The Best Flashlights for Hunters

We’ve been big fans of Streamlight’s compact flashlights. The Pro Tac HL-X is a dual fuel flashlight, meaning it can run on Streamlight’s rechargeable battery, or two CR123 batteries. The Streamlight Pro Tac HL-X flashlight produces 1000 lumens of brightness with a strobe feature and military-grade aluminum construction. The rear switch is programmable with three different factory settings for different uses. We have used Streamlight flashlights in the past and have been thoroughly impressed. The brightness and battery life is simply amazing.  The compact size of this flashlight makes it perfect for fishing, hunting, camping and everyday use.

This is one we have used for a while now and are seriously impressed with. Battery life is outstanding, that is, unless your daughter plays with it and leaves it on for several days. Don’t get me started there. The compact size and extreme brightness make this one that goes just about everywhere with us.

The Pelican 7620 light is compatible with 2 AA, 2 CR123, 3 CR123, or the Pelican 18650 lithium ion rechargeable battery. This gives you choices to power up this light with whatever battery you can get your hands on. The 7620 has high, strobe, medium and low mode options that can be programmed in five different combinations. The flashlight has a full-time battery level indicator, too. The Pelican 7620 light produces 1124 lumens and has an aluminum body that has the legendary toughness Pelican is known for.

We’ve known about and used Pelican products for years, so when we got our hands on a Pelican flashlight, we weren’t too surprised to find it extremely tough, bright and useful – Everything we’ve come to expect from Pelican.

SureFire’s G2X LED flashlight has virtually indestructible, high-efficiency LED emitters with 600 lumens of maximum output helped by precision reflectors. The Nitrolon polymer construction is extremely durable and stays in your hand thanks to the soft feel that holds up in both hot and cold weather. This is a very affordable flashlight and it’s small size makes it a great option for your glove compartment, boat or backpack.

Surefire was one of the companies on the forefront of ultra-compact LED flashlight design, and this light is as good as we expected it to be. The size makes it perfect to stash in smaller spaces for when you need it most. We keep one in the truck in a little cubby on the dash.

Extremely powerful and amazingly affordable, the iProtec Outdoorsman 2400 is a flashlight you simply should own. It is powered by nine AA batteries and produces a whopping 2,400 lumens of bright, white light. It has a 16X zoom that lets it be useful out to 400 meters, making it a great light to have on hand for just about any outdoor activity. It has a strong aluminum body that is waterproof and durable. And for under $50, there’s no reason not to buy one.

My son jokes that this flashlight has “the power of a thousand Suns.” We have used it as a spotlight to look for lost dogs in the night. It is bright, and the cost makes you think you spent way more.

Before LED technology exploded, Maglite was “The” flashlight to have. The latest Maglite flashlights have LED bulbs. The ML300LX has Momentary, Full Power, Low Power, ECO and Strobe functionality. At full-power, it will produce 625 lumens. The three D-cell battery model will run for hours of constant use. The best part is, the new Maglite flashlights still have that classic feel, however updated. It can be used as a club if need be, in case you need to thump a salmon on the head once you get it into the boat.

We had a bunch of the older D-cell Maglites that doubled as clubs and were happy to see that the company has kept up with the times and delivered a modern version of the classic light. It may not be the brightest, but the batteries last forever, and it just feels right.