lamping foxes(pre-ban)

[watchman 256]

read something the other day about dogs catching foxes out of the beam,for one reason or another,brow of a hill,dell hole in a field maybe,pre-ban(god don't you just get f****d off having to keep saying that)anyway i have had a few over the years,do you think a dog that is capable of catching them like this has a little bit more of what it takes to do the job,as i never really thought about it like that,just took it as being a bit lucky sometimes and after reading about it,just got me thinking.

the particular bitch i had that done this a few times was the best dog i had,not for this reason,just generally,but is this another proof in point that she was a good dog,or is it the case that everyone gets these opportunitys now and again,is this a case of a dog that wants its quarry at all cost and the difference between a good fox dog and a not so good one,or do you only give credit for the way the fox is actually taken at the end,whats your thoughts on this,cheers rob

Edited June 5, 2010 by watchman

[uno 62]

iv a small bitch here,only had two seasons work.she misses a few due to her size,but 4 times last season fox goes, lamp off,recall bitch no sign of her,she got the foxes off the beam,twice in hedges an twice [bANNED TEXT] they must have run out of the hedge again,determination coming in to play i think.

[watchman 256]

iv a small bitch here,only had two seasons work.she misses a few due to her size,but 4 times last season fox goes, lamp off,recall bitch no sign of her,she got the foxes off the beam,twice in hedges an twice [bANNED TEXT] they must have run out of the hedge again,determination coming in to play i think.

determination,exactly what im on about,iv had the dogs that come straight back when lamp off also,but they were never the grade this particular bitch i had was,sounds like you got a very handy dog there mate,hows it bred

Edited June 5, 2010 by watchman

[Guest deerhound hunter]

my bitch is 5 now and she,s been doing now for the last 2 seasons,i think its down the knowledge of her abilitys to do this,i think wants they have a good field craft,they will keep on surpriseing us.............atb dh

Edited June 5, 2010 by deerhound hunter

[watchman 256]

my bitch is 5 now and she,s been now for the last 2 seasons,i think its down the knowledge of her abilitys to do this,i think wants they have a good field craft,they will keep on surpriseing us.............atb dh

i have had dogs that run fox waiting for a particular moment for a strike for a neck hold first time,they may well have learnt the hard way but still more than capable,but others will strike no matter what or where,taking the sharp,seemingly un-noticed,good fox dogs and clever fox dogs,suppose there is a difference,the particular bitch i refer to was both,

as you say fieldcraft surely comes into it as well

[wirral countryman 2,110]

my bitch is 5 now and she,s been now for the last 2 seasons,i think its down the knowledge of her abilitys to do this,i think wants they have a good field craft,they will keep on surpriseing us.............atb dh

i have had dogs that run fox waiting for a particular moment for a strike for a neck hold first time,they may well have learnt the hard way but still more than capable,but others will strike no matter what or where,taking the sharp,seemingly un-noticed,good fox dogs and clever fox dogs,suppose there is a difference,the particular bitch i refer to was both,

as you say fieldcraft surely comes into it as well

 

I think these are the dogs that become special to us and often cannot be replaced,they do that something a little different than most other dogs,I had a bitch that could never be described as clever(saluki/beardie/greyhound) but had a knack of always producing the goods,I had a lot of foxes with her that would'nt be drawn into a call,sometimes a field or so away,but once she got a flash of the eyes,lamp off,wait to give her just enough time to make the distance round the edge,lamp on,and on most accassions she would either have it or be bearing down on it,I never trained her to do it,just prey drive I suppose,lost her in 86,I've had a lot of good dogs since,but never one like her,atb,wirralman

[watchman 256]

my bitch is 5 now and she,s been now for the last 2 seasons,i think its down the knowledge of her abilitys to do this,i think wants they have a good field craft,they will keep on surpriseing us.............atb dh

i have had dogs that run fox waiting for a particular moment for a strike for a neck hold first time,they may well have learnt the hard way but still more than capable,but others will strike no matter what or where,taking the sharp,seemingly un-noticed,good fox dogs and clever fox dogs,suppose there is a difference,the particular bitch i refer to was both,

as you say fieldcraft surely comes into it as well

 

I think these are the dogs that become special to us and often cannot be replaced,they do that something a little different than most other dogs,I had a bitch that could never be described as clever(saluki/beardie/greyhound) but had a knack of always producing the goods,I had a lot of foxes with her that would'nt be drawn into a call,sometimes a field or so away,but once she got a flash of the eyes,lamp off,wait to give her just enough time to make the distance round the edge,lamp on,and on most accassions she would either have it or be bearing down on it,I never trained her to do it,just prey drive I suppose,lost her in 86,I've had a lot of good dogs since,but never one like her,atb,wirralman

im just glad iv had the rare opportunity to say that she was indeed,in my eyes a very good dog that i owned,with as you say that little something extra about her,a lot of lads can say that so and so was my best ever dog,but their best may not be that much compared to others they have had them selves,does that make sense i think so

[ciaranmcman 23]

ive seen many dogs catch foxes outa the lamp going afew feilds to find them standing over ther dead quarry deadicated to ther game.

[watchman 256]

ive seen many dogs catch foxes outa the lamp going afew feilds to find them standing over ther dead quarry deadicated to ther game.

99% of the time i lamp alone,suits me,nothing worse than the majority of people i know wanting to ponce a night out just for the sake of them being able to say,lamping,yeah done a bit of that blah blah,so have only seen it a few times,it may well be more common than i thought,and not be on the menu as making any difference to the dog that does this,over a dog that does not,perhaps im just bigging my bitch up needlessly

[mikeyboy 7]

i think that can make a dog which is extra special. one that just will do anything to

get its quarry

 

atb mike