Thread: Thermal Optics under scrutiny?

Originally Posted by Tentman

Hmmm. I know several professional nightshooters and 4 of them have related first hand mis-identification cock-ups using thermal or night vision aiming devices resulting a dead critter of the wrong species in 3 of them (the 4th was lucky the target beastie was actually 1km away).

For those who say "it won't happen to me" I call bullshit, in any daylight hunting situation I'd trust my life with all 4 of em.

Rifle mounted -it's a problem. The DOC handheld rule is very sound. I don't own a thermal but have hunted with guys using them, they are an excellent aid both day and night, no different to any other aid we might use.

Yep have used them a bit. Pulsar mainly, and tech might be better now, its been two years. but the capacity for interpretation/ Mis-interpretation was there. Is it a pig? is it a calf? Our eye is sending messages too our brain and we interpret them. Anything between the two is a filter and requires increased interpretation.