terrier staying after fox bolted.

[Guest whitser]

alright lads. had a good hunt off a fox sunday. hounds rise him from a bog and hunted back to a farm yard where he went to "ground" under loads of scrap and pallets. anyway terrier bolted him and we lost him. as we hunted the bog through again the dogs followed a line up to an old massive earth on a high bank. the terrier went to ground,in and out and according the the b&f all over the earth. eventually he settled in a spot and we started to dig. digging was hard with lots of rocks. as we we're digging the box was telling us that the dog seemed to be moving up and back along a tube(he will try and draw a fox).

anyway suddenly the reading said 3 mts and as we looked up we saw the fox run away into the darkness,he got away from the terrier. thats ok, dog did his job bolted the fox. the terrier seemed to stay in the same spot. we dug on thinking maybe an other there. when we broke through the terrier was there but no fox.

we let my drawing hound to the hole and she wasnt interested,so defo no fox there.

the terrier had defo being at the fox. any one else had similar experiences? was he stuck? did he not cope on that the fox bolted?

i was thinking maybe the fox went up and through a tight ledge and the dog was digging after him.

Edited December 2, 2008 by whitser

[Terrier man 38]

alright lads. had a good hunt off a fox sunday. hounds rise him from a bog and hunted back to a farm yard where he went to "ground" under loads of scrap and pallets. anyway terrier bolted him and we lost him. as we hunted the bog through again the dogs followed a line up to an old massive earth on a high bank. the terrier went to ground,in and out and according the the b&f all over the earth. eventually he settled in a spot and we started to dig. digging was hard with lots of rocks. as we we're digging the box was telling us that the dog seemed to be moving up and back along a tube(he will try and draw a fox).

anyway suddenly the reading said 3 mts and as we looked up we saw the fox run away into the darkness,he got away from the terrier. thats ok, dog did his job bolted the fox. the terrier seemed to stay in the same spot. we dug on thinking maybe an other there. when we broke through the terrier was there but no fox.

we let my drawing hound to the hole and she wasnt interested,so defo no fox there.

the terrier had defo being at the fox. any one else had similar experiences? was he stuck? did he not cope on that the fox bolted?

i was thinking maybe the fox went up and through a tight ledge and the dog was digging after him.

Did he have any marks on him? could have ment that he got up to a gab to the fox but couldnt get to him and rather come back he just stayed and tryed to get passed...as iv seen on more then one occasion on them rock piles up west its like a sparing match dog goes up but cant get on but within inchs of each other ... he probly did realise the fox had bolted as his nose would have made sure a that.. but he could have just bein breaking his bollox trying to get through what he couldnt...

 

either way he did what was asked of him... well done..

[dfee 1]

alright lads. had a good hunt off a fox sunday. hounds rise him from a bog and hunted back to a farm yard where he went to "ground" under loads of scrap and pallets. anyway terrier bolted him and we lost him. as we hunted the bog through again the dogs followed a line up to an old massive earth on a high bank. the terrier went to ground,in and out and according the the b&f all over the earth. eventually he settled in a spot and we started to dig. digging was hard with lots of rocks. as we we're digging the box was telling us that the dog seemed to be moving up and back along a tube(he will try and draw a fox).

anyway suddenly the reading said 3 mts and as we looked up we saw the fox run away into the darkness,he got away from the terrier. thats ok, dog did his job bolted the fox. the terrier seemed to stay in the same spot. we dug on thinking maybe an other there. when we broke through the terrier was there but no fox.

we let my drawing hound to the hole and she wasnt interested,so defo no fox there.

the terrier had defo being at the fox. any one else had similar experiences? was he stuck? did he not cope on that the fox bolted?

i was thinking maybe the fox went up and through a tight ledge and the dog was digging after him.

when my old dog taffy first started off working there was the odd occasion when a fox had bolted that he would stay in the place were the fox had been,and we had to dig him out he never bayed or owt he would just sit there sniffing around,he soon got out of the habit and has never done it since.

[Guest whitser]

he was after been at the fox alright, had the lipstick on his snout to prove it. tbh this dog has to get a few more digs under his belt before he's proven 100%. he's still learning his trade. it sounds a bit like what dfee said his did. im happy with the dog really just sorry for him him he didnt get a deserved rag after the dig. he'll get another chance soon enough.

