foxdropper 17,092 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 The thermal that the chap has used is ,sorry to say entry level low tech ,low resolution kit .The cheaper the kit the less definition there is . Low end stuff only ever shows a white outline ,solid body and ID suffers as a result .The key to thermal ID of any kit is movement no matter the resolution .Foxes quarter a field unless on a mission to a specific place . Ive watched literally thousands in mine .I’ll stick a vid up of a decent clip of a fox when I get time .Ask your mate to lip squeak next time he’s out Greyman .See what sort of countryman he is Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Interested to know which thermal that is Paul .Think it’s a hik micro .Also mate ,how was the scale arrived at please . Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 3,744 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 38 minutes ago, foxdropper said: Interested to know which thermal that is Paul .Think it’s a hik micro .Also mate ,how was the scale arrived at please . It's one of the Pulsar Axions models mate with the range finder. He did say exactly what model it was but I can't remember! As for scaling he chap measured the height of the wall and also a gate opening in the very wall that the 'cat' walks along the top of. He did seem very confident of the 43 inch measurement (tip of nose to base of the tail) he came up with as a result. Hope that's helpful. What thermal are you using FD if you don't mind?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,680 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Jonathan McGowan HANGAR1PUBLISHING.COM Jonathan McGowan Expert Tracker Born in Bournemouth during the nineteen sixties and... Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, Bush Rummager said: It's one of the Pulsar Axions models mate with the range finder. He did say exactly what model it was but I can't remember! As for scaling he chap measured the height of the wall and also a gate opening in the very wall that the 'cat' walks along the top of. He did seem very confident of the 43 inch measurement (tip of nose to base of the tail) he came up with as a result. Hope that's helpful. What thermal are you using FD if you don't mind?? With respect mate .How can anyone scale a distorted image ? The axion is one of the lower res thermals in the pulsar range . Dont get me wrong it’s a good bit of kit .Very compact and easy on the eye but I’ve looked through several and beyond 100m everything is a white shape with no definition . I use the xq38f mate . Ill get some images up in a minute off mine and estimated ranges they are taken at . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 My initial thought on viewing was it doesn’t move like a cat, especially when it got spooked and ran…. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 3,744 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, foxdropper said: With respect mate .How can anyone scale a distorted image ? The axion is one of the lower res thermals in the pulsar range . Dont get me wrong it’s a good bit of kit .Very compact and easy on the eye but I’ve looked through several and beyond 100m everything is a white shape with no definition . I use the xq38f mate . Ill get some images up in a minute off mine and estimated ranges they are taken at . That thermal he's got has given him well over 2 hrs of footage apparently and could well lead him to other things. I think fair play to him to be honest.. he's not a hunter or anything but has layed a few quid out to help him get to the bottom of things one way or another. At least he's out there doing some honest work and coming up with the best results he can with the gear he's got. I feel we could well hear more from these sightings in the future.. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 3,744 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, bell said: My initial thought on viewing was it doesn’t move like a cat, especially when it got spooked and ran…. I thought exactly the same too Bell.. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Watch til the end .Pay attention to how they move .Vid taken at 300 m then 180 as one breaks away .Taken few weeks ago on a new permission . Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, Bush Rummager said: That thermal he's got has given him well over 2 hrs of footage apparently and could well lead him to other things. I think fair play to him to be honest.. he's not a hunter or anything but has layed a few quid out to help him get to the bottom of things one way or another. At least he's out there doing some honest work and coming up with the best results he can with the gear he's got. I feel we could well hear more from these sightings in the future.. Mate I’m not saying anything bad about the chap on the thermal .Don’t know him from Adam but I do know what he’s filming . If he knows it’s a fox and is trying to fool others then that’s a different scenario . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 10,404 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, foxdropper said: Mate I’m not saying anything bad about the chap on the thermal .Don’t know him from Adam but I do know what he’s filming . If he knows it’s a fox and is trying to fool others then that’s a different scenario . of cause he knows what he is filming filmed over a number of days and you think he hasn’t flicked the lamp on and seen a fox or if it was a big cat flicked the lamp on and recorded it it’s only 150 meters mines the same pulsar axion but i prefer the black with white background 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 3,744 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, foxdropper said: Mate I’m not saying anything bad about the chap on the thermal .Don’t know him from Adam but I do know what he’s filming . If he knows it’s a fox and is trying to fool others then that’s a different scenario . Fair point that matey.. hopefully we'll all know what it actually is at some point in the future.. one way or the other! Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 3,744 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, foxdropper said: Mate I’m not saying anything bad about the chap on the thermal .Don’t know him from Adam but I do know what he’s filming . If he knows it’s a fox and is trying to fool others then that’s a different scenario . I'll have to come back to watch that mate.. can barely see f**k all here!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,560 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, bell said: My initial thought on viewing was it doesn’t move like a cat, especially when it got spooked and ran…. thought the same when it ran you could see it was a fox Link to post Share on other sites
Mossberg12 103 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 in my limited experience my first thoughts was that it moved like fox from what ive seen through my own xm30 model.......good on the bloke for putting the hours in though.keeps us all interested 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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