In all honesty, Only a matter of time
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In all honesty, Only a matter of time
Glad you edited your post, because I was referring to the recent (last 12 months) addition:
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whats ya point @stretch ? Thermal is used extensively during the day, no issue at all using it on DOC land.
Its illegal to hunt doc land at night thermal or no thermal
Up until late last year, I was knocking round with a guy who was getting into rabbit pest control. He bought a xd50 thermal scope. Started out on his ar15, then onto the 22mag.
It was a bit of an arse to sight in, but a very effective tool.
He started using it on deer in doc land at night which was when we parted company.
Personally, I think if you need one for deer, you are defeating the whole ethos of hunting wild game, and are probably not much of a hunter.
But that's just my thoughts
Ok, I've misunderstood something somewhere. I wrongly assumed TI devices were as sensitive to daylight as NVG gear is, but that's not the case. Happy to admit when I'm wrong. Daytime use is totally valid, and any night hunting on DOC land is illegal, regardless of TI/NVG status.
DOC did make an addition to their permit conditions regarding imaging devices. Here's one from 2014 that I dug out, which makes no mention of TI.
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Yes, you could. Come down to our own ethics I guess.