I already have Microcosmos JH-818 and Thrunite TC12.
Forest where I wanna go next is full of wild hogs so I need a strong light to warn them of my presence to prevent encounters.
I’m planning to take 2 flahslights, smartphone and compass.
Do you think that this is enough? What else should i get?
Eye protection, safety glasses or similar, to stop sticks/branches.
I’d say get a light that has a turbo between 2000 and 5000 lumens. Quick double or triple click to turbo and strobe would be useful for a sudden encounter with wildlife. A large light like the Haikelite MT07 or similar puts out 5000 lumens and has a wide spill, and could also be a good defensive weapon if something happens to get a little too close.
firearm
The brightest light you can carry, with a good sized hot spot. Convoy L6 for starters.
A semi automatic fire-arm.
A motorized vehicle of some sort… considering a full sized wild hog can sustain speeds of 25-30 mph.
Any reason you have to do this after dark? That seems like one major strike against you. Might also want to research and familiarize yourself better with the behavior of the animal… ask fellow hunters, sportsmen/women and people who have first hand familiarities. Do not go alone… Partner with someone familiar with the area, preferably an experianced hog hunter.
I have Thrunite TC12, Turbo is 1100 lumens …To put it on strobe you just have to hold switch button for 1 sec… i’m usualy always using turbo because that flashlight can work for 2.2 hours on turbo and i’m not planning to be in the woods longer than 1 hour and 30 min. Do you think that’s enough or should i get a stronger flashlight?
Take the q8 it has excellent battery life and you can use it to beat something down if you have to and keep you warm if cold.
I know most stuff about wild hogs.
I don’t have a license to carry firearm… EU laws…
I have a bear spray. Maybe that should work, if it can deter a bear or a cougar… why not a pig too?
Nothing attacked me yet, nothing really interesting happened yet, but still i wanna be prepared.
Why i’m doing this? Because it’s fun. It’s like a horror movie. I was scared as fuck before i got a thrunite tc12… since then it’s little bit less scary because i have strong light
What about a horn?
Point a flashlights strobe right in the face of the animal and then use horn? I think it would scare them away.
Cool deal.
I frequently (always) hike in mountain lion territory. Although I never do it alone at night. I most definitely know the attraction to night hiking, its when all the creepy crawlies come out at night, as well as furry little nocturnal critters.
I carry sabre 3-in-1 spray, just in case. I also have my trekking poles and a knife, since I can’t legally carry a fire arm.
feral hogs are pretty “skittish” aren’t they? they scatter at the slightest noise… AFIAK. Like the time Obi-Wan used the force, made a loud screech, and scattered the Jawas that attacked Luke.
Aren’t they also very sensitive to smells?.. certain kinds of smells in the air will cause them to run away.
I mean, realistically, the TC12 is a good light and if you’re comfortable with it it should be fine. Being a much smaller sized light that the MT07, it will appear as blindingly bright to anyone or anything looking at it. A higher output light would be a good upgrade for future excursions.
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feral hogs are pretty “skittish” aren’t they? they scatter at the slightest noise… AFIAK. Like the time Obi-Wan used the force, made a loud screech, and scattered the Jawas that attacked Luke.
Aren’t they also very sensitive to smells?.. certain kinds of smells in the air will cause them to run away.
Perhaps carry a frying pan filled with bacon? Or are they cannibals?
I’m not sure hogs would be all that impressed with a flashlight no matter how bright it is. I’ve shone a 800 or so lumen light into the eyes of a lizard from about a foot away and it didn’t act as if it bothered it at all. A lizard certainly isn’t anything resembling a hog but my point is that how animals react to bright lights may not be the same as people.
As to pepper spray who knows if that will work without trying it on a pig. But even if it works on a test subject there’s no guarantee that it will work in the wild on an amp’ed up pig. My college days were full of getting tear gassed at Berkeley back in the late 60’s/early 70’s and how people react to it depended on the conditions and state of mind. Those who were motivate, and it wasn’t me, could even pick up the tear gas canisters (still emitting gas) to throw them back in the direction they came from. So I think it’s all speculation as to how wild pigs would react in any given situation. What was more effective during the riots were the police and national guard charging us with batons and rubber pellet guns 
I know you can’t carry a weapon but if I was in wild pig territory I’d have a semi-auto shotgun with a 10mm semi-auto handgun loaded with full power fmj rounds as a backup.
Are you hiking in dense areas? Often times you don’t know if the pigs are there until you’re right on top of them.
A .50BMG?
Wild hog? Maybe a horn that’s attached to a Land Rover…
You seriously want to screw with a wild hawg? They’ll kill ya dead as soon as look at you. Then eat your liver with a fine chianti.
Wild hogs would likely consider pepper-spray “seasoning” for the meal they’re about to have.
Kidding aside, I know of people who’ve tangled with ’em, and if they’re the ones I’m thinking of, big-ass tusks like a pachyderm, and about 10× the lousy attitude, you don’t want to screw with them.
A mountain lion could be scared off and not attack unless he’s super-hungry, wounded, or rabid. Hogs? They’ll knock you down and gore you just for s&g.
Wild Hogs?
Do not trust the one they call…….Tim
Personally I would stay home, put the heater on and watch the wild pigs on a David Attenborough documentary instead.
But if you really insist with this chosen form of entertainment then you may consider two suggestions for your next trip:
1) a self guided walking trip in South Africa’s Kruger National Park … Imagine the rush of being sprung sneaking up on a bunch of lions to see what crazy hi-jinx they get up to at night ?
2) Or maybe come down here to Northern Australia and have a refreshing and invigorating moon-lit skinny dip in one of many salt water croc infested bodies of water in our Kakadu National Park. Our crocs absolutely love having tourists over for dinner after a swim
I think an L6 or a Q8 should suffice for either option
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