welshphil 219 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 (edited) 6 minutes ago, dodger said: I thought that n you hardly see a deerhound lurcher now which is a shame as they was a few handy ones back in the day I remember a black saturated deerhound lurcher that was mustard on the lamp when I was early teen on hares n rabbits I'll be looking for a lurcher from mid-August and a deerhound based mutt is top of my wish list Edited June 21 by welshphil spelling mistake 3 Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,234 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 Nothing better that up the moors 5 Quote Link to post
dodger 3,523 Posted June 21 Author Report Share Posted June 21 2 minutes ago, welshphil said: I'll be looking for a lurcher from mid-August and a deerhound based mutt is top of my wish list There was another one that had obviously a good lump of deerhound n some beddie with a touch of saluki they never knew exactly what was in him as they got it off someone at a motorway services who found him wondering about on a road somewhere big straw/redish colour goid lamper killed alot of hares n rabbits bet he'd of been ok in the day aswell but lamping is what they did.. 1 Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, welshphil said: Really like the rough coated dog, just my type! He was a smart, and capable animal Phil, got some great photos of him in action, but none I can put up here... Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, welshphil said: I'll be looking for a lurcher from mid-August and a deerhound based mutt is top of my wish list It's a great, versatile cross, can't recall seeing a bad one Phil. Seen some absolute killing machines bred this way. Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 2 hours ago, welshphil said: Really like the rough coated dog, just my type! Couple more of Mack... Quote Link to post
dodger 3,523 Posted June 21 Author Report Share Posted June 21 Mack looks handy did you get a pup off him bosun Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 7 minutes ago, dodger said: Mack looks handy did you get a pup off him bosun He sired one litter, to a bull bred bitch. The two pups I knew were really doing well. One was killed at work, the other was sold on. In hindsight I should of been flat out for the right pup off him, but he died before I got the chance. Quote Link to post
dodger 3,523 Posted June 21 Author Report Share Posted June 21 4 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: He sired one litter, to a bull bred bitch. The two pups I knew were really doing well. One was killed at work, the other was sold on. In hindsight I should of been flat out for the right pup off him, but he died before I got the chance. Quote Link to post
shaaark 11,179 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 49 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: Couple more of Mack... Bosun11 did you know J G from south wales? Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 28 minutes ago, shaaark said: Bosun11 did you know J G from south wales? I don't think so... Quote Link to post
shaaark 11,179 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 (edited) 12 hours ago, Bosun11 said: I don't think so... Ah, OK, I used to know a guy about 35 years ago with exactly that type of dog. Edited June 22 by shaaark 1 Quote Link to post
hounddog3 756 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 On 20/06/2025 at 18:24, dodger said: Anyone ever tried abit of hound in there lurchers or even a hound or 2 along with there lurchers I had hound in my Lurcher,s long time ago killed a few hare,s all Legal but were better on fox,s .There were Lad,s in Belfast bred some cracking litter,s and they done Hare,s in big Number,s in Ireland which were rare at that time very few got away from them. Quote Link to post
white van man 3,449 Posted June 22 Report Share Posted June 22 18 hours ago, Moonlighter123 said: Looking for rabbits on the fell One of my favourite ways to hunt rabbits. Crack the flask and watch the dogs work. Great pic. 1 Quote Link to post
dodger 3,523 Posted June 22 Author Report Share Posted June 22 12 hours ago, hounddog3 said: I had hound in my Lurcher,s long time ago killed a few hare,s all Legal but were better on fox,s .There were Lad,s in Belfast bred some cracking litter,s and they done Hare,s in big Number,s in Ireland which were rare at that time very few got away from them. They sound like good dogs I remember reading about lurchers with abit of hound in the old shooting news but not much since.. Quote Link to post
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