Playing Predator | A Nature Walk with the Latest Thermal Gear

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- I got to be a “Predator” for one night last month and it was really cool.

For those who don’t remember, Predator was a 1987 movie (and series of forgettable remakes) in which an alien creature hunted down various supporting actors for sport and killed them in gruesome fashion until Arnold Schwarzenegger saves the day. Among other assets, the Predator had thermal vision that allowed him to stalk the various players until the final battle wherein Arnold serves up a crushing defeat.

It was one of the first times that the general public saw the advantages of thermal imaging.

Fast-forward to our tree platform above the rolling sandhill prairie of a northern Indiana farm where I got to be a real-life version of The Predator. In a lifetime of incredible experiences, those few hours were some of the most memorable outdoor moments I’ve ever had.

For those who are in the dark (pun intended), “Forward-Looking Infrared” (FLIR) is a technology wherein a special camera captures thermal (infrared) radiation then displays it in …Read the Rest

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