Leggy65 36 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I can remember like yesterday watching hound hunt fox on to lake shore!! They ran him in full view of us and the fox laying tight in the rocks all that was moving was its ears as a hound stood above only feet away! If I remember right they hunted him up and down the shore twice like this before they caught it and rolled in to the lake? Then back to haweswater hotel for a sing song, great times gone for ever! Glad I hunted in the fells! Quote Link to post
mushroom 12,392 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Spent many happy days up in eskdale used to camp up near the village on the left as you come up the road. Cracking pub round there George 5 if I remember correctly, built on Roman foundations and serves a feckin excellent pint of sneck lifter Also once got caught out on the smaller hill opposite helvelyn can't mind the name of it but the ex and me arrived at the carpark all ready to go up helvelyn, I took one look and said fuuck that far to risky, so we trotted off up the smaller opposite on the other side of the road kitted out to go up helvelyn in winter. This was a good plan as up on the top a bloody blizzard hit with fog and we couldn't see shit real bad craic. So out came the bivvie bags and space blackets and we plonked down with the dogs and got the stove on making a brew and a scran nowt like nature teaching you she's still in charge 1 Quote Link to post
Born Hunter 17,639 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I spent a week one November with the Ulswater, back when John hunted them. He very kindly put me up in his cottage for the week. I saw some excellent hunting, couldn't have planned it better. It's the sort of stuff that cleanses the soul. Great experience! 1 Quote Link to post
myersbg 1,355 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I was brought up only a few hundred yards from the Coniston kennels, could see them from the bedroom window, allways plenty of hound music especially at feeding time,Anthony Chappie Chapman hunted them then,after him Chris Ogilvy. I dont seem to find time to go hunting now, i have only been once in the last 2 seasons, but you cant do every thing or be in 2 places at once. Brian Quote Link to post
bodach 25 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Had some good times at mardale shepards meet early 1990,s with lyn harper never the same after! Good hunt hounds caught fox and rolled in to haweswater with it fantastic! Never forget it !!! Was that the same hunt when terrier got stuck in Eagle Crag? I attended a few good mardale shepherds meet in the company of the B. Brightmore. Aye good times never to be repeated I am afraid. B. Quote Link to post
Leggy65 36 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I can't remember a terrier stuck at that meet but may be? Did see one fox go to ground just above the lake shore! Anyone no a lad that was there that day name of Soapy think he was from Wigan ? Quote Link to post
bodach 25 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Must have been the same hunt, fox running through the bracken jumping on large boulders and turning right left and centre, made the hounds look stupid for a few minutes until he decided not to wet his toes and that was his down fall, then back to the pub for some grub and a sing song. Aye grand times and loved my lakes hunting, way of life and they tried to curtail it. B. Quote Link to post
greenshank1 406 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 On top of a summit with the ulswater....the huntsman had just said into his radio 'we are on a summit somewhere, but we dont know where, or which way we are looking,or where we are heading'Looks fine mate if you click on the image.Agreed, fog can be nightmare up there. I had a bad do with it on striding edge once, on my own early one morning. There's a scramble after you come off the ridge and i lost sense of direction... ended up on the inside of the horse shoe, clinging on for dear life! LOL Is that Ullswater country country bye the way? Few pic's for practice, does my head in!! Hope these work! Stunning pics , beautiful country. What tarn is that ? Quote Link to post
Bush Rummager 3,766 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 On top of a summit with the ulswater....the huntsman had just said into his radio 'we are on a summit somewhere, but we dont know where, or which way we are looking,or where we are heading' Looks fine mate if you click on the image.Agreed, fog can be nightmare up there. I had a bad do with it on striding edge once, on my own early one morning. There's a scramble after you come off the ridge and i lost sense of direction... ended up on the inside of the horse shoe, clinging on for dear life! LOL Is that Ullswater country country bye the way? Few pic's for practice, does my head in!! Hope these work! Stunning pics , beautiful country. What tarn is that ?Red Tarn mate, well worth a look... Quote Link to post
greenshank1 406 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Cheers mate It looks bonny. Any trout in it ? I love fishing the high lochans and tarns . Quote Link to post
cragman 2,635 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Up there tomorrow and for three days next week. That's what life's for I think Quote Link to post
Bush Rummager 3,766 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Cheers mate It looks bonny. Any trout in it ? I love fishing the high lochans and tarns . Apparently so, i googled it because i didn't have a clue! LOLRed Tarn - Freshwater Fishing: Cragman, im very envious! Work and family commitments for me at the mo, my time will come.. Quote Link to post
cragman 2,635 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Bush, I've lots of days holiday owed, hence the days off. However, today didn't happen. Due to some folks inability to drive I was held up for nearly two hours on the M65. By the time it was cleared I'd of been very late so I had to turn round and met traffic on the way home! Edited January 19, 2015 by cragman Quote Link to post
myersbg 1,355 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice video, but just one problem, Maggot fishing for Brownies is illegal on all lakeland waters. Quote Link to post
greenshank1 406 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Cheers mate It looks bonny. Any trout in it ? I love fishing the high lochans and tarns . Apparently so, i googled it because i didn't have a clue! LOLRed Tarn - Freshwater Fishing: Cragman, im very envious! Work and family commitments for me at the mo, my time will come.. Cheers mate I will be there in the summer with the fly rod . Crag man hope you make it this week . I am very jealous . 1 Quote Link to post
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