The long summer heatwave is finally history and the clocks have gone back. But cheer up, hunters - that means the nights are once more longer, and despite what you might think this is the perfect time to get outside and take on the challenge of hunting rabbits and dealing with rats.
Unfortunately, it’s not always that straightforward though because you’re going to need some specialist equipment. The time-honoured lamping still works of course, but has become less popular in the face of new technology.
For those with the deepest pockets, thermal scopes are perhaps the ultimate night vision (NV) option, but are maybe a little overkill for short-range airgun use. And at the other end of the fiscal scale, the IR products that attach to the back of a conventional day scope tick many boxes, especially when it comes to short-range ratting.
But somewhere in the middle, digital infrared (IR) day/night scopes have become something of a battleground for manufacturers vying for our attention and wallets, ATN, Pulsar and Yukon deserve much of the credit for building the category. However, in recent years
