Low tech flashlight outshines?

[the rifleman]

Last year I went out to help a buddy track a deer. We were in a cut bean field with a couple of inches of snow. 10 degrees w 30 plus mph constant wind. My redline led light threw out a beam about a million times brighter than his old bulb light. Only when we discovered why he was finding blood and I wasn't did we realize that in my LEDs beam the blood appeared black--just like all those tiny bits of bean leaves. His light shown the blood red. I am hanging my led up and going back to the stream light bulb light this year. Any of your takes on this would be appreciated. Kind of ironic-- like even the flashlight wants to be trad.

[ChuckC]

I found that sometimes, I see red dots while using the LED light.  Not blood , but dots in my vision. I carry a LED light, and use it a lot, but frankly, I also think that the old fashioned 3 cell Brinkman or Maglight worked best for me on blood trails.  With that, I could follow trails my dog prolly couldn't.  

ChuckC

[Benjy]

I have problems seeing a blood trail with the bright white LED's I need the "yellower" light like you are talking about.

[KenH]

Just put a little piece of yellow cellophane over your white LED lights.  Or paint a bit of varnish over the lens.  Unless you just love spending money...

[olddogrib]

There was a post that covered this pretty well about a year ago and I'm a LED convert.  I think the difference will be in the color/tint of the emitter and I believe the consensus was that the neutral/natural is superior to the cool white option....don't know which you've got.  One is a yellower tint and the other more bluish.  Short of color blindness, I didn't realize how much perception of color is an individual thing until I blood trailed with different folks!

[the rifleman]

Thanks for the input folks. Ken h I think I'll get a butterscotch candy and try the wrapper trick-- good idea and worth a try.

[RedShaft]

A old school lantern works pretty good. But you have to go back to truck to get it.