kev0690 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 (hopefully)going to go lamping for the 1st time at the weekend with a mate on our new permission any advice would be great? thanks in advance kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 without being to obvious make sure your rifles zeroed and youve checked how it shoots at different distances,practice practice,practice, have plenty of pellets nothing whorse then getting into a ryhtem then you run out etc etc ive recently been using a red filter and it makes a big difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) use edge of beam to spot rabbits not full flood unless you have dimmer on the lamp.be carefull as judging ranges at night is lot harder than during day, if you know where your going to find rabbits sometimes it can be good to put white sticks at your comfortable range then when you reach them you know your at say 50yds ect. also dont have your scope on too high mag or you will struggle find them in scope good luck atb Edited September 21, 2011 by remmy1100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Know your land, it is always best to get used to in it daylight first, that isn't always possible on some jobs, but it is for the vast majority of people for most land! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy1 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) I started lamping in ernest this year, and having shot in the daylight now know distances,and as Remmy1100 has said keep mag down to a minimum. I've got a Deben Max Pro lamp with dimmer, and use the amber filter at a low setting,it doesn't seem to 'spook' the rabbits. Alan Edited September 21, 2011 by willy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopper Bopper Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Learning the lie of the land and where the warrens are is most useful so that you can stay down wind and not get too close until you want to. I use a red filter as my Sniper Systems 600 is way too bright in white and they run from it from a long range. Unfortunately, no dimmer switch. Have your lamp on as little as possible. Bring your lamp down on to the rabbits, I have seen a big in improvement in their response rather than just wacking light in their face. Other than that, relax, enjoy and be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Use the lamp as little as possible and at the lowest output you can get away with, and use slow sweeps. As said rangefinding is much harder at night as well as quarry identification - make sure you're 100% sure it's a bunny'e eyes and not an owl, cat, hedgehog, lamb, glass bottle or worse. Good luck, and don't break your ankle down any rabbit holes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 take your mobile with you and make sure its on silent, if possible tell someone where you are going and when you will be back: I go on my own so need to be able to ring for help should I break a leg or such :blink: I also use an LED head torch, it has 3 white and one red setting, makes reloading and paunching etc. much easier! Don't go on new land, you really need to know your way round in daylight first...and have fun, I love a few hours sneaking round in the dark.... :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Keep your eye out for an NV monacle from Lidl/Aldi (~£100) and keep your lamp off until 'business time'. I've found that bunnies sit down-wind of the hedge (I suppose it is so they can keep an eye on the down-wind fields and hopefully scent any predators trying to sneak up on them from the cover of the hedges). If you are near roads, you can use white lamps (similar to car headlights). If you are on ground that is also poached on (red filters will spook them as fast as white or amber), you could try other colours of filters. The full moon is your enemy! Camo is even more important at this time (especially for your face). Distances are VERY hard to jusge at night. Pace out the land in daylight and get familiar with the interesting spots to come up especialy quietly to. They will know you are there, so try to be percieved as little as a threat as possible - keep low and move slowly, avoid twigs, dead leaves and long grass/weeds and boggy ground. If you put a tint spot of Typex on the bottom of your pellets. If you get your range wrong, you will be able to see by how much (the white shows up great in the torchlight). My 2p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider1979 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 (hopefully)going to go lamping for the 1st time at the weekend with a mate on our new permission any advice would be great? thanks in advance kev Yes don't go. Lol it's alot harder then you think I'm still trying to master this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyElectro Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Good advice on the Aldi NV, got myself one of those about 12 months ago and its a great piece of kit for the money> Great fun to use too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbox99 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Think everyone has covered all the answers. From my experience, make the most of the first couple of lamping trips as the bunnies will not be expecting it and you can get good results. After then, they may well get very nervous at the sight of the lamp. Range finding in the dark is very hard, so as others have said, to avoid a wasted trip go in the day time and work out measurements and distances, so in the dark you can estimate the range better. Also make sure your gun is spot on with its zero. As with any stalking, try to make sure the wind is in the right direction, use as little light as you can and dont make much noise. You`ll find sometimes that the bunnies are less shy in the dark and litterally seconds after you have walked by will be out again playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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