what a brilliant gale, for lamping tonight

[chartpolski 27,893]

the thing with a filter its not all about dimming the light etc its that you can pick an eye up alot better,you get rabbits squatting out in stubble ect they take some spotting without one, with a filter on if its out there youll pick it up, myself could never lamp without one, i find by leaving it till the last sec as the dog gets out to the bunny then flicking it of the dog alot of the time can get very close before the rabbits lifts but everybody lamps different and what works for one wont for another

 

Well, I'll be the first to admit, my night vision has deteriorated with age, but I find that with a red filter, I can't see a rabbits eyes at all !! Wheras a deers eyes stand out like a beacon ! As I say, it's probably my eyesight, but I find a red filter worse than useless for rabbits.

 

Cheers.

[reddawn 2,173]

the thing with a filter its not all about dimming the light etc its that you can pick an eye up alot better,you get rabbits squatting out in stubble ect they take some spotting without one, with a filter on if its out there youll pick it up, myself could never lamp without one, i find by leaving it till the last sec as the dog gets out to the bunny then flicking it of the dog alot of the time can get very close before the rabbits lifts but everybody lamps different and what works for one wont for another

 

Well, I'll be the first to admit, my night vision has deteriorated with age, but I find that with a red filter, I can't see a rabbits eyes at all !! Wheras a deers eyes stand out like a beacon ! As I say, it's probably my eyesight, but I find a red filter worse than useless for rabbits.

 

Cheers.

 

try amber

[chartpolski 27,893]

the thing with a filter its not all about dimming the light etc its that you can pick an eye up alot better,you get rabbits squatting out in stubble ect they take some spotting without one, with a filter on if its out there youll pick it up, myself could never lamp without one, i find by leaving it till the last sec as the dog gets out to the bunny then flicking it of the dog alot of the time can get very close before the rabbits lifts but everybody lamps different and what works for one wont for another

 

Well, I'll be the first to admit, my night vision has deteriorated with age, but I find that with a red filter, I can't see a rabbits eyes at all !! Wheras a deers eyes stand out like a beacon ! As I say, it's probably my eyesight, but I find a red filter worse than useless for rabbits.

 

Cheers.

 

try amber

 

Probably worth a try, also heard that green works OK aswell; but I'm stuck in my ways now, and to tight to pay to experiment with different filters !! LOL !!

 

Cheers.

[TheWizard 6]

cheers for all the replys, and yes she has a confident strike, she gets lamped about once or twice a week, but they aint no big fields with big numbers, just ones or twos on paddocks and hills, she just seems to play about turning etc, but she rarely looses so i think thats why, and how do you use a dimer? i have a dimmer switch, do you just turn it right down walk up to it blast it up?

 

Well pretty much mate, or at least I do if there's one sitting tight. I have a quick flash with full beam on, once i've spotted a squatter walk up to it with dimmer on until the dog is up to it. Don't get chance to use it very often though as the rabbits round my permission are very few in numbers and not very brave!

[dodger 3,587]

Never use them