DNT Optics Australia

DNT covers the whole night: spot, confirm and shoot. Hound monoculars find the animal. Hydra thermal scopes take the shot, and ThermNight adds digital night vision for detail. Zulus is a 4K day and night scope with IR. Mounts and IR modules are here too. Ask us which combo suits your hunting.

Once the lens is sorted, the extras are a built-in rangefinder, ballistic calculator, thermal plus night vision or thermal only, battery type, mounts and weight. Zulus is a different kind of scope: a digital day/night picture with no heat detection. Mounts, IR modules and batteries come last.

The usual DNT setup is a Hound to spot and a ThermNight or Hydra to shoot.

Quick links: Hound 635R · Hound H325R · ThermNight TNC635R · Hydra LRF 650R · DNT Thermal · Thermal Monoculars Australia · Thermal Scopes Australia

Why grab a monocular too — DNT Hound

A Hound 635R, H325R or 325R lets you find the heat, count the mob and plan your stalk without pointing a rifle at anything. When you're ready to shoot, the ThermNight or Hydra comes up. That's why every DNT scope pairs best with a spotter.

35 mm: fence lines, scrub and mixed paddocks

Most rabbits, pigs and foxes around fence lines and mixed country turn up inside 150 m, and a 35 mm DNT covers that nicely. Spot with a Hound 325 or H325R. For the shot, the ThermNight TNC335R and TNC635R give you thermal and night vision in one, or the Hydra LRF 335R and 635R are thermal only. For closer work, the TNC225R runs a 25 mm lens. On the same lens, a 640 sensor shows you more of the paddock at once, while a 384 still does the job well for careful shooting.

50 mm: open country and foxes further out

If you're picking out foxes across open paddocks past 150 m, often around 250 m, go 50 mm. Here that's the Hydra LRF 650R. ThermNight only comes in 25 and 35 mm, so it's not the one for open-paddock foxes.

ThermNight, Hydra or Zulus?

ThermNight gives you thermal to find the animal and digital night vision to see what it is, with a rangefinder and ballistics, in 25 and 35 mm. Hydra is thermal only, made for the shot, with rangefinder models plus the HS models without one. Zulus is a digital day/night scope with no thermal, so it suits you if you don't need to pick up heat. Work out how you hunt, then pick the one that fits.

Which DNT kit fits the hunt?

If you want…	Have a look at	Why
Something to spot with	Hound 635R / H325R / 325R	Find it before the rifle comes up
Thermal for foxes on open country, 250 m	Hydra LRF 650R	50 mm lens plus a rangefinder
Thermal and night vision in one, inside 150 m	TNC635R / TNC335R	35 mm ThermNight; the 640 gives a wider, sharper view
Thermal only, inside 150 m	Hydra LRF 635R / 335R / HS635 / HS325	35 mm Hydra, with or without a rangefinder
Thermal and night vision, really close	TNC225R	25 mm for closer country
Digital day/night, no thermal	Zulus 4K / HD V2	Daylight-style picture, day or night
To compare other brands	Monoculars · Scopes	See DNT next to everything else

Then the extras

A rangefinder and ballistics tell you the distance and where to hold. Mounts (QDS150 and QDM150), IR modules for the night vision channel and spare batteries are worth adding once you've picked your spotter and scope.

DNT Optics Australia — FAQ

Why buy a Hound monocular before a ThermNight or Hydra?

It's safer and quicker. You find and identify the animal with the Hound, then bring the rifle up only when you're ready to shoot.

35 mm or 50 mm?

Inside about 150 m, 35 mm is plenty. For foxes across open country around 250 m, go the Hydra LRF 650R (50 mm).

ThermNight or Hydra?

Go ThermNight if you want thermal and digital night vision in one scope (25 or 35 mm). Go Hydra if you just want thermal for the shot, including the 50 mm 650R for open country.

Where do Zulus, mounts and batteries sit?

Zulus is DNT's digital day/night scope. Mounts, IR modules and batteries are add-ons, so pick your spotter and scope first, then grab what you need to go with them.