Lamp shy Rabbits - What colour filter?

[Guest little_lloyd]

The rabbits are getting quite a hammering on my ground as theve been doing quite a bit of damage and the horses are competing for grazing

 

Now me and my mate have been shooting the area with a rifle and airrifle over the past few nights,...But turns out someone else it but with there dog

 

The Rabbits are really skitish when the beam is on them and head for home!!

 

Now what colour filter other than the standard one im using is better to use for yer lamp shys?

[weejohn 3]

well i would need to say the red filter, i only ever use the red filter for bunnies and find it works great for spotting them as i also use a dimmer switch and turn it down really low and there eyes show up very far away then when the shot is on i turn up the power till i can make a confident shot. hope this helps

[Deker 3,478]

Red would be the standard suggestion, but I find they cut down the beam range quite considerably. Dimmer units help!

Rabbits behave differently and learn quickly on different pieces of land so there will be no "right" answer to this question.

Also, don't shoot at the same time every day, try shooting at different times of day/night.

The real answer is of course nightvision, but I have been shooting 35 years and I'm still saving up......don't be tempted to buy one of the early Gen 1 versions unless you only EVER want to shoot out to 20-30 yards. Moonlight and starlight do just as well and are free (I exagerate a litte but you get the idea).

 

Deker

[lurcherchavvy 3]

ive got a red filter taking it out for the first time tonight il tell you later if it works

[Guest little_lloyd]

Thanks for ya'll advice

 

Im getting a red filter anytime soon for charlie!!

[landrover 6]

  little_lloyd said:

Thanks for ya'll advice

 

Im getting a red filter anytime soon for charlie!!

 

we used to use red on fox ,but found the amber filter better

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Red filter definitely the job.............This lot was taken using it!!!

 

 

[SNAP SHOT 194]

try getting a few bits of coloured plastic to tape over the light to see what works best, as long as there light enough to let the beam through, amber or red would be my sugesstions, to start. good luck

[lurcherchavvy 3]

red done the job last night