whippet 99 2,613 Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 ive seen two hounds cold mark with the rest of the pack not interacting near the huntsmen , ive seen a terrier used too no avail and another entered what found ,.........I will tell anyone that my dog has failed too find I woint talk shite too cover anything up , no way,......terriermen blaming hounds for cold marking wrong , wankers 1 Quote Link to post
Philluk 181 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 A good terrierman will work so closely with the huntsman that most in the field wont know whats going on, if you (as a terrierman) do your job right you will do what you are there for and that's to support the huntsman, where you had the guy who worked all week and did a big of stopping on a Saturday morning and sits there until he is needed he is not the best for the job. Before most days hunting i knew where there was at least 2 holes well used and an artificial with a fox in. in my day we didnt have quads, mobile phones to make life easy we spent a lot walking, or sitting on a spade. terrier at foot, and when you were needed you were there, no fuss. I read many a report in H&H how they found here and hunted to here and killed here or some 6 miles later, most followers quite right were unaware they had changed foxes twice and the original fox was put to ground and dug whilst they hunted a fresh one and as they came close he was bolted and hunted again. or at the end of a good day they have lost their fox the terrier man would say quietly to the huntsman draw up along that hedge and mark by the oak tree, they would, they found, i dug they killed. wonderful day sir crap crap crap, everyone went home happy. Thats what hunt service was like... This went to my whip days and when i hunted hounds, it was my roots that made me be aware of my country and still does today. Today i shoot foxes and deer and i do exactly the same now as i did then, do my homework, walk every hedge in the summer, climb trees and look get up early and sit and watch, count cubs see where they go, it all pays off. 2 Quote Link to post
Wales1234 5,424 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Would love to be involved in hunt service !! Quote Link to post
Rat face 1,655 Posted July 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Would love to be involved in hunt service !! do it pal,there needs to be people going into it for the game to have a future. no people going threw the ranks there would be no huntsmen in years to come Quote Link to post
Wales1234 5,424 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Wouldn't know where to start tbh mate ! Quote Link to post
the goat 642 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 What fecks me off the most is seeing a piss poor terrierman tell a good huntsman there's nothing at home after his hounds have marked...and the great shame is if you prove mr terrierman wrong then he would turn sour. mine is when a terrier man gets to a hole and grunts at his dog saying "get in there" quite loudly walking about the holes and looking down them with a torch as you know there don't need to be a word spoken to a decent terrier, juat drop it down and sit n wait. As its been said here a good huntsman will know a terriermans terriers, and also know his best marking hounds. Too many times iv heard terriermens excuses, bolted while netting/blocking up, too tight for the dog, hounds false marked.....feckall worse than hearing it and knowing its nothing you can do about it without upsetting someone. Im a youngster myself and would love to go into it...cant ve picky and choosey but it would have to be the right job and under a good honest huntsman. Quote Link to post
the goat 642 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 What fecks me off the most is seeing a piss poor terrierman tell a good huntsman there's nothing at home after his hounds have marked...and the great shame is if you prove mr terrierman wrong then he would turn sour. mine is when a terrier man gets to a hole and grunts at his dog saying "get in there" quite loudly walking about the holes and looking down them with a torch as you know there don't need to be a word spoken to a decent terrier, juat drop it down and sit n wait. As its been said here a good huntsman will know a terriermans terriers, and also know his best marking hounds. Too many times iv heard terriermens excuses, bolted while netting/blocking up, too tight for the dog, hounds false marked.....feckall worse than hearing it and knowing its nothing you can do about it without upsetting someone. Im a youngster myself and would love to go into it...cant ve picky and choosey but it would have to be the right job and under a good honest huntsman. Quote Link to post
unlacedgecko 1,466 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 i agree 100% hunting is like all other jobs you get good bad and indifferent! i know of a couple of amature huntsmen who put other professional huntsman i know to shame.. what makes a huntsman? because one of the best up and coming huntsman and hound man i know has a hand full of wild irish harriers and can read his hounds and foxes like a book! i honestly hope he gets a good pack going and keeps at it. hunt service is some thing i have always wanted to do and lasy year i was offerd a job with a harrier pack....and got all set but turned it down at the last min and have and will always regretted it but i had a call from queensland last week offering me a job with a old friend of mine out their as a mounted whip..and a little bit of wild dog controle dont mind if i do So are you taking it PK ?Nice opportunity. the way things are going hear..its looking very likely! If you don't want it, PM me the details and I'll go do it! Quote Link to post
bodach 25 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Noo would that be Nick call from doon under? 1 Quote Link to post
unlacedgecko 1,466 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 i agree 100% hunting is like all other jobs you get good bad and indifferent! i know of a couple of amature huntsmen who put other professional huntsman i know to shame.. what makes a huntsman? because one of the best up and coming huntsman and hound man i know has a hand full of wild irish harriers and can read his hounds and foxes like a book! i honestly hope he gets a good pack going and keeps at it. hunt service is some thing i have always wanted to do and lasy year i was offerd a job with a harrier pack....and got all set but turned it down at the last min and have and will always regretted it but i had a call from queensland last week offering me a job with a old friend of mine out their as a mounted whip..and a little bit of wild dog controle dont mind if i do So are you taking it PK ?Nice opportunity. the way things are going hear..its looking very likely! If you don't want it, PM me the details and I'll go do it! What happened with the job? Quote Link to post
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