ttab Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 What do you find is the colour filter for the rabbits ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huffhuff Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Personally, red in most cases. But I do have some areas where white works better. Suck it and see. You may also get a better response if it was in the right section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 As above to me it depends how the rabbits are reacting ?? I find that the permissions near roads are less startled by White lights so I sometimes have a better night using un filtered lights there ?!?but I some times use a Amber filter if the land is used by other people as red is the colour used by them and rabbits can become more flighty ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 also depends on how much stick they get all mine run soon as they evan see a car or hear a gun bag un zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Seems to me you will get a different response all round the country, the fact is, if you regularly shoot any ground with any particular colour filter then bunny WILL get used to it in time and do a runner. I don't bother anymore with colour filters, simply use a dimmer switch or the night vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Amber for foxing, Red for rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtailhawk1 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Amber or none. I find if they are lamp shy then any light will make them run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 For me it depends on light output requirements ! Generally speaking its red for bunnys and fox esp on the light force from the car ! But the red filter on the scope mounted torch/lamp is a killer on range! So longer distances would need the white light ! ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 also depends on how much stick they get all mine run soon as they evan see a car or hear a gun bag un zip +1. One of my permissions is a couple of hundred yards from my house so I often nip out when I have the urge but don't have time to travel further, so the rabbits are very nervous - even after I switched to NV they don't hang around if they hear the silightest sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Does anyone use green? I just wonder why manufacturers produce green filters and green LEDs. They must think there's a use for them but I've never found one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumbrian top shot Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I have tried a green filter but not had very good success with it, out of them all had good results with amber filters and thats all I use now and the odd occassion no filter and dim it right down, it just bugs me whenever were out when we usually see a fox on our land there nearly always lamp shy yet we don't miss many and no one else shoots our bit so there obviously getting shot at somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 i have a blue filter which when flashed on and off despersises most thing especially people that shouldnt be on the land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapper trev Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 red for me when rabbits get lamp shy I get my snares out. they do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 i have a blue filter which when flashed on and off despersises most thing especially people that shouldnt be on the land Does what to most things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim c Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 red for me aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 tried green last night only as i had a full filter kit and was curious, and was very surprized.26 bagged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Does anyone use green? I just wonder why manufacturers produce green filters and green LEDs. They must think there's a use for them but I've never found one. green light is the easiest colour in the spectrum for OUR EYES to focus on, thus it can give you a few seconds more than a red filter blue is made and used for when snow on the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Does what to most things? Dispersises....you know,scatteraters! My apologies remmy1100;I'm not one of the spelling 'gestapo',just thought Gimlets response was funny. We don't use filters at all now,for either rabbits or foxes.If shooting from the landie,we just drive around with side lights on,which is enough to pick up a bunny,then the lamp comes on but isn't shone directly at the rabbit,but just enough for me to pick it up in the 'scope. In my experience any light will bolt over shot rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 I bought a green filter on the back of a article in the New Scientist magazine that described how green light is closest to human vision but least visible to animals, very interesting. However, if Charlie didn't know something was up he wouldn't be looking at the light in the first place, and I really don't think it makes a squats worth of difference what the colour is (to them). I use amber cos it takes the glare off and its easy to work with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun sam Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 There is a pest controller at our gun club and He said the only filter to use is the green one the quarry is less prone to be lamp shy to this colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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