Red lens headlamp in the AM?

[OneGunTex]

It's 4am. Sliver of moon peaking through clouds. You're leaving the 2 track and turning onto a foot trail you marked. In a half mile you've got a point marked on OnX to get off trail and go crosscountry thru the trees til you get to your morning spot.

Is your headlamp on? Do you rely on a red lens to keep your footing and make good time? Or do you think the light will be too much of a disturbance and slowly pick your way through the dark?

(This could apply to deer or elk hunting or whatever in almost any terrain that's not a wide open trail with a full moon)

 

[go_deep]

Red light

 

[Stearinlys]

Second the red lamp. Why try and fumble your way to your spot and potentially cause more issue than being more effective and quicker to get there and allow things to settle once you get there? If it isn't a bright red light, it will virtually cause zero issue for deer and elk.

Get there quick, set up, and then wait knowing you disturbed them as little as possible.

Honestly, I'd be more worried about your screen with OnX being more of an issue than the red light

 

[MTtrout]

Red light. Unless I can see well enough without it. I’ll say though I’ve been more relaxed in recent years and just run the regular dime light till I get closer to where I want to be. I’ve never tried it but always thought about wearing clear safety glasses when going stealth through thick stuff.