ellebarto Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 I've been lamping very successfully for bunnies on my permission. I bought the gun lamp with a red filter but never used it and the white light beam was fantastic and give me a perfectly illuminated shot. Just recently Ive noticed the bunnies being far more skittish and darting away if I dont take my shot within a few seconds. So I switched to the red filter. Immediately I noticed that the light was no where near as good and probably only good for up to 50 yards but the bunnies were definitely not as scared of it and stood still for longer. Does this sound about right in the grand scheme of lamping, am I using the right filters for bunnies? Any hints or tips appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 get a light force with red filter they have a lot more power but the red still cuts the beam but not till 100 yards on bunnies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 simple answer is yes you're doing the right thing, filters do help on bunnies but they do cut down the lamps effective range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellebarto Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 simple answer is yes you're doing the right thing, filters do help on bunnies but they do cut down the lamps effective range MMM! Right OK. So its kind of a recognised thing that bunnies arent as scared by the red light and I'm not just imaginging it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 yup its fact rather than fiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 It helps to get a few different colours, they will get scared of red eventually then you can switch to amber, green etc. I don't use blue though for the obvious reasons. Eventually I'll end up going back to red (currently on amber and they're still happy to sit there). It works for me anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 they don't get scared if they're dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 The ones sitting next to the dead ones do though, and then they run off, eventually becoming educated that red means bad things are about to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellebarto Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 they don't get scared if they're dead Haha! Fair enough! I hadn't thought about continually swapping filters though but will probably pick a few up now! Cheers chaps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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