Just wondering what good brand night vision monoculars are out there , need about 450m vision
Animals on the boundary are getting a bit skittish from the light at the moment
Cheers
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Just wondering what good brand night vision monoculars are out there , need about 450m vision
Animals on the boundary are getting a bit skittish from the light at the moment
Cheers
Have a chat to Tasbay. He'll sort you out.
Can you tag him in this ?
What's your budget? You are looking at the price of a nice car for a system that will let you safely shoot things at that distance at night.
You wouldn't want to pay too much for a NV monocular when the cost of a Pulsar Quantum HD19s thermal imager is dropping to $3799 from Feb onwards. Spot deer at up to 1000 metres, and can see them if they are behind light foliage at 500 metres.
https://vimeo.com/114231774
Our CF-super monoculars will see out to 450m for under $1k.
Nah not wanting a shooting platform, wanting a spotting platform so I can see them before having to turn the light on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beavis
Will let me get into position at under 100m as opposed to what is happening now which is the light hitting them at 300m+ and I cant shoot that off my shoulder, so the plan was to spot them get in close then turn on the light.
+1 for the HD19
Thanks but wasnt quite looking that high of price just yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by screamO
Have you tried a red lens on the spotlight? I was using one for a bit with some light shy rabbits and have heard they work well on deer.
Cheers, does h and f have them ?Quote:
Originally Posted by screamO
Should have, think I got mine from themQuote:
Originally Posted by DanS
Red lens work well on light shy animals. We used them with success on Forest Service pest control in Kaingaroa Forest. Eyes show up like spotlights.
You can pick up relatively cheap glass (better than plastic) cut to shape from glass suppliers.. Ask for Ruby glass.
Dan , Bugger what a shame you didn`t ask this last week. Was a ATM 7900 Gen3 riflescope 5x magnification on Trademe sold for $1010 was a bit of a give away. In good condition to I had a chat with the owner as had sold him some NV gear in the past.
For the distance you are talking and if you want to go down the hi tec road you are looking at Gen3 if you want to Identify your subject at that distance or Thermal for a heat signature.
Have a couple of blokes I have supplied gear to who use the Thermal to detect deer out at 850mts then switch to Night Vision to identify species and what the rack is like before shooting. That is pushing it but they know their hunting area and have a stand 850mts from the boundry fence......... May just be me but I`d just get closer.
CheersQuote:
Originally Posted by Turehu
Have sent you a message mateQuote:
Originally Posted by Tasbay
I agree with Tasbay about the range. Why shoot at 850m in the dark? Unless you are confined to a wheelchair maybe. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DanS
It's pretty straight forward. You spot something, you approach upwind, taking care not to break the skyline, or make any noise (leave the tamborine at home), then take another look. The less you pay for your kit, the closer you have to get to see what it is. Our Gen3+ 2000 FOM goggle with the 5x catadioptric lens will identify out to over 600 metres, but it is a little overkill for hunting in my opinion, and at around $8k, is more than our Pulsar Quantum HD50s thermal.
I advise people to spend as much as they can on the means of spotting, because once you have know what the target is, an inexpensive night scope will surfice, or even a torch mounted on top of your rifle.