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<blockquote data-quote="Viking264" data-source="post: 1484088" data-attributes="member: 97833"><p>I will also take issue the notion that the animals don't see the red or green; they do, and plainly. I own the Kill Light (or whatever it's called) in green. Super-powerful, and the light that I carry when we take our dogs for nightly walks so that we can signal vehicles to our presence and keep an eye out for bears (>500-lb. black bears are not uncommon in our area). A deer may not immediately take off when a beam from this light sweeps across it, but that also applies to any other light source. This is the tendency of a deer. In other words, they freeze when the light initially passes over their eyes. Eventually, they move. They can see this light, without a doubt, regardless of marketing hoopla. Predators, such as any of the coyotes, foxes (red and gray), bobcats, and smaller feral cats take off immediately upon seeing the light beam, regardless of whether the beam goes over their eyes. Bears, rodents (rats, mice, and larger relatives such as beavers), raccoons, opossums, and rabbits all pause when they first see the light (again, green or the IR emitter, which again <em>is visible to the naked eye</em>), indicating that they <em>do</em> see it. If they didn't, then they would take no notice and just continue on. They may not see the IR beam (I doubt that they do, in fact), but if they are looking in the direction of the emitter, then they will see the red glow. As was stated by another member earlier, this is made worse by the use of too powerful an emitter, or having it dialed up more than necessary. The NV light in question has a variable emitter power feature, so it can be turned down quite low (or completely off, of course).</p><p></p><p>With rats, large or small, it's one-trial learning. If I miss one with the IR emitter on and they were looking in my direction before the shot is fired, then they immediately associate the emitter with the sound of the rifle, and getting a second chance is not easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Viking264, post: 1484088, member: 97833"] I will also take issue the notion that the animals don't see the red or green; they do, and plainly. I own the Kill Light (or whatever it's called) in green. Super-powerful, and the light that I carry when we take our dogs for nightly walks so that we can signal vehicles to our presence and keep an eye out for bears (>500-lb. black bears are not uncommon in our area). A deer may not immediately take off when a beam from this light sweeps across it, but that also applies to any other light source. This is the tendency of a deer. In other words, they freeze when the light initially passes over their eyes. Eventually, they move. They can see this light, without a doubt, regardless of marketing hoopla. Predators, such as any of the coyotes, foxes (red and gray), bobcats, and smaller feral cats take off immediately upon seeing the light beam, regardless of whether the beam goes over their eyes. Bears, rodents (rats, mice, and larger relatives such as beavers), raccoons, opossums, and rabbits all pause when they first see the light (again, green or the IR emitter, which again [I]is visible to the naked eye[/I]), indicating that they [I]do[/I] see it. If they didn't, then they would take no notice and just continue on. They may not see the IR beam (I doubt that they do, in fact), but if they are looking in the direction of the emitter, then they will see the red glow. As was stated by another member earlier, this is made worse by the use of too powerful an emitter, or having it dialed up more than necessary. The NV light in question has a variable emitter power feature, so it can be turned down quite low (or completely off, of course). With rats, large or small, it's one-trial learning. If I miss one with the IR emitter on and they were looking in my direction before the shot is fired, then they immediately associate the emitter with the sound of the rifle, and getting a second chance is not easy. [/QUOTE]
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