Kiwi Airgunners Forum : Hunting with a red light www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ This is an XML content feed of; Kiwi Airgunners Forum : Hunting Gear : Hunting with a red light Copyright (c) 2006-2012 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:55:53 +0000 Sat, 09 May 2026 04:45:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.14 360 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1344 Kiwi Airgunners Forum www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_images/logo.jpg www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ Hunting with a red light : Hunted rabbits, goats and deer... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14229#14229 Author: vault
Subject: 1344
Posted: 09 May 2026 at 4:45am

Hunted rabbits, goats and deer with red lights, mostly Maxtoch torches, red does distort your spacial awareness through the trees.
used to carry a red pen light on a string pointing down to the ground to light my way as animals still spook if they see the source of the light eg bright torch moving through bush or towards them.

Use greenlight for pigs as they cant see green light unless again they see the bright source, some spook some dont.

Nightvision be the way to spot them/shoot em for discretion.

We used thermals to spot deer, nv to shoot them, red light pountung down to light our path
]]> Sat, 09 May 2026 04:45:44 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14229#14229 Hunting with a red light : Sorry thats now gone. Got a mate... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14067#14067 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 1344
Posted: 24 Apr 2026 at 6:18pm

Sorry thats now gone. Got a mate keen to come over.]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:18:50 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14067#14067 Hunting with a red light : So didn't realize it was... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14066#14066 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 1344
Posted: 24 Apr 2026 at 4:43pm

So didn't realize it was labour weekend. Ec cant make it.
Anyone want to come out with air rifle for day and hunt.?
Approx 40 km up taihape rd from Hastings end.as a rough guide to distance.

]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:43:13 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14066#14066 Hunting with a red light : Ec the unexpected happened. Finally... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14060#14060 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 1344
Posted: 23 Apr 2026 at 1:13pm

Ec the unexpected happened. Finally got the farmer to let me bring someone on farm to shoot. So if you want to try red light, try my guns, hunt rabbit ,hare, cats, pigeons,various other small game this saturday is open. Your welcome to head up.
Just let me know via this and can sort the rest out. ]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:13:54 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14060#14060 Hunting with a red light : Yes a lot. Rabbits hares are way... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14040#14040 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 1344
Posted: 21 Apr 2026 at 11:49am

Yes a lot.
Rabbits hares are way less responce to a red light.
Color red in genral, catch is if your shooting the same area all the time they learn its a threat eventually.
Eye shine off a red light will show up way more than green or white.
Red light doesn't kill your night vision either.
If you want to try before you buy you can borrow my scope torch, and a couple of batteries, charger to if you need it.
Has red, green ,white light. Three brightness settings. If your scope is a 30mm tube i can provide a scope mount with it all for you to trial. If not you'll have to hand hold it as im not sure where the reducer rings are.
You will have to zero on again if scope mounted as it will throw the gun out due to it. However once its on its only a matter of dialing up the zerozero on scope via turrets for naked or torched.


Edited by kruzaroad - 21 Apr 2026 at 11:55am]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:49:56 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14040#14040 Hunting with a red light : Has anyone tried hunting with... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14039#14039 Author: -Ec
Subject: 1344
Posted: 21 Apr 2026 at 9:52am

Has anyone tried hunting with a red light spotlight?   Ive read that the red light don’t spook the quarry as much as a white light does and am thinking of trying a red light torch on my airgun to see if I have better success. ]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:52:26 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1344&PID=14039#14039