a question on deer

[Tarmac 1]

All deer are different; a few friends and me were only just discussing this earlier today,

You have to take into account different circumstances, and judge each deer different,

You get old ones, young ones, educated ones, and they are all going to run slightly different,

But a good deer dog has to be fast, simple as that, if it isn’t fast enough,

It isn't going to catch, no matter how keen it is. A good percentage of greyhound is essential if your main target was deer.

Another essential is a dog that will jump well and at speed,

Yes some dogs will catch them bouncing off fences and against hedges etc,

But that doesn't happen to often, I wish it did.

But when you start running deer in the daytime on a regular basis,

You soon realise how fast they are and the things they jump. Just my opinion.

 

Has anybody ever witnessed a small dog, say under 24' to the shoulder take one of the bigger deer species

Fallow, sika or a red on a regular basis: single handed??

 

Picture is of my current dog, Not the best in the world but fast and good enough for me.

[Guest joe ox]

Nice dog Tarmac how is he bred?

[Tarmac 1]

A mix and match of average lurchers gone by-

Mainly saluki greyhound

[Guest joe ox]

Tarmac the way he holds himself it looks as though there is some bull in the mix?

[john debbage 0]

its got a long neck... very nice, strong looking dog though..

Edited January 5, 2008 by john debbage

[J Darcy 5,871]

Its a fair dog....

[Guest markbrick1]

All deer are different; a few friends and me were only just discussing this earlier today,

You have to take into account different circumstances, and judge each deer different,

You get old ones, young ones, educated ones, and they are all going to run slightly different,

But a good deer dog has to be fast, simple as that, if it isn’t fast enough,

It isn't going to catch, no matter how keen it is. A good percentage of greyhound is essential if your main target was deer.

Another essential is a dog that will jump well and at speed,

Yes some dogs will catch them bouncing off fences and against hedges etc,

But that doesn't happen to often, I wish it did.

But when you start running deer in the daytime on a regular basis,

You soon realise how fast they are and the things they jump. Just my opinion.

 

Has anybody ever witnessed a small dog, say under 24' to the shoulder take one of the bigger deer species

Fallow, sika or a red on a regular basis: single handed??

 

Picture is of my current dog, Not the best in the world but fast and good enough for me.

nice dog mark

[Guest WILF]

Cracking looking animal Tarmac..........my kind of hound

[dai dog 11]

thanks for the replies lads, & tarmac, tis a grand looking dog! any more pics of youre deer dogs lads?

[snoopdog 1,256]

SALUKI seems to be mentioned alot in the make up of GOOD deer dogs.......nice to hear others peoples veiws on such an outstanding breed off dog ....with a high percentage of saluki in a lurchers blood and in the right hands you could proberly what i would call a very decent allrounder and not just a hare dog .....good thread and some nice types of lurchers in the pics too ..... all the best snoop

[Guest joe ox]

Well snoop you have a saluki which will be running soon we will see how good of a all round retrieve dog it makes wont we.

Edited January 5, 2008 by joe ox

[snoopdog 1,256]

Well snoop you have a saluki which will be running soon we will see how good of a all round retrieve dog it makes wont we.

well joe its in the right hands ..... .......and will be brought on in the correct manner .......and the breedings there ....PLUS IT WAS THE PIC OF THE LITTER AND PICKED WITH A GOOD EYE

[Guest joe ox]

Your already half way there then snoop how old is it exactly?

[night moocher 41]

Saluki/greyhound x bull greyhound did the biz for a friend ov mine open ground or woods till he broke his neck,sad loss but we had what we went for

[snoopdog 1,256]

only four months old joe ..it will be a perfect age for next season ....12 months next september .........all i can do is my best ,and hope the dogs what it takes .....hows your pups doing or pup ...????