hunting with the lamp

[kmc 0]

hi, im a major novice an this is gonna sound abit thick but was just hoping someone could give a good description of what you guys do when hunting with the lamp, its just i live near alot of fields and sometimes at night i see guys with bright hunting lamps and there dogs probably goin for rabbit, its always interested me how they go about it, how they train the dog and also ive read in this forum that some people take terrier breeds rabbiting instead of lurchers . cant see them being as successful but bet it would be fun how succesful are these other breeds at it e.g ebt, staff, so on. cheers

[fireman 11,513]

Can't see any harm in answering,the lamps you see are for rabbits as taking anything else bar rats with a dog is against the law.At night the rabbits sit out further in the fields and you light them up with the lamp,the dog retrieves them for you(or if it's shite chases them back into the hedge).Terriers are used during day time hunts as flushers,that is chasing rabbits out of bushes,brambles etc to guns or usaly a lurcher of types.The training bit??? well thats what half of folks argue about on here as everyone has their own way of doing things but it's starts off with natural desire to chase things and we just show what to chase and whats a no no,and to jump,retrieve,etc,etc.Folks use all sorts of pures and crosses to hunt,ugly and handsom,if it works and keeps you happy then job done.

[kmc 0]

cheers fireman, im intersted in givin it a go some day thats all . good answer to lots of help