt you'll never forget how ferocious they can be.
----Mel

borninok

 

[jonnyrebel00]

Snipe is actually a real bird. No one ever believes me when i tell them and i know its not just a huge hoax, lol.

 

[jonnyrebel00]

And to answer your question i have hunted at night and used the mining light on my head to see. Its still a pain in the butt to see though.

 

[ashleen]

Pepper,
I LOVE night beach hunting in the summer !
But i never go alone. Either Ralph or one of my kids , or a friend go with me and man the lights. Usually we bring a coleman lantern along with flashlights. have always meant to get a miner's type light, but still haven't
I SURE can't wait for summer..........
I sooooooooo miss the beach! ( not to mention the weather! )
HH

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

I like to hunt during the full moon,almost dont need a light then,BUT make sure your home by 10 oclock as thats when the monsters come out ! I once had a large bull tracking me through a field while I was detectin,that was kinda spooky !

 

[possumheaded]

I hunt at night a lot. Most of the time I use a small L.E.D. light that attaches to the bill of my hat that I got for fishing at night. I started out using my caving light but with the cord and hard hat, it was a real pain. The LED works great and I carry a handheld light in case I find something cool.( or have to shoot something trying to get me and it ain't so much the animals that I worry about. ) Never had that happen but I don't go Md'n unarmed - day or night. The only thing is that I seem to run into more spider webs in the woods at night than during the day. No matter what, I love it, day or night.
Ed

 

[EDDE]

before sunrise often

 

[Paul4x4]

Well, now that we know people MD at night, the next question would be, do you actually find something in darkness?

 

[robert roy]

I don't hunt at night. Don't want someone calling the police on me. Then I have to explain what I'm doing there. This is espically bad if I'm in someone's yard without permission. Don't need the trouble.
Robert R

 

[lessthanzero]

Robert roy, good point.

 

[KINGPULLTAB]

All the time---I use a PRINCENTON TEC 21 lums head lamp---3 settings---water proof down to 3 meters---takes 3 AAA batteries---150 burn time on lowest setting---I only turn it on when im digging---works great--good luck KINGPULLTAB

 

[Pepper2004]

Thank you for your replies. I'm seriously thinking about hunting at night when it warms up a bit more. I just wasn't sure what kind of light I would need.

Ashleen, I love to be on the beach at night too. My boys and I use to get flashlights and follow the crabs around at Mexico Beach, FL.
If the weather holds up I might just go one day this week or the weekend.

Some friends took me on a Snipe hunt when I was about 16. If you've never tried it you need to at least once in your life time.
Right guys?

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Snipe hunts are fun,just dont get caught holding the bag.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I have often hunt at night....especially when there is a full moon. Alot of the places that I hunt are really out in the sticks ,so I always have a miners light and also a small mag that velcros to my wrist. I think its really easy to see and hear when there is absolute silence around you and just love it.
Many time before dawn I have hit the road tear ups or construction areas before the traffic started moving...weekends are great for this when there isnt anyone else around.

 

[mastereagle22]

I hunt alot at night, it is the only time I feel comfortable being out in a public place with Baldingboy

The headlight I am currently using was bought at Lowes and cost $26.00

http://www.algrovetoolsupply.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=COSTT7454CP

This is not Lowes but it is the same light.

 

[Ricardo_NY1]

Night hunting is the best. No one around, quiet. I do not recover targets visually, so detecting at night is the same as day for me. What I mean by that is that I do not look for the target in the hole. I simply grab fistfuls of dirt and wave them past the coil until I know the target is in my hand. Then I narrow down. I can do it with my eyes closed if I had to. I don't like to carry flashlights or anything that is going to grab attention.........but I do like light on my screen. I modified my ACE 250 for night hunting.....see pic below. My Explorer XS has a backlight, so it's good out the box for the night.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I beach hunt at night a lot. I use 2 light setups, a head lamp and I also have a visor light for my hat with 6 leds, got it at Bass Pro on sale for $6.99, worth every penny too.