Lamp on the bow

[bowfanatik]

Night hunting

I will like to see your solutions , how to instal lamp on the bow without drilling bow for bushing .
I don't want to drilling my bow for nothing on the world      

So , post some photos please

I don't have any pics, but you can get a Gadget Adapter from 3Rivers, and then use one of the lights that screws into a stabilzer hole. The Gadget Adapter attaches to the bow with straps, like a strap on quiver. You can also use a piece of bicycle inner tube to attach the light to the side of your bow.

Bisch

[Caddo]

No Pic's but, put a Piece of Velcro on the bow and the opposite piece on the device. I use it on my Hog light and my string tracker. If you want to feel even more secure wrap a piece of elastic cord around the device and the bow. Works great for adjustability, especially for your light.

LD

[sagebrush]

I have noticed that anything you hang on the front of your bow will throw the balance off a lot. Sometimes so bad that you can't hit a thing. It depends on how heavy it is. A small bright LED might work.

[bowfanatik]

basically I do not need a direct beam of light is directed at a target or animal. Just to make out, I can see the outlines

[tippit]

I use a leather strap that is screwed in but you could tape it on or use GN bow quiver straps and tuck the ends under a couple of wraps.  I also use a red Sniper Hog light that has a very quiet push button switch in the end.  I don't like any thing screwed into a bushing as it tends to ketch on everything when carried especially at night. There is no over hang in front of the riser to affect your normal balance...tippit

   

[wcdurand]

Good idea, tippit. Man that's an awesome knife!!!!

[tippit]

Thanks...normally I carry one of my smaller knives but it's nice to have a bigger one @ night  

[bowfanatik]

Haaa ! That knife is something !!! We need to start new topic with knives !

[2fletch]

EFA has made a light quiver that is light weight and works well. It clamps around the fade out and can pivot for spot lighting or for walking through the woods. I'll try to post a photo later.

[2fletch]

Here is a photo of the light as part of the bow quiver assembly and another of the light by itself. They are not on the website but the cost is $30 plus shipping.

[Doug_K]

Made a leather wrist strap years ago that positions a mag light with a red filter at the back of the bow hand. Puts the light right where i'm looking at full draw.

The mag light isn't great for an instant light source, since you have to twist the head to turn it on, but night hunting isn't legal for much here anyways.

[bowhuntingrn]

These work great and can be had for $5-$6, less if you don't mind waiting on the "slow boat from China". Just go to the big auction site or similar and search something like "Universal Bicycle Flashlight Torch Handle Bar Holder Mount Clamp" The main body is rubber and won't mar the finish on your bow, but is soft enough to kind of conform if you strap it down good and tight. Combine it with a small light with a pressure switch and you've got a great rig. If you spend some time looking around, you put a whole rig together for less than 20 bucks.

[stonewall]

duct tape

[hybridbow hunter]

I use standard tape to stick the light on bow and a remote switch on the riser grip. When i draw the light is on until I release. I can light on with just a little pressure if needed as check. I use it when hunting out of my country as we cannot night hunt here. It works fine.

[tomsm44]

Originally posted by tippit:
Thanks...normally I carry one of my smaller knives but it's nice to have a bigger one @ night    

My first thought when I saw the picture was, "Dang, tippit's done picked up one of Lin's bush brutes."  Then I zoomed in and said, "nope, that's definitely a tippit."  Looks good.  I need to build me a nice sized chopper one of these days to keep with my huntin pack.

[2ndTimeShooter]

I have a Bear Super Kodiak and wanted a flashlight on it mainly for practice purposes, so I could get a better idea of what my bow arm was doing and how I held the bow through the shot sequence... using it at night, of course, and watching where the light beam went as I shot. I also wanted to have some fun shooting at night.

I have a Fenix FD40 adjustable beam flashlight. It has a tripod/monopod mount in it, female threads. I wondered if I could use that to attach it to the bow. I knew it fit onto the male thread on the top of a walking stick, where the handle comes off and you can attach a camera or scope. So I tried fitting the walking stick's male thread into the female thread of the bow, which is built in for attaching a quiver. Perfect fit. Then with a little checking online I learned the flashlight and walking stick have standard 1/4" threads, used for most tripods, cameras and monopods. So I ordered a male-male adapter made by Fotasy, and a mini ball head camera mount made by Giottos, on Amazon. The male-male adapter goes into the bow and the ball head mount, the flashlight goes on the ball head mount, and all together you can adjust and lock the flashlight in almost any position you want. The Fenix FD40 is light enough, yet throws a powerful flood to spot beam up to several hundred yards and with 5 different brightness levels. It works great.

[bowfanatik]

[starshooter]

Interesting.. I don't want to stir anything up but isn't hunting after sundown against regulations??
I know that a good flash is necessary for tracking blood trails etc but shining lights?
It sure works good against the hogs though..

[Danny Rowan]

Charles, check your regs, night hunting is allowed for hogs in Texas