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In my case I leave the white light out all the time. I don't get out to hunt all that often in that spot, maybe once every month or six weeks. I guess they have time to overcome any learned fear of the light during my absences.
I suspect you're right, that hogs will quickly equate light = noisy death if the lesson is repeated frequently.

Ruark wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 7:46 pm

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:16 pm I always wanted to do this but the expense of all the equipment chases me off.

deep cycle battery, electric wire, red light, dimmer switch, hammer and some nails, and you're good to go.

There's a lot to be said for this approach. I've used a simple white solar charged motion light from Harbor Freight for years. They're not real expensive and seem to last 2-3 years at least. A lot of folks use green or red lights, but I've found that the hogs adapt almost immediately to any light, even white. When I started, I put out a white light. Game camera pictures showed the hogs ran off the first time it came on, but were back five minutes later and it never bothered them after that. Just make sure to position the light so it's shining away from you!

Budget is the factor that really determines what you get.
Related to the budget issue is how often do you plan to hunt hogs?

Hogs, if they're out during the daylight hours, will quickly go nocturnal when increased hunting pressure develops. A light at a feeder is one option, it's how I started. Eventually I bought an IR digital night scope. A good one currently available is the Sightmark Wraith.
https://sightmark.com/collections/wraith

If the desire is to regularly go after hogs, things like feeder lights and IR scopes are really just gateway devices that end up with the purchase of a Thermal Weapon Sight. Here's a recent discussion on a different forum regarding that topic:
https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubb ... ost8412839

I made this progression myself, going from feeder lights to an IR scope to a Thermal monocular and eventually to a Thermal Weapon Sight. It's wasn't cheap, but I hunt hogs year round and nothing else. I don't go after deer or anything else, just hogs.

Another way to reduce hog problems at deer feeders is to install a low fence around the feeder.
https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2009...t ... ust-right/
https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubb ... ost8376938

I presently have a freezer full of feral pork, but if anyone in central Texas (I'm near Austin) has land (deer lease or crops) with a hog problem, I could possibly be talked into helping reduce the problem.
Some of my hog hunting videos — https://www.youtube.com/user/TeufelHandlanger