6shot Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 HOPING TO GET INTO SOME LAMPING RABBITS WHEN MY FAC COMES THROUGH.POLICE BEEN OUT ,JUST WAITING TO HEAR KNOW. BEEN LOOKING AT DIFFRENT LAMPS.COULD ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THE DIFFRENT COLOUR FILTERS ARE FOR. SORRY IF THIS IS A SILLY QUESTION BUT NOT DONE MUCH LAMPING BEFORE THANKS :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Most lamp manufactures make filters to fit on their lamps. The main one used is a red filter. It's sometimes used to lessen the brightness of the white light from the lamp. It's good when used for lamping rabbits and foxes ( especially when the fox is lamp shy) Some people have used a green or amber filter with good results. Personally I use a red filter or UV one when using NV equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie76 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Red filters are for quite a short range 6shot, and the amber will go quite a bit further, the rabbits might be lamp shy to different colours as well as a bright white light so i would buy both because you might need them both . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Rabbits struggle to detect red light, so do use a red filter for rabbiting. I don't bother with filtering the lamp for foxing unless the conditions really require it. I personally find it much more productive to dim a white light when necessary, but have that 500-yard beam immediately available. The foxing Jedi master, Robert Bucknell, does not use filters for foxing. Lamp-shy foxes I just bait and shoot from a high seat, rather than trying to outwit them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6shot Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 THANKS :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Look on the Lightforce site, It has an explanation for different colours. Most popular are red, orange & yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevouk Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Red Colour: Red light that will not degrade night vision as white light would. Hunters use the red filter to avoid spooking game during predawn hours and deer see poorly in the red color spectrum. Blue Colour: Hunters use the blue filter to track wounded game at night because blood stands out more distinctly against foliage when viewed under blue light. Yellow Colour: Hunters use the yellow filter to brighten their territory in the heavy fog situation. (Taken from the net) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magwa1962 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Once A fox is lamp shy the only filter that will work is a TARTAN one, been trying for years to buy one with no luck, HA HA HA, I shoot foxes for a living and i am always asked to take care of lamp shy Foxes after the GUN HO regulars have been about, a Fox is an animal of instinct and will always stop for a look when he is 200 - 300 yards away, just keep the white light on him and let out a roar if it seems he isnt going to stop , he will definitly stop and look just enough time for you to nail him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot57 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 nice one magwa , when you do find a tartan one can you let me know....by the way better not make your roar to realistic or charlie might never come back, its hard enough as it is this time of year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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