What the L did I see tonight ?

bambam · March 01, 2014, 11:07:45 PM

OK guys. I've been hunting for over 40 years. Spent thousands of nights in the woods coon huntin, and hundreds of nights calling predators.

Never, ever saw a set of red eyes at night.

Until tonight.
My brother and I were trying to call in a yote. using a grey fox pup call. On our last stand, He shined the light and we saw a single red "eye ". I figured it was a reflector from a 4 wheeler or farm machinery that our other brother had moved, since we were on my grandma's farm.

Then there were 2 eyes.

Before I could raise the gun they disappeared. We kept calling and they re-appeared about 20 yards away, in some cedar brush. Gone again before I could get on them. Red as red can be.

They were the width of a fox or yote, but blood red. Any ideas what it could of been ?

No we weren't drunk.

FinsnFur · March 02, 2014, 12:04:38 AM

Most rodents eyes glow red under light, if I remember. Squirrel, possum, even rabbit.

FOsteology · March 02, 2014, 12:44:58 AM

Chupacabra

slagmaker · March 02, 2014, 01:07:36 AM

rabbit.

we used to shine rabbits in our yard during hard times. they glow red. you usually only see one eye at a time but when they look straight at you. if you keep the light on them they shy up and move away.

bambam · March 02, 2014, 01:26:21 AM

too wide for a rabbit. too bright too.

bambam · March 02, 2014, 01:42:43 AM

and also not an orange color like a rabbit. blood red, and large . way too big for a rabbit.

slagmaker · March 02, 2014, 04:51:42 AM

OK how about a great big rabbit

Carolina Coyote · March 02, 2014, 06:08:39 AM

Quote from: slagmaker on March 02, 2014, 04:51:42 AM
OK how about a great big rabbit

cc

Okanagan · March 02, 2014, 08:40:01 AM

Racoon eyes show red sometimes. But you fellows would be more familiar with them than I am.

JohnP · March 02, 2014, 08:55:52 AM

Call that TV program "In Search of Bigfoot" they'll come down and figure it out for ya.

gravesco hunter · March 02, 2014, 10:10:52 AM

not saying it was a coon,but in my experience if a coon commits to a call at night he means business and ain't stoppin till the load hits him.

bambam · March 02, 2014, 03:48:13 PM

I'm beginning to think maybe it was a bobcat. Only bobcat I've called in and killed was in the daytime. Never called one in at night that I could be sure of, but the way it stayed in the brush and only showed it's eyes twice, for a short time, makes me think maybe a cat. Eyes were definitely too wide and large for a rabbit or coon. I just don't know.

bigben · March 02, 2014, 06:03:42 PM

What color light did you use?

bambam · March 02, 2014, 07:03:33 PM

it was white light, but the color shouldn't matter should it ? I've used lights with amber and red lenses before and never saw red eyes like that.

Dale · March 02, 2014, 09:04:10 PM

bobcat shows golden...

HuntnCarve · March 02, 2014, 09:53:21 PM

Red fox eyes look like two red coals, especially when hit with a red light. Seen a pile of them on their way into the call.

HuntnCarve

Dave

bambam · March 03, 2014, 06:24:29 AM

Thanks guys. I've used a red lens before but not very often. What about a bobcat, are their eyes red with a red lens ?

bigben · March 03, 2014, 10:17:12 AM

If you were using a white led with no filter you would see white back if it was a cat coyot or fox. Coon have a orangish tint to em. You get out what you put in. With red led or red filter you'll get red back. Jmo. I use whit led in pa at night and this has been true on all i have called in thats mentioned.