DAYTIME

[snoopdog 1,256]

WELL IVE SEEN SOME IMPRESSIVE PICS AND HEARD SOME WONDERFULL TALES ABOUT LAMPING BUNNIES ...NOW WHAT ABOUT DAYTIME BUNNING IAM NOT TALKING ABOUT FERRETING OR BOLTING THEM IAM TALKING ABOUT DOGS THAT WORK THE ROUGH AND PICK THEM UP AND FLUSH THEM OUT FOR THE COURSE .....WHAT WOULD YOU FOLK CALL A GOOD NUMBER .??? IT OBVIUOSLY TAKES A DOG THAT CAN USE HIS NOSE ASWELL AS HIS EYES FOR THIS TYPE OF HUNTING ......YOUR VEIWS.??????AND RESULTS ....AND BREED OF DOG... I AM EXSPECTING QUITE A FEW COLLIE X OWNERS ANSWERING THIS ONE .. ..BUT IVE KNOWN OTHER BREEDS DO VERY WELL IN THIS TYPE OFF HUNTING TOO ..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL THE BEST SNOOP

[Guest markbrick1]

my biggest nu is 7, as i dont do much of this in the day, unless ive got my ferrets and they dont count so no reason to doubt me on that nu snoops mark

[rabitin girl 16]

The most ive had is six daytime , with a collie x grey,saluki mix

[tote 857]

A lot depends on the ground you're hunting,most of my permission is either

dairy,beef or arable farms.This means the grass is usually always short and the

rabbits have nowhere to hide so they don't stray far from their buries during

the day.I might come across the odd one sitting out in a clump of nettles and if

the dog gets 2 or 3 on a walk out it's done well.

 

I have one bit of permission on a hill farm where the rabbits lie out in the rushes

during the day.It's a joy to watch the dog working it's way through these rushes,trying to flush the rabbits out and catch them before they get back to their buries

 

I've had double figures up there quite a few times the best being 18.

[Guest Frank]

It takes some dog to catch a daytime rabbit, from my humble experince so far anyhow.

I think, if the ground your on, has a fair few bunnys, then you have more of a chance and if they lay out far, the dog has a good chance of a decent course.

 

Frank.

[J Darcy 5,871]

it all depends on the ground and the number of bunnies. Where i live if i got 2 in the daytime i would be doing very good, but in the dales where the cover is rough and the rabbits squat in numbers then things are much better for the dog. I remeber the first time i ever went up to the dales, my old dog was nailing the rabbits before thye moved, even catching one from out of the hole mouth!

He was a steady old dog , but i reckon the rabbits were in such numbers that had i let off a younger, more headstrong , dog then i wouldnt have seen it again for some time such was tthe amount of rabbits running about.....quite amazing really, and i travelled many times to the dales that season taking some great bags with the ferrest, the best being a credible 61....good times... Sadly where i live now, theres not many rabbits so daytime hunting for them is never going to be easy... Good hunting JD

[phil wright 2]

it depends on what land and how many rabbits are on it.

 

my lurchers take a few rabbits every week whilst out for a walk,usually by bushing rather than a nice course mind.if they didnt face cover like terriers they wouldnt catch anything.they know to stand in the small clearings as the terriers hunt up.nettle patches are always good aswell.

i was out last sunday for a couple of hours on the fell and the dog caught seven,if she was fitter and the weather not so hot id expect her to catch more.

 

on good ground any dog would catch a respectable tally i would think,it helps if they can hunt but they would still get enough runs if they just walked about kicking up bunnies.i havent had lurchers long and after reading some of plummers books i thought catching daytime rabbits was nigh on impossible............im glad its not.

[Bona 0]

There arn't many rabbits around my area due to myxi but luckly they are recouperating their numbers but on a average with the terriers hitting them up and the lurchers working the cover we have 7 to 10 rabbits with a 5 or 6 propper runs for the lurcher.

[Guest SJM]

I regularly take double figures with my collie/greyhound bitch, she has a good nose and will hunt away all day, I have never seen this bitch get tired, she just wants to keep on and on hunting, her sire was the same and Im hoping the pup I bred out of her will follow in her pawsteps cos one of my favorite aspects of lurcherwork is walking about with a pack on my back and a knife in my pocket and just watching my dog work the cover

[Guest elstudro1986]

my mate has a first cross collie greyhound bitch and she was totally pants during the day, (couldnt catch a cold so to speak) actually i think he said she was a hancock bitch, (not starting a slang match) but she was amazing on a night very persistant and would catch maybe 8 out of 10 slips

[snoopdog 1,256]

i enjoy watching a dog work cover aswell it a good buzz watching them do what is natural HUNT by themselves so to speak ...mines a bit young yet but ive had double figures quite a few times but he just tends chase whatever he sees at the mo if he cant see them he works the cover well for a young dog but if he spots one it dosent matter how far away it is he after it it can be a dot on the horizon but hes gone i never shout him back he will learn by himself and it isnt a bad thing for it proves theres plenty of drive ... ..but they can burn themsevles out when theres no need to ..but its good watching espeacialy if he nails it after a long run ........ all the best snoop ..

 

 

whats the knife for SJM

[Guest elstudro1986]

i enjoy watching a dog work cover aswell it a good buzz watching them do what is natural HUNT by themselves so to speak ...mines a bit young yet but ive had double figures quite a few times but he just tends chase whatever he sees at the mo if he cant see them he works the cover well for a young dog but if he spots one it dosent matter how far away it is he after it it can be a dot on the horizon but hes gone i never shout him back he will learn by himself and it isnt a bad thing for it proves theres plenty of drive ... ..but they can burn themsevles out when theres no need to ..but its good watching espeacialy if he nails it after a long run ........ all the best snoop ..

 

 

whats the knife for SJM

 

 

it will be for gutting snoop

[phil wright 2]

on the fells and moors where rabbits are now reaching ridiculous numbers any dog could catch a respectfull amount just by taking bunnies straight from where they are laid up in the reeds and nettles etc ,thinking about it my lurchers catch most of their rabbits by hunting up and catching the bunnies before they get up.

and most of their ferreted rabbits are caught just outside the hole.

 

they are seriously slow,i mean really slow but im sure will take a good number of rabbits this season.im starting to wonder if i could have just got pure pointers in.

[mackay 3,490]

Used to hunt a large tract of moor and all the dogs I've owned caught double figures regularly, best bag was 44 to my half cross collie/grey she was the best dog I've owned for that type of ground take her to flat fields, short grass though and it was a different story.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

on the fells and moors where rabbits are now reaching ridiculous numbers any dog could catch a respectfull amount just by taking bunnies straight from where they are laid up in the reeds and nettles etc ,thinking about it my lurchers catch most of their rabbits by hunting up and catching the bunnies before they get up.

and most of their ferreted rabbits are caught just outside the hole.

 

they are seriously slow,i mean really slow but im sure will take a good number of rabbits this season.im starting to wonder if i could have just got pure pointers in.

 

You are spot on there Phil...

 

Only got one chance late,..last season to try my young bitch Honey,.but she fecking loved the Fells... Fabulous place...I must return....

 

All the best,.CHALKWARREN....

Edited July 31, 2007 by CHALKWARREN