Lurcher And Waterfowl

[woodland 6]

Has anyone ever used a lurcher to hunt waterfowl? In general for working in water?

[forest of dean redneck 11,183]

I've heard of people ,throwing bread into duck pond then letting a beddy lurcher go,

I should think a pointer or retriever blooded lurcher be ideal for working fur n feather.

[nothernlite 18,023]

one of mine use to love hunting ducks always caught them plus raiding there nest and bringing me there eggs he was a beddy cross too lol

Edited August 28, 2014 by nothernlite

[roybo 2,873]

I'd it yup while doing it northernlite

[gnipper 5,945]

A lad I know used a gwp cross out on the marsh, I think he wrote an article for the edrd about the bitch.

[Dewclaw69 484]

i had a bed x whippet that i used to take out regularly with the gun. no matter how much i tried he showed no interest in ducks. that was until he escaped from his run one day and killed all mine.

[nothernlite 18,023]

My we bitche (beddy whippet) sire was used to retreive shot duck from water was right soft mouthed

Edited August 29, 2014 by nothernlite

[paulus 26]

my old dog has retrieved shot duck from water many times, no reason any lurcher should not be capable of doing it but if wild-fowling is your thing then there are other dogs generally more suited to the job,

[trigger2 3,100]

i worked a lab lurcher she would fetch birds for me on or off the water.

[woodland 6]

Thanks for the replies lads! Any pic?

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

Thanks for the replies lads! Any pic?

 

 

We like to start the pups off, nice and gentle, with the Ducks....

Edited August 29, 2014 by Phil Lloyd

[mackay 3,044]

All my dogs have hunted feather as readily as fur and all have retieved off water.

Some of my most enjoyable days years ago were moorhen hunting, I had permission on a large area of low ground with lots of smallish and several large ponds on it, you could push them from pond to pond all day till you either caught them or they headed to the nearby river. Crafty wee buggers, I've had them hiding up trees, down holes and all sorts.

[beast 1,884]

yeah, i have had fun with moorhens over the years. all my collie crosses have been good for retrieving from water, and most have made decent feather dogs for live waterfowl too