A question for you running dog lads

[lucky 578]

Is that why so many folk lamp them up there, cos there too challenging daytime (thats not ment to be offensiv, just wondered) ??  IMO lamping deer is poor sport

 

Interesting stuff

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i would rather get a couple of foxes than ten deer, and foxes are what i go out for, however if theres a deer there i'll run it, as i'm not one to luck a gift horse in the mouth, as long as the meat is not left and is put to good use i don't see the problem.

i don't run hares on the lamp or day and i might only run rabbits the first couple of weeks into the season just to sharpen the dogs up, the dogs i keep are big heavy bull bred dogs so it still pleases me when they make contact with deer, they can still drop the odd daytime roe, but they are'nt what i would call deer dogs by any means.

i used to keep a more racey type of dog a while back that could kill there fair share of daytime roe, but most of them could'nt hack regular foxes, and that is why i keep mainly bull bred dogs now, and foxes are what they do best.

the two dogs below were exellent deer dogs in the day and i still have and run the brindle dog Tyke, the deer were all taken in a night along with the two foxes though most of the time i get a lot more foxes than i do deer, but you can only run whats there.

i know this thread was started about daytime quarry but if you had to compare the deer and the hare on the lamp the deer would win hands down, if i were running hares that night i could of put 20 plus hares on that gate easily

[shaun v 3]

plenty of roe near to your land peter , just over the river :search: , :11: :whistle:

[Tarmac 1]

excellent posts trev and peter.

[shaun v 3]

plenty of roe near to your land peter , just over the river  :search:    , :11:  :whistle:

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is that your land opposite the rescue kennels , it has an old railway line going through it, with an old bridge near to the river ?

[shaun v 3]

we counted over 40 hares on one field at the end of last season

[Guest Dillon]

Some excellent feedback

 

So what deer would you suggest starting with for a novice dog ?

[Tarmac 1]

Good question dillion, One of the smaller deer, muntys or chinky's i'd say. But thats just my own view point, i'm sure the more experienced lads will give better answers. we started mine on the chinkys... But each deer has its advantages and disadvantages...

[Guest Dillon]

Id start it of on hare's there not as fast.. .

Millet

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[Guest nastybilly]

nice 1 millet... :11: :11:

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[J Darcy 5,871]

IMHO you wont get better than a late summer roe for starting pups off. They can run and turn a bit, but they will run out of steam pretty fast. i would avoid muntys as they can hurt a dog and if your pup hits big old grumpy buck then it may get opened right up and that wount do the dog any favours.....CWD are excellent too...

[Guest Geordie]

Excellent post and some really good replies,debate,thats what its all about

[HBG 350]

not a deer man myself but some really good reading.

[Guest Dillon]

And finally to finish on ,

I know every man has completely different ideas and this isn't intended to get any my dog is better than your dog banter going ,

But overall in a nutshell what are your ideas for the ideal deer dog for both lamping and daytime,

 

Not an all rounder but a consistent deer dog.

 

Cheers, some good advice lads.

 

Dillon

[lucky 578]

something with speed and stamina, a saluki greyhound maybe