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#900362 - 09/12/09 02:07 PM Feeder lights
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Does anyone have suggestions on what to look for in a feeder light? Any recommended products on the market?

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#900408 - 09/12/09 02:33 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: JDII]
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#900438 - 09/12/09 02:45 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: Cody Malone]
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If you want to get out cheap, Walmart has an 8 pack of solar powered yard lights for $20. Tie wrap them to your feeder legs and T-posts around the fence. Eight of them give off a decent amount of light.

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#900493 - 09/12/09 03:19 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: gogburn]
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Or look into the solar powered motion activated lights.


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#900548 - 09/12/09 04:03 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: psycho0819]
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Would the solar powered motion activated lights spook the hogs when the light came on? I think it would be perfect if it doesn't spook them. Anyone use them for hogs?
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#900688 - 09/12/09 05:23 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: LFD2037]
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Originally Posted By: LFD2037
Would the solar powered motion activated lights spook the hogs when the light came on? I think it would be perfect if it doesn't spook them. Anyone use them for hogs?


X2. Is there any kind of red lens for them?

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#901056 - 09/12/09 09:23 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: jarepjoe]
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The hogs will get used to it over time. You could always go get some clear red tape at the auto parts store, the stuff for temporarily repairing tail lights. Tape over the bulb and you have a red light.

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#901140 - 09/12/09 10:13 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: psycho0819]
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Lights flashing on will spook hogs.Get a marine 12 volt battery and 12 volt solar panel and find the lights you and and find a 12volt dusk till dawn switch.Alittle work a pays off in the long run.
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#902637 - 09/13/09 08:32 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: billy gordon]
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I went to our local truck chrome shop and picked a red led stoplight strip mounted to a pole with a rechargable battery turn on when i leave stand that evening runs about five days,works great.

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#902679 - 09/13/09 08:46 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: 7mm mag]
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The light coming on does not effect them at all. I have killed MANY hogs out from under a motion light, and quite a few off this forum have killed hogs under my motion light also. You can see the shadow from the light to the right of the pic.

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#902721 - 09/13/09 08:59 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: billy gordon]
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Loc: Lubbock,Texas
Originally Posted By: billy gordon
Lights flashing on will spook hogs.Get a marine 12 volt battery and 12 volt solar panel and find the lights you and and find a 12volt dusk till dawn switch.Alittle work a pays off in the long run.

I tried one of those lights and found that it did spook hogs especially when the battery is low (even with a solar charger)they make a clicking sound.What I found works for me is 2-led 12volt droplights that run all night on a 12v feeder battery.I put red lense tape on them (from auto parts store) to tone down the light.Put them up high shining down and away from you,or use red led clearance lights and feeder battery.



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#903391 - 09/14/09 07:59 AM Re: Feeder lights [Re: dwdbutcher]
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i have not tried it yet, but home depot has an led solar light for $20 or a two lamp version for around $30

they are very small and look easy to put up.

anyone tried those yet
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#911141 - 09/17/09 10:22 AM Re: Feeder lights [Re: rsquared]
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Loc: Texas
i bought a set of 3 lights + solar panel at home depot. They come on at dusk, turn off at sunrise (though by morning they are very dim).

In the evening the lights are normally on before the pigs show up, and it does not seem to bother them. They come on every night, whether i'm hunting or not so they are use to it.

I think i paid 35.00. they come with flat brackets and ground stakes, i just used self tapping screws and mounted everything to the barrel.
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#913117 - 09/18/09 12:53 AM Re: Feeder lights [Re: cuzican]
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http://www.feederlights.com/

THE BEST OUT THERE HANDS DOWN!!! tell them I sent Ya'

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#913732 - 09/18/09 11:32 AM Re: Feeder lights [Re: McWilliams]
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Originally Posted By: McWilliams
http://www.feederlights.com/

THE BEST OUT THERE HANDS DOWN!!! tell them I sent Ya'


How much are they?
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#914505 - 09/18/09 07:32 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: LFD2037]
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who posted that site where they had thos lights that where green and like 55.00 shipped???? please i would like to look at them again
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#914540 - 09/18/09 08:01 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: LFD2037]
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Originally Posted By: LFD2037
Originally Posted By: McWilliams
http://www.feederlights.com/

THE BEST OUT THERE HANDS DOWN!!! tell them I sent Ya'


How much are they?


http://www.texasboars.com/catalog/ it's all there on there site. they do cost a little more than some,but this is an instance of getting what You pay for.


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#914598 - 09/18/09 08:42 PM Re: Feeder lights [Re: McWilliams]
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A little more. A whole lot more. 4x's as much. They look like a quality product.
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