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fecking hell
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sounds interesting, is this here in Ireland? What cross was your dog you used when you did the ton on the lamp? I run lurchers, cross not important, my lurchers are fit, but Im not kidding any moderate lurcher could pick up 100 here EASY. Like I say its not much fun when the rabbits dont sense danger at all., but was done for pest control as there are no predators, no mixy, and to fill the freezer.
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lamb chops!
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should add, this is not on the mainland.
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Yes, done it more than once. And if you came out with me with your dog you would do it too. Some of these rabbits have never seen dogs before, its not sport, but it fills the freezer. I caught 276 in less than 24 hours, used one dog in the day ferreting and rough hunting, and another at night, the night dog my blaze caught over one hundred, but I could have done this with any moderate lurcher, these rabbits just sit around, not in the least bit fazed by being chased. Ferreting was a hassle as the ferrets were killing far to many but the warrens were so shallow and sandy it was simply turning a
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Some quite arogant replies on this post, and uncalled for for what was a straigt forward question. ive had different experiences, I always start my dogs off in the daytime, then move onto lamping. Some are fine at both, others more suited to one or the other, but more often than not if they are obedient and keen they should do both Saying that last year i gave away a collie bred bitch that failed at night, but was half decent in the day, she became choosy with her runs, and pulling up etc, which in my mind is a lack of drive in a lurcher. Not acceptible to me, but lucky for her she is just wh
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every chance of a decent sort of lurcher from that breeding but the main thing thats not even been mentioned is the parents working ability, at the end of the day the cross means jack shite they all have to perform in the field.
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Got to agree, the colours are not correct examples, either oeg crossed between colours or crossed with other bantam.
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Id be looking at either a coursing bred dog or a pure greyhound (making 3/4 bred pups) if speed is what you require of the next generation.
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nice pup there.
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looks like old english game? not sure of colour but maybe partridge or brown.
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what exactly do ye use? drain rods? or just harsh words? haha
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i can safely tell ye, a badger wont bolt from a ferret lad, back in ireland in the sixties i put my ferrets in all the holes on the land i hunted, as rabbits were in them too. i never lost a ferret to badger or fox but bolted quite a few foxes with them, one or two even small enough to get pursed in the rabbit nets. in my opinion the worst thing to bump into with the ferret is the mink, this is the only time my ferrets have been injured with bites to the face/head and they empty their glands too, stinking. smaller mustelids bolt swiftly from ferrets.
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You about sum it up there saying ye prefer 'the look' of them. They wont catch game in any numbers.
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they look impressive dogs, but could ye alaunt owners please tell me, what is it they are bred for? as I cant see them catching any wild game, unless (as pictured) they are diseased or young. i cant belive ye all hunt pigs. im thinking they could handle biting quarry if they had the minerals, but ive never seen one that looks like its done any hard work. are they just bred for show? im not here to upset people that own these dogs, no doubt il get shot down by the alaunt owners for asking these questions, but surely there is no job they could possibly be very good at?
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ive seen with my own eyes, 2 first crosses that i would be pleased to own myself,went out with them many times hunting up fell ground in south east Cumbria, and the deer/greys caught some good hares, they were also good foxing lurchers and were lamped at all quarry. ive never owned a first cross but the ones ive seen first hand were decent enough to fill a freezer. ive seen many more on video, though some of these would be second/third generation deer/greys, however they were picking up rabbits for fun! the best lurcher i ever had was a deerhound/saluki/greyhound, she had a good chunk of deerh
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I always use hot water with the turkeys, but only sometimes with the ducks, as long as they are past the moult they pluck quite easily.
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I have found myself in a very similar situation to yourself, been very busy with the terriers and ferrets. Here we have had snow for over a month, but it did ease off last week allowing access to some hill ground that was previously inaccesible even with the quad bikes. Im out daytime with the longdogs and a bushing team, but only if the snow is soft enough, as it has been frozen a lot, and this damages the dogs legs. I may travel somewhere soon, perhaps down south to get some good hunting in with the dogs in snow-free conditions.
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who knows, f**k knows, one thing I do know is that I dont trust anyone who tries so hard to beef up some name on here ye know?
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So do you have a young terrier thats keen to go but not old enough? How old is it? First thing Id do pal is get to know the law, you need to be familiar with current regulations. Then Id go onto your permision to help the gamebirds.... let your dog enter an occupied earth and attempt to bolt the fox... if it doesnt bolt, dig the terrier out and shoot the fox. lol Good luck pal
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dogs that have done 30+ rabbits in one night
COSH replied to Trigger's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
I have to say I agree with some of the posts here, in regards that to me a 'good' lurcher would simply be one that catches well on any given land. Anyone who gets about a bit will know that 30 on some land is easier than 15 on other land, thats a fact. I personally have permisions ranging from rough fell like fields to golf courses, and honstly, I could nip up the fell have 30 slips and near enough 30 in the bag, lots of squatters, and the rough ground, wire fences and stone walls make it very easy. But if I had 30 slips on the golf course id be lucky to have 10 with the same good dog, long -
Your right, looks mean nothing to a working dog, or at least they shouldnt come first! There are many good men working the old fashioned white dogs with the bandy legs, had a couple myself, and they are a trusty digging dog. Once youve gone down the road of asthetics before work, your on a slippery slope in my opinion.
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Are they show dogs? If not I apologise, but what do they do? look well looked after but not seen much tough game?? If the pics are old, then I apologise.
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What would you class as a game dog? and why would they be on the other side of the pond and not this? So your saying its impossible to have game dogs here because we dont have the stuff to test them? Id go as far as saying, your the one who hasnt got a clue, sorry Thats not aimed at you bud,,when i said in all honesty they havent got a clue, if their dog is game or not, I mentioned an exceptional dog in this topic as it stands out to me in front of hundreds of dogs ive seen before, the dog shows its history on its sleeve so to speak , a great many of its ancestors were truely
