rabbits with a lamp ????

[SEAN3513 7]

i use a red filter on my lamp for rabbits.

 

now......iv'e been reading that rabbits are effectively colour blind..so a red light will make no difference???

 

i seem to have more success with the filter on than off.

 

is this simply because the light is not as bright???

 

wondered what your experiences are............with or without??

 

simply a matter of curiosity!!

 

thanks

 

sean

[Malt 379]

I read somewhere that a rabbit has a problem seeing the colours at the red end of the spectrum. I have had better luck with a red filter in the past too.

[thegreatwhitehunter 0]

same here i find that they are more likely to be spooked without a red filter and get better bags with it on!!

[will.f11 24]

does a peice of red plastic sheet work as a filter then, just out of interest

[Coney 3]

Me and the lads have always used a red filter on a lamp and have always been successful when out lamping.

[victor 10]

i thort that the red filter was best for foxes..?

maby just a Australian thing

[wife 1]

as was said rabbits see in different shades,red is not so visible to them,but it is visible,try it your self,on your own,go to a field and shine red filter on,even a variable one,have the wind in your direction so they cant smel you,they will be aware of it,not so much as a white though,there are many different filters you can get but the hard work has been done over the years by others,red is the most effective out of them all,we use a red filter for airgun use,also lurchers,and rim fire and 17 hmr,we keep the red filter on until we are within range,then shoot,more of a spotting tactic once we enter a field,the variable is well handy if used with a poweful lamp,you get used to spotting the rabbits with it on really low,certainly adds to the bag a red filter does

[runforyourlife 361]

i thort that the red filter was best for foxes..?

maby just a Australian thing

Red is the best for fox...

[davyt63 1,845]

red always

[Guest rexdigger]

night vision works best on owt lol

[andy s410c 61]

I always use the red filter on my Tracer Atom Pro & for me i think it does make a difference.A couple of times i,ve been within spitting distance of a rabbit in the beam.I also keep the beam down to airgun range & use the lamp on full beam only to see where they are in the fields very quickly