How do you Lamp?

[SportingShooter 0]

I'm curious.

 

I was thinking while out lamping tonight on foot, and perusing about how nice it would be to use a vehicle to get around the place.

 

I got to thinking, "How many others lamp on foot all of the time?"

 

75% of the ground I lamp you cannot use a vehicle, it is either too uneasy and uneven to a degree that makes it dangerous, or it is too wet, perhaps a Canoe would be an idea on some of the places.

 

How do you lamp?

 

SS

[The one 8,397]

Depends which permission im on as to what i do but as its been really wet lately i prefer walking

[claybusers al 9]

we have that much to cover we would only get a tiny bit on foot and if we cant get on in the 4x4 then you cant walk it either the only thing that stops us is the wet not bothered about the slopes

[Finkley 1]

Yup, depends on which bit of land and the conditions. About 75% of the time I'm on foot, which I prefer even though it's usually less productive.

[ferret boy charlie 0]

depends on what were are lamping but its a bit dangerouse sometimes if the rabbit runs towards the truck . . .

[undisputed 1,664]

Always on foot the fields we lamp are to small to drive in and the gates are always locked. And of course if we find ourselves somewhere we're not supposed to be its easy to slip away. Never saw the appeal of driving round field after field looking for quarry and opening doors to let dogs out but thats just me,

Edited February 6, 2009 by undisputed

[dicehorn 38]

When out after rabbits - always on foot as I tend to know what fields are likely to be productive.

 

With regards foxing - it depends. I have found over the years that some foxes get to know that the noise of the truck coming towards them signals danger. Therefore, I can honestly say that just about all forays after fox that have produced several foxes in a night, have been on foot.

 

If you are shooting on your own, then the truck is more convenient.

 

I would add when ambushing foxes with the N/V then the truck if I can get to that area.

 

So my vote is it depends.

 

Peter

[Mr_Logic 5]

Don't have a permission big enough for a vehicle, so on foot. Have lamped off a 4x4 though and it's great fun

[Hammergun12 0]

On foot, i am normally on my own and i find that i prefer walking around to driving and opening gates and getting mud in the motor. The only problem is carrying the bunnys around so i leave them hung on fences and pick them up at the end.

[martync1967 64]

i always walk ,besides not having transport it keeps me fit

[mad al 146]

It'll be on foot if I ever get back to it. However I have used a Quad

[SportingShooter 0]

Interesting mixed set of results folks

[vermin hunter 1]

Always on foot. Leave the truck by the farm house, so the farmer knows im out on the lamp !

[wag 13]

we have to use a 4x4 because we cover that much ground it would be impossible to get round it all on foot , i do like going out on foot local some times .

[Guest Rod&dog]

When i was a keeper we used to cover the whole ground or as much as we could a night to shoot as much vermin as possible,,So driving the feilds in a landrover,mule or quad All the time,,And it was rough hilly ground most of the time,,Alough now ive got some smaller ground we tend to walk about as driving the feilds would not be practical,, small feilds and not many gaps,,Most of our work is on foot,, plus we take the lurchers incase we wound something.