rats at night

[nichard 4]

So basically I have permission on a large area right on my doorstep and the landowner has a contractor to poison the rats on the dairy farm but there is an area around the slurry pit that is never poisoned. I have laid a fenn trap in a decent tunnel but the bait regularly taken but doesn't catch anything so it seemds mice might be taking the bait or very clever rats. There are definatly rats there on the opposite bank of the slurry pit because I can see the burrow holes and have seen rats over there. My question is, because I can't afford night vision, would it work if positioned my red led on a tripod half way between me and the holes and leave it switched on would it scare the rats too much not to come out or would it work like red does with rabbits and foxes? I have had the light mounted on the gun but i get bored in the dark of constantly switching it on and scanning the area. I can align the tripod with a metal fence post so that it wont stand out too much, roll on the lighter evenings

[Acuspell 329]

Only one way to find out! Keep the light dimmed right down. just enough to see through the scope by, no more.

[Baghdadnights 150]

Tried this once had to leave the light on for a few days without shooting so they got used to it but they were very skittish