Hunting rabbit with terriers.

[zachrussell 1]

Im shortly going to be looking after a terrier and im would like to go hunting with it, just for some enjoyment just to see what its like, i have no experiance doing this so i wouldnt know what to do but i would like to hunt rabbits with it. Its a 2 year old female border terrierxjackrussell. Ive got a few places filled with rabbits. If someone could give me some advise and help me out that would be great.

Edited March 14, 2010 by zachrussell

[waidmann 105]

get the dog out and see what she does" show the dog the rabbit" as i say to the mrs.

 

seriously get her out and at them,she will love it.

[zachrussell 1]

get the dog out and see what she does" show the dog the rabbit" as i say to the mrs.

 

seriously get her out and at them,she will love it.

I really dont know much about them is she quick enough to catch a rabbit,how would i do it cos they'll go straight to earth??

[kill um with crisps 7]

The dog should just work it out by itself mate. In the open no a little terrier hasnt got a chance of catching a healthy rabbit. Where the terriers stand the best chance is if the rabbits are in the bushes and the terriers go in after them. Even then you will see more bolting unchallenged than hanging from your dogs cake hole! The way to sort the bolting rabbits is to use either a shotgun or best of all a lurcher.

When i first got my beagle x at 10 months old he didnt have a clue, i tried everything to get it thruough his noggin too including creeping from bush to bush stalking the rabbits holding his coller and running at them. He just ran about in circles confused! Lol! Then one day i went shooting, did a few rabbits in the head with my 22 then walked the dog round the field and he "found" them. Plenty of praise and a few rabbit tugs o war later he is an absolute demon on the rabbits!

[Malt 379]

Show him a captured rabbit in a live capture trap, that'll get him going!

[poacher3161 1,766]

Try and get it out with other bushing dogs and keep away from badger setts as you never know

[zachrussell 1]

So if i just let her on the land and let her do her own thing it wont work? How do you get terriers catching rabbits then?

[goldfinch2007 2,337]

dont worry mate its a terrier,itll figure it out

[waidmann 105]

they might catch the odd one but the idea of bushing is to push the quarry to gun/lurcher.

get her out(preferably with bushing terriers) and let her learn by herself. the shooting of rabbit is always a good thing(if i get in the bushes/cover i get quarry,light goes on).

good fun.

[lamping rabbit 11]

So if i just let her on the land and let her do her own thing it wont work? How do you get terriers catching rabbits then?

i have 2 jrt and i bought them 4 my wife as familey pets. i was walking them on some land near me and the dog went running throw the bushers and came out with a rabbit .after that there was no stoping him he was 10 month old after that i klamed him and now at 2 years he is a good bushing dog and had 50 plus rabbit .so just get out and see wat she can do ...good look pal.....

[kill um with crisps 7]

Heres my beagle x out n about

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Going in

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Want a ferret! Lol!

Edited March 15, 2010 by kill um with crisps

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A breif break

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And finally the puppy watching the action from a safe spot!