Tight Beam Or Wider Beam?

[paulus 26]

 

Too tight a beam isn't the best for rabbits. It's easy for the lamper to lose the bunny as it turns. 100 yard plus slips should be the norm. I'll slip my dog on rabbits that are 200+ yards out.

good way to lose a dog its teeth, some very rabbity looking rocks at that distance

 

i have even seen a well respected dogman. mentioning no names (simoman) lamp a very rabbity looking coke can at around that distance

[kranky 507]

I use a Nightmaster 800 in red. I get eyeshine from fox and deer at 400+ yards. Rabbits are easily identified out to 250 yards. The reflection from their eyes with the red LED is superb. There's a few blokes on here that have seen my dog run and seen my lamp work. If the fella lamping can't see that far, then that's a different thing altogether! My range estimation is pretty good and is made all the easier when I'm on my golf course permission, due to the distance markers. I'm sure of my distances.

My dogs a deerhound x, he won't strike at a rock, I doubt he'd run one. He's got brains.

[kranky 507]

If you could run bigger stuff then I'd slip at longer distances than 200 yards. If your dog can't make up that ground then it's a draw dog not a running dog.

[paulus 26]

I use a Nightmaster 800 in red. I get eyeshine from fox and deer at 400+ yards. Rabbits are easily identified out to 250 yards. The reflection from their eyes with the red LED is superb. There's a few blokes on here that have seen my dog run and seen my lamp work. If the fella lamping can't see that far, then that's a different thing altogether! My range estimation is pretty good and is made all the easier when I'm on my golf course permission, due to the distance markers. I'm sure of my distances.

My dogs a deerhound x, he won't strike at a rock, I doubt he'd run one. He's got brains.

so he don't take squatters then

[TOMO 27,860]

Well arnt you just perfect,,lol

[kranky 507]

 

 

I use a Nightmaster 800 in red. I get eyeshine from fox and deer at 400+ yards. Rabbits are easily identified out to 250 yards. The reflection from their eyes with the red LED is superb. There's a few blokes on here that have seen my dog run and seen my lamp work. If the fella lamping can't see that far, then that's a different thing altogether! My range estimation is pretty good and is made all the easier when I'm on my golf course permission, due to the distance markers. I'm sure of my distances.

My dogs a deerhound x, he won't strike at a rock, I doubt he'd run one. He's got brains.

so he don't take squatters then

Does your dog strike at anything that you put the lamp on? Did you drop him on his head as a puppy?

[kranky 507]

Well arnt you just perfect,,lol

Pretty much. Let me just make this clear to you I'M STRAIGHT! I ONLY GO WITH WOMEN!

 

My point is, if the bloke lamping can't see then the dog don't get slipped. There's a couple of blokes on here with very capable bull x's who were lamping with me. They were trying to get closer and I was about to slip. They slipped there dogs at the same distances that I'm talking about and their dogs made up the ground and got on terms. They'd never have done that if they hadn't seen me do it.

If you're dog can't be slipped from that distance then it's not fit for the job and if you can't see to slip your dog then the same applies.

[gibbo1973 187]

with small type paddocks and smallish fields then get close as poss as they know where they want to be

long slips are ok ,9 times out of ten they turn their quarry and run towards you or to the side so your always on the quarry

long slips on grass ok as dogs can see them long slips in stubble ?? we can see them but dogs may suffer running blind

training early in a pups life slipping them when the see the quarry in the beam only benefits in the later seasons as they trust you and know you have quarry out there somewhere

moonlit nights is a no no for me as the bitch can see more than us when lamps off and may cause injury when pursuing game

when finally out of beam

[TOMO 27,860]

 

Well arnt you just perfect,,lol

Pretty much. Let me just make this clear to you I'M STRAIGHT! I ONLY GO WITH WOMEN!

My point is, if the bloke lamping can't see then the dog don't get slipped. There's a couple of blokes on here with very capable bull x's who were lamping with me. They were trying to get closer and I was about to slip. They slipped there dogs at the same distances that I'm talking about and their dogs made up the ground and got on terms. They'd never have done that if they hadn't seen me do it.

If you're dog can't be slipped from that distance then it's not fit for the job and if you can't see to slip your dog then the same applies.

Better get me coat then,,, and shoot this old dog,,, cos it deffo won't run somthing 400 pluss yards away,,, and especially if I can't see the fecker....

 

What a big head,, ever thought about having a little more humility ?

[TOMO 27,860]

Come on then cranky,,, what's the longest distance your dog has gone out to a rabbit?

[nighteyes 275]

big slips are ok if your just out for a couple runs but if your out for a good while running plenty then slipping at them sort of distances the dog gonna burn alot quicker imo

[Hot Meat 3,109]

lol

[kranky 507]

 

 

Well arnt you just perfect,,lol

Pretty much. Let me just make this clear to you I'M STRAIGHT! I ONLY GO WITH WOMEN!

My point is, if the bloke lamping can't see then the dog don't get slipped. There's a couple of blokes on here with very capable bull x's who were lamping with me. They were trying to get closer and I was about to slip. They slipped there dogs at the same distances that I'm talking about and their dogs made up the ground and got on terms. They'd never have done that if they hadn't seen me do it.

If you're dog can't be slipped from that distance then it's not fit for the job and if you can't see to slip your dog then the same applies.

Better get me coat then,,, and shoot this old dog,,, cos it deffo won't run somthing 400 pluss yards away,,, and especially if I can't see the fecker....

 

What a big head,, ever thought about having a little more humility ?

How do you use a coat to shoot a dog? You've misread the 400+ yard bit, have another look, I never said that.

 

You said I was perfect, I just agreed.

 

I tried having a bit of humility once but I never liked it. I think it's more suited to you average, run of the mill type blokes, than someone exceptional like me.

[leec 132]

if its already 400yrds away when slip how far is it by the time the dog gets with it if it runs the opposite way?

[Hot Meat 3,109]

out the beam unless you on a horse/quad or in a jeep lol thats how far, not many places here i could slip at 250+ yds and then still expect to catch unless its caught out the beam, i need some real big flat fields i think, oh aye and a deerhound and a fancy lamp lol