Allan P
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Everything posted by Allan P
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Exactly that
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She will run rabbits into cover no problem if the rabbit is out from the edge of it, what she won’t do is run if the rabbit is close to cover and I can live with that. The numbers are low because there’s not that many rabbits to run and due to the ground I work her on it’s difficult. Due to the ground conditions I am happy with the way she performs, I honestly think quite a few dogs would fail miserably.
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High prey drive equals high vet bills and lengthy time out of action.
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Let me add a bit of context. The dog is worked off the slip in darkness on ground which isn’t flat open fields more scrub land and patchy ferns with bits of open land between. The dog has to be pretty quick off the mark to catch hence no slip, sometimes if the rabbit is close to scrub she won’t bother but will be still on the lookout for a run. Probably not the most traditional way of lamping but it’s good craic the bags aren’t big but I don’t really care.
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What do you think lack of drive or sign of intelligence?
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It was a good craic mate, we’ll have to get out sometime.
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Out and about early this morning for a hour or so working the Lurcher off the slip sort of Lamping/Bushing type of thing, just a bit fun really nothing to serious.
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Nice one thanks
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Nice one, thanks Arry
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Hello Arry all good here mate thanks, hope you are well? Thanks for the link been doing some research but can’t really find anything tbh.
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Thanks for the reply, I don’t mind travelling a bit where abouts are they based?
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Hello, are there any Mink Hound packs that allow followers around South Devon area?
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Great thread gents, love reading about these old time proper Lurchers and owners living the dream.
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Hour out this morning, caught by the young dog mugged and retrieved by the old one.
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Never seen one myself but a lad I used to shoot with reckons he saw one.
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It’s Dartmoor mate.
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Wasn’t so good yesterday when she came back full of those sticky burs. Took ages to get them off her. Wish I’d took a picture, never seen anything like it.
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It certainly helps.
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Been getting out early mornings. Still dark to start with so just mooching about with Head torch on. Had a bit of success few weeks ago until temperature dropped and mornings are still and bright. However good to get out and about even if it was a blank.
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To Bright and no wind this morning but still nice to be out and about first thing.
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You might be right
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I don’t use a slip and prefer the dogs to hunt. The older one will stand and stare into the bush if there’s something in there whilst the younger one seems to think it’s a good idea to run round the bush until the quarry panics or I wade through the bush and flush it. ( I don’t have a bushing type dog ) I have no idea why she has started doing it and it’s frankly annoying. However she has had some success so I guess she will keep it up. Maybe I should resort to a slip or just get over it and let her do her thing.
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Seen quite a few as normal this time of year? Whether they are still about later on in the year who knows.
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So true that, problem I have now is the old dog has started to mug the younger dog of her catch. He still has a great nose but I’m going to have to leave him at home now.