Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 I just read Mole Catcher's thread about the colours of purse nets (Here) and was about to offer to expand and lengthen it with a consideration of my own. But then I thought how it might be more fun to throw it out to the open, what I had in mind there. Bugger is, I couldn't find any single discipline 'best' suited to it. So here it is, for All of ye ~ to one degree or another ~ to consider: Anglers have long since had their 'Polaroid' / polarised shades, with which to - theoretically - look through the surface glare of the water and see that big fish. Well, aside from searching for Paul, holding his breath as he lies in wait for some mischief, it's just struck me how handy some 'special' sort of shades could be for us hunters. Maybe they already exist? I don't tend to wear them as a rule. But I feel wearing 'normal' shades may give us a slight disadvantage. Anyone amongst ye on my wave length? Can anyone here fathom what I'm thinking? What would a hunter want a pair of shades for? What qualities would these shades need posess? What would be the advantage of wearing them in the field? If ye know the craic, it's not really rocket science. But it would apply more to a general moucher than say, a Deer Stalker or Falconer. No earthly good to a Lamper! Could be handy for some Terriermen though. Ferreters too. Air Rifle lads? Quite possibly. And so on. I'm not talking about X Ray f*ckin spec's here. Just a quality of 'normal' shades which, for all I know, may be readily available out there right now. If we only twigged how usefull they might be in our day to day mouching. So, no science fiction, please. Can anyone crack the thinking Behind what I'm getting at here? I'm a predator. I know of what I speak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 not to sure why you would a particular make or model of sunglasses so i thought id google it and ive found this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pointer28 1 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 I know the clay shooters are big into their shades, I think yellow is a very popular colour with them. Perhaps some colour that would make other colours such as fox red, or bunny brown stand out better against a predominantly green background. Or am I completely on the wrong track here? Seriously though, x-ray specs would be great, even if we never brought them hunting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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anton 0 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 MikeTheDog is that your dog ? because it looks the spitting image of mine uncanny ............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Anton, take off the glasses 'cos I can't see much of a resemblance Nice looking dogs though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snoopdog 1,256 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 well ditch i swear by a good pair of shades oakleys are the ones we use when the sun is low in the sky the bunnies are hard to spot with that glare so yes %ioo get some good shades .... he wont come out of the kennel without em Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Cant say ive ever needed them, its usually cold damp and miserable here in the winter, and they would steam up something rotten. And when lamping....well, lets say i have a bad enough job spotting the bunnies without them MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 its usually cold damp and miserable here in the winter Not doing too well in June either Moll Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bshadle 5 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) Ditch, Professional shooters will sometimes own 6 - 8 different glasses for different lighting conditions. They take it to a fine science, far more than the average man needs. Of course, they're shooting far better and more often than the average man as well. If you just need something to dim the light on a bright day, any of the shades of gray do the job and preserve natural colors. How dark you need depends on how bright it is. A lot of hunters will use the various shades of yellow - amber, especially on overcast days or early/late in the day when the light is flat. They'll improve contrast and make it easier to pick out a target in those conditions, whether the target has fur or feathers. Some folks will even go into the various red and blue shades for the same reason under different lighting conditions, but that's beyond my experience and expertise. When you start using any of the yellow/red/blue shades you'll see a color change in what you're looking at that may or may not disturb you, and might outweigh the improved contrast for you. That's one of those personal decisions. One of the best reasons for wearing glasses in the field is for eye protection. It doesn't happen often, but guns don't always shoot the way we want them to. If anything untoward happens when you pull the trigger, it's handy to have something between your eyes and anything headed toward them. If you're on a shooting range or shooting with a gang of friends, you multiply the chances of something unfortunate happening plus add spent casings bouncing around as well. The eye protection also comes in handy when moving through the bush and having branches/thorns sometimes slapping at your face. A friend just suffered major cornea damage when a branch scratched her eye while digging to her terrier in a hedgerow. Polycarbonate lenses like they use in safety glasses for industrial shops are the least likely to shatter when struck and provide the best protection. A lot of "shooting glasses" are made with polycarbonate lenses. The polarized glasses do actually work for fishing allowing you to see down through the surface glare. Never fished Atlantic Salmon (yet), but fished a lot of Pacific Salmon during four years in Alaska. Catching Pacific Salmon is more similar to hunting than fishing since to have the best results you cast to an individual fish rather than just into likely spots in the water. Walking the bank peering down into the water, I could have my limit for the day while the tourists were still thrashing the water wondering why they weren't catching anything. Sometimes watching them was as much fun as the fishing. There're probably some on here that can provide even more information on the subject, but this is pretty much the $0.05 version. Hope it helps. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...ainCatcat602007 Edited June 17, 2007 by bshadle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Ok. So we have the Dogs wearing shades shots ~ inevitable. We have views and discussions on what just about every shade of shade imaginable might make our enviroments look like. We have safety factors. All good. Some excellent stuff. And not one of ye's clicked with me yet. Now I know for sure as hell I'm not 'something special' in the field of hunting. What I observed decades ago, and have had niggling me ever since ~ in fact, pretty much every time I take to the field! ~ must be, shall we say; 'As plain as the nose on ones face'. (Yeah. Now we'll get the JD referances ) I'm thinking on my feet here. Trying to keep ye minds working on it without giving it away and bringing on a tirade of, " Oh, we all Knew that! Why even bother raise something so Obvious? ". It should be obvious. I'm not trying to down anyone for not seeing it yet. It's just that ye all seem to be looking at this whole question from the wrong side of the issue. Anyone here remember reading what my old mate Phil Lloyd once wrote somewhere ~ could have been in the Shooting News or even on some other forum. Some years ago now anyway ~ about why he started putting rat traps inside black bin bags? Phil did that because he was thinking beyond. Phil is, surely, a 'Predators Predator' ? Who remembers the film; " Rambo " ? A famous scene from that illustrates my point beautifully. Come on now you people. I'm trying to keep you all from getting off season boredom here. Giving us something we might discuss and consider. So consider, please. Once ye crack it, maybe we can discuss the implications? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bshadle 5 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Come on now you people. I'm trying to keep you all from getting off season boredom here. Giving us something we might discuss and consider. So consider, please. Once ye crack it, maybe we can discuss the implications? Well if you want some of that "thinking outside the box". We don't have an off-season here to get bored with and enough land to hunt that there's seldom a problem finding someplace to do it legally but... Maybe if I was on your side of the water and on a mooch, a pair of dark glasses might make it harder for the gamekeeper or any other enforcer to identify me when I snuck off the back side of the property to make my getaway. :whistle: Could even add a false beard to it to keep it really interesting. Maybe a mask as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullmastiff 615 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) http://www.bigbuckglasses.com/ Ha!!! those crazy Yanks! Now selling Mr Magoo glasses! Edited June 17, 2007 by bullmastiff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnGalway Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 I hear Stevie Wonder is selling a good second hand pair cheap on fleabay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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