[fox hunter 53]

give me a ring some time whitser

 

fox hunter

Edited December 4, 2008 by fox hunter

[dfee 1]

Whitser fox hunter here just looking at your topics do i have to go up to get mr fox hahahaha he wont leave the hole where my dogs are and if he does his outlook will be very grim for the good ole fox smasher gigger would be waiting for him he has foxs breakfast lunch and dinner

 

 

best of luck

 

if you have trouble

 

with the billies

 

you can reach me on the billy phone ill put your name in the book and ill get back to you

 

 

foxes are getting scarce with me down here have to move further a field

 

 

fox hunter and daughter

i'd watch what your putting on a public forum mate.

[macster 1]

happened to a young dog i had fox bolted an the dog stayed thought they were two dug down to the dog an got my self a big fox

tail lol so ther a bob tail fox running around somewere

[dev 227]

alright lads. had a good hunt off a fox sunday. hounds rise him from a bog and hunted back to a farm yard where he went to "ground" under loads of scrap and pallets. anyway terrier bolted him and we lost him. as we hunted the bog through again the dogs followed a line up to an old massive earth on a high bank. the terrier went to ground,in and out and according the the b&f all over the earth. eventually he settled in a spot and we started to dig. digging was hard with lots of rocks. as we we're digging the box was telling us that the dog seemed to be moving up and back along a tube(he will try and draw a fox).

anyway suddenly the reading said 3 mts and as we looked up we saw the fox run away into the darkness,he got away from the terrier. thats ok, dog did his job bolted the fox. the terrier seemed to stay in the same spot. we dug on thinking maybe an other there. when we broke through the terrier was there but no fox.

we let my drawing hound to the hole and she wasnt interested,so defo no fox there.

the terrier had defo being at the fox. any one else had similar experiences? was he stuck? did he not cope on that the fox bolted?

i was thinking maybe the fox went up and through a tight ledge and the dog was digging after him.

when my old dog taffy first started off working there was the odd occasion when a fox had bolted that he would stay in the place were the fox had been,and we had to dig him out he never bayed or owt he would just sit there sniffing around,he soon got out of the habit and has never done it since.

i had a dog that did that regular, when there was quarry there he would stay forever and dig his stuff but that habbit was too much for me and after i had dug him out 7 or 8 times at nothing i pts

[smasher 1,055]

alright lads. had a good hunt off a fox sunday. hounds rise him from a bog and hunted back to a farm yard where he went to "ground" under loads of scrap and pallets. anyway terrier bolted him and we lost him. as we hunted the bog through again the dogs followed a line up to an old massive earth on a high bank. the terrier went to ground,in and out and according the the b&f all over the earth. eventually he settled in a spot and we started to dig. digging was hard with lots of rocks. as we we're digging the box was telling us that the dog seemed to be moving up and back along a tube(he will try and draw a fox).

anyway suddenly the reading said 3 mts and as we looked up we saw the fox run away into the darkness,he got away from the terrier. thats ok, dog did his job bolted the fox. the terrier seemed to stay in the same spot. we dug on thinking maybe an other there. when we broke through the terrier was there but no fox.

we let my drawing hound to the hole and she wasnt interested,so defo no fox there.

the terrier had defo being at the fox. any one else had similar experiences? was he stuck? did he not cope on that the fox bolted?

i was thinking maybe the fox went up and through a tight ledge and the dog was digging after him.

Theres always the possibility mr fox wasnt home alone,there my have been another resident in there,and while your dog was working his fox the other occupant walled its self in,yo say your dog was digging?could have been at game walled in,maybe this could be why your hound missed it,did you try your bar to the front and sides.the dog might have knon something was there,especialy if he is a proven dog.

[neil cooney 10,416]

fox hunter and daughter

i'd watch what your putting on a public forum mate.

They do say there's one born every minute.

Sadly that sort of crap brings attention to the site as a whole and it mightn't be the fools who get in trouble but some poor bugger will.

No wonder there's a lot of good dogmen wont come on here.

Edited December 5, 2008 by neil cooney

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

I departed with a black dog recently that although would stay to difficult game and could find in large earths, if there was nothing in then you were still digging him out, after a few times of doing this he had to go...

[macker 5]

only time will tell on this one whitser.

had a russell before got him on trial

and dug a few with him but some times

a fox bolted and after a long course lurcher killed it

was delighted as well as farmer only to find i had to dig to terrier

and nothing there.tought the same as smasher saying there

was another in the hole.which i think is right as some times our terriers

know more than we do of whats in hole.

sadly for this one he was just messing about where the fox was lying up last.

also i think your terrier is on the big side for hound work and find you

need a smaller than average one when working hounds as they

will runs down any crack in the ground when hounds are roaring.

it is possible he got him self stuck too.

hope this is some help to you

all the best

macker

[Guest whitser]

he's a little on the big side alright mac. i have faith he'll turn out alright he just needs more digs.