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Tusker

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  1. I had a few of those old mentors myself mate, they really did get my young brain excited and every word and every lesson was just the most interesting stuff to me. One old guy was an expert taxidermist, and trapper, old time poacher and a real gent. Fond memories. All the best Tusker
  2. I could only imagine the stealthy brainy sort of mutt that would be mate. What sort of height? Cheers Tusker
  3. Im far from the flat fens of Englandshire mate, Ive carried home too many greyhound based lurchers off these rocky hills. They are too fragile for me. Plus I dont need the speed that is needed on the low ground. To find and flush game up here a dog needs a bit of size, a good nose, a solid conformation, a good jacket is desirable and a tough robust body and feet that can run over these harsh rocky slopes. The game I hunt varies but mountain hare and boar are both common. If someone bred deerhound/pointer or perhaps another gundog breed, that should suit my needs, I wouldnt say no to a dee
  4. Im far from the flat fens of Englandshire mate, Ive carried home too many greyhound based lurchers off these rocky hills. They are too fragile for me. Plus I dont need the speed that is needed on the low ground. To find and flush game up here a dog needs a bit of size, a good nose, a solid conformation, a good jacket is desirable and a tough robust body and feet that can run over these harsh rocky slopes. The game I hunt varies but mountain hare and boar are both common. If someone bred deerhound/pointer or perhaps another gundog breed, that should suit my needs, I wouldnt say no to a dee
  5. Any good? Ive heard of only the 1 litter in UK, mixed reports
  6. Would be great to hear from anyone keeping deerhound cross... with little or no greyhound! All the best Tusker
  7. Honestly, these are great looking dogs guy's. they look like like the tool for a bit of game and vermin. Seems the coats are the only drawbacks with this type, though I bet a touch of collie or wheaten blood would rectify that. Super looking dogs, each one of them. All the best Tusker
  8. Tusker.... It's the closed season for that game here at the moment. Not that we would hunt anyway, as the heat is too hard on the dogs and there is too much risk of snakebite. We are legally restricted to three breeds of hounds, which must be assessed as true to type and registered with te authorities. It's a pain in the neck, and most unreasonable, but we came within a whisker of losing the ability to hunt with hounds completely. The legal breeds are Beagle, Bloodhound and Harrier. No crosses. The Harriers have only become legal this year, so the number of blokes hunting with th
  9. Yes EBT are the more common breed in the established pig dog lines in Aus. Lugging a pig dont need too much gameness, or you end up with a battle that a dog wont win, Saying that, many pure pit bulls make decent luggers if entered young enough to learn to respect for the pigs. The dog I speak of is a UK bull grey, and probably the best individual pest control dog I've seen that works all from rats to boar. Ive seen us walk bleak moors for hours before the dog hits an old scent and bee lines it into the distance, only to bump his fox, course it, and kill it. For nose work, Ive never seen a lurc
  10. And im sure you will have opened a few folks eyes. Surely all traditional lurchers and a great many bull cross will do all that and more aswell? And its also apparent that some folk seem to believe that bull crosses are purely fox catchers, not the case in my experience, to call them 1 trick ponies is pure breed blindness.
  11. I really look forward to adding this blood into my tracking dogs bunnys. I cant speak to highly of said dog. Ive hunted alongside most aussie pig dogs from dogo's to mastiffs to bull arab's, and honestly this dog is at the top of the tree, and can use brain as well as brawn when needed, which is essential for boar work. Far from a 1 trick pony. Its not that its a bull grey, I see the dog as an individual, and hope to add his qualities, as well as his ancestors. He is not only a great worker, but a great softie around dogs and stock too. lovely beasty indeed.
  12. All depends what you are looking for in a dog brains or brawn, Trust me OLdRed, this dog was a mastermind. But hell he was stubborn jeez, too much dog for me, all drive, no reverse...hes retired now and not owned by me. Like I say Ive seen most sorts over the years, and some very handy stuff too, both here and in Australia , but this bull grey was an exceptional dog and has been tested on everything, I mean everything. I hope I am still allowed to use him over my best tracking bitch! All the best Tusker
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