Thread: Best prices on Quantum Pulsar Thermal Devices

Originally Posted by Pengy

I am not stirring the pot here, but can someone tell me what all these thermal imagers are being used for in the hunting sense?
I am picking that it is not for rec shooting of bunnys or possums as the price is quite hefty compared to a decent spotlight etc.

I noticed when I re did my doc permit that the conditions now exclude the use of artificial light sources etc, as well as spotlights, and even found carrying such on doc blocks could lead to trouble.

I have had a play with a thermal imager, thanks to Yukon, and they are a great piece of gear.

We sell Pulsar Quantum hand-held thermals to mainly hunters and pest controllers, as well as to Coastguard NZ and helicopter rescue trusts. It's a good all-rounder that can be used evening, night, and morning, and throughout the day as long as there is no full sunlight.

The Pulsar Apex thermal sights are bought by hunters and pest controllers. Thermal riflescopes are more of a luxury for hunting, but more of a necessity for pest controlling.

Spotlights are poor against spooking animals, whereas they have no defense against a thermal.

The use of thermals and night vision is permitted on DOC land, as long as it isn't used for the purpose of hunting at night. I got on to DOC as soon as this issue was raised, and here is a link to my communication with them:

Yukon Optics New Zealand and Pulsar night vision, thermal image, and daylight optics.. Night vision systems, binoculars, goggles, spotting scopes, thermal imagers, riflescopes, rifle sights, range finders. For outdoor recreation, boating, hunting, fi