Enough of these coursing dogs

[chartpolski 27,896]

1 minute ago, mC HULL said:

hard work finding em charts ? most thats knees high 

That’s exactly where you need a dog that quarters the ground and finds its own quarry.

The heather was knee deep in places, and sometimes covered in a layer of frost or thin ice.

Other places were scree and rocks;

Hard work for man and dog.

Cheers.

 

[mC HULL 15,842]

Just now, Pardus said:

Have you ran them mate? I've caught a few, not by intention mind, just when out walking up near Langsett, the dog made it look quite easy tbh.

no mate know lads go with pups up on them must be hard work hills aint a joke are they mate especially if wet under foot 

[mC HULL 15,842]

6 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

That’s exactly where you need a dog that quarters the ground and finds its own quarry.

The heather was knee deep in places, and sometimes covered in a layer of frost or thin ice.

Other places were scree and rocks;

Hard work for man and dog.

Cheers.

 

uphill is hard going mate how long was long was you out ?

[The drover 1,139]

8 minutes ago, Pardus said:

Have you ran them mate? I've caught a few, not by intention mind, just when out walking up near Langsett, the dog made it look quite easy tbh.

Get them on the short grass and you could get a few decent spins . But in general they're easy . Seen quite a few coursing dogs come up back in day and struggle badly.  Couldn't adapt to the heather and haggs . Glad they're protected now . Keepers wipe them out in thousands 

[chartpolski 27,896]

1 minute ago, mC HULL said:

uphill is hard going mate how long was long was you out ?

We were there for four days. We did ferreting and lamping rabbits lower down and went up the mountains daytime for the hares, probably 2 or 3 hours each time, I didn’t keep a check on the time. It got down to below -10 degrees at times .

Its right what Drover says about the heather; there was a whippet with us that was great on the rabbits, but it’s legs got cut to bits first time on the frozen heather on the hares further up the mountains.

Cheers.

[Daniel cain 48,668]

12 hours ago, mC HULL said:

back to hunting on the hill been from wlaes it will be your bread and butter no ? 

Most lurcher lads from Wales,don't hunt the hills mate,for the simple reason they are barren....they will be travelling down the M4 corridor towards Oxford/London way,Forest of Dean ,Gloucester/Midlands to put stuff Infront of the dogs.. everything local gets hammered to f**k mate.... someone sees a rabbit and there's 30 lads with runners and bushers out after it lol...

If digging is your game,then you don't have to leave your village or Wales tbh....harder work to stay under the radar,that's why lots of lads take it up for 5 minutes..then just stick with the runners..Easier when it comes on top they just leave their dogs and run

[dodger 3,587]

Nice scenery lads

[shaaark 11,412]

7 hours ago, Black neck said:

You didn't officially retire till 78 remember 

Oh yes, I think you're correct, blacky lol

[dodger 3,587]

59 minutes ago, The drover said:

Get them on the short grass and you could get a few decent spins . But in general they're easy . Seen quite a few coursing dogs come up back in day and struggle badly.  Couldn't adapt to the heather and haggs . Glad they're protected now . Keepers wipe them out in thousands 

Best one I ran was on Phil's I saw one run up on the moor n then out of sight so slipt Mia anyway, she then ran up up jump the fence ran up the moor n out of sight n were thinking she'd just come back when next thing it came back down the moor through the fence with Mia not far behind n it went into a sheep field were they'd ate it right down to the nub n it gave her a right good spin on there before she got him so from the start to the finish it was a memorable run that I should've took it to the taxidermist aswell..

[shaaark 11,412]

10 hours ago, mC HULL said:

were in wales you from ? because it must be 50 year behind i aint seen one pic of a dog you have owned ? the nokia 3210 arrived yet ? 

so 2 generations of lurcherman not one pic ? 

i dont claim me dogs are the best but i’ll run the best no sweat lol 

saying me old man had a few good dogs is like saying colby had a few good bulldogs you plum lol lol 

Lol so I NEED to put pics up on here of the dogs I've owned over the years, just to prove to you that I actually have owned dogs?!!

Kin el, Gooey, you're getting sillier by the week lol.

 

[chartpolski 27,896]

I wish I had more pics from the pre-digital days .

I remember LDR taking a load of pics with a film camera of a night we had on deer and fox, I said no chemist would develop them, but he knew a chemist that would.

If you tried that these days, you’d be getting an early morning knock from the police ! LOL !

Cheers.

 

[Black neck 17,307]

24 minutes ago, shaaark said:

Oh yes, I think you're correct, blacky lol

I remember the day furg u shouted that's me out the dog game butt 

Isn't it

[shaaark 11,412]

2 minutes ago, Black neck said:

I remember the day furg u shouted that's me out the dog game butt 

Isn't it

Probably, blacky lol

[Black neck 17,307]

2 minutes ago, shaaark said:

Probably, blacky lol

Ah aloof yet sincere 

[shaaark 11,412]

1 minute ago, Black neck said:

Ah aloof yet sincere