Guest mickyrichardson Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 what has been the most memorable day or night out with the dogs past or present come on we all have a single time we think back to love to hear off some of the older guys on this Quote Link to post
tommy.c 859 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 memories aye! this was a day i always remember for some strange reason Quote Link to post
Guest Leveller Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 The day I went out with WILF will be a red letter day I'll never forget, pm him to find out what happened Quote Link to post
Guest mickyrichardson Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 the memory i always look back on is when i was about 7, and was out ferreting with my dad and his dogs there was a nice covering of snow and it was absoloutly freezing, and i fell in a stream as soon as i got there so instead of going home my dad took me to the farm house and they dryed me down put me in smelly old farmers clothes :sick: then we went back out to do the ferreting and that day was the first time i caught a black rabbit in fact we caught 4 and they all came out the same sett. cant remember the final tally for the day but remember that stream and the farmers clothes like it was yesterday that was 19yr ago Quote Link to post
heart of wales 19 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 One of the best memories I have is of my Lurcher Scooby fenomenal would be a huge understatement,we had looked for a bitch for him to cover for ages he was that well reguarded by everyone ho seen him work that all his pups were booked well in advance,done a rat job for a mate of a mate,cracking greyhound kennels overflowing with top class greyhounds he had lost two to leptospirosis before he had contacted me anyway cut a long story short sorted his rat problem out,and we struck a deal any of his good bitches finish on the track,I could have the use of her for a litter.Three months later arrived Sandy a top irish bred bitch whos record was very impressive and she had tremendous nature and temprement,barring a back injury sustained with a track post,anyway Scooby took a shine straight away a month later she broke down,thirteen pups like shelling peas,what a tremendous mother,when they were six weeks old,they were playing havoc with her so we decided to give her a break take her out with us lamping,We went to a place I had which had an abundance of everything,the first hare we ran,we had walked at least a mile through fields before,the hare got up I am holding sandy on the lead she seen the other dog running the hare she immedeatly snapped her collar and took of bearing in mind this a bitch who had just finished on the track back problem and six weeks prior had thirteen pups,not to worry first hare in the bag,not a sign of any injury,but she had injured the other bitch when knocking it out of the way,to take the hare,next field three hares it was agreed to try her and if the course was to long to knock the light out,no worries the hare was up and running but her turn of speed was incredible.We took her to a good greyhound vet the next day for his opinion and he put it down to the rest and nights under the infa red lamp with the pups she resumed her racing career,and went on to win another nine races. Quote Link to post
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victor 10 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 deffantly when i whistled up my first fox pup, or cub. it was oh sooo cool, it litterly was 3 meters before i slipped cooper. haddent a chance and just every thing i catch with a dog that isnt a rabbit it melted into my memory especaly cus i usualy cop a scratch that scars or a bite lol Quote Link to post
Guest GoneToGround1 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 (edited) the foxes which we've missed that 'should' of been dead, very exciting to watch bend after bend and then it finally hits the hedge like its deserved to get away....there for next year....oh feck i was thinking of a few years back this season after loosing a young pup on a sunday..finding him the following friday, what a relief. 1 that really comes through my mind is bolting a nice big dog fox last year i think it was october/november and missing him then going back to the same earth last week and haveing another bolt but this 1 was accounted for...but a different fox, good old days, happy hunting Edited February 12, 2009 by GoneToGround1 Quote Link to post
border lad 1,047 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 One of the best memories I have is of my Lurcher Scooby fenomenal would be a huge understatement,we had looked for a bitch for him to cover for ages he was that well reguarded by everyone ho seen him work that all his pups were booked well in advance,done a rat job for a mate of a mate,cracking greyhound kennels overflowing with top class greyhounds he had lost two to leptospirosis before he had contacted me anyway cut a long story short sorted his rat problem out,and we struck a deal any of his good bitches finish on the track,I could have the use of her for a litter.Three months later arrived Sandy a top irish bred bitch whos record was very impressive and she had tremendous nature and temprement,barring a back injury sustained with a track post,anyway Scooby took a shine straight away a month later she broke down,thirteen pups like shelling peas,what a tremendous mother,when they were six weeks old,they were playing havoc with her so we decided to give her a break take her out with us lamping,We went to a place I had which had an abundance of everything,the first hare we ran,we had walked at least a mile through fields before,the hare got up I am holding sandy on the lead she seen the other dog running the hare she immedeatly snapped her collar and took of bearing in mind this a bitch who had just finished on the track back problem and six weeks prior had thirteen pups,not to worry first hare in the bag,not a sign of any injury,but she had injured the other bitch when knocking it out of the way,to take the hare,next field three hares it was agreed to try her and if the course was to long to knock the light out,no worries the hare was up and running but her turn of speed was incredible.We took her to a good greyhound vet the next day for his opinion and he put it down to the rest and nights under the infa red lamp with the pups she resumed her racing career,and went on to win another nine races. Fantastic good story, did the pups turn out to be any good or not, Quote Link to post
border lad 1,047 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 what has been the most memorable day or night out with the dogs past or present come on we all have a single time we think back to love to hear off some of the older guys on this One night myself and Joe, we were doing the water on this river, we had a couple of salmon, and three fresh run sea trout, and I knew were there was an old slaughter house, ((( it got closed down due to the new Laws brought in from europe)) I said come on we will give the dog arun on those rabbits on the wee field next to the slaughter house, so I am walking around the back of the building, the dog was already working, and not looking were i was going I walked straight into an open Sceptic tank, down I went in to the most rotten, stinken, foul smelling rat polluted, sludge and shite, you could ever imagine, Lucky I got out of that Pit, as quick as I fell in, I made back for the river, which was a good 800yards away I stripped jumped in and tried to wash the best I could, But I had to drive a good 40 miles to home only in my underpants, the stink of that shite lingered in my nostrils for days on end, I was lucky it was in the month of july, and i was very lucky nothing happened to my health, and joe was laughing all the way home + he told everybody how i fell into the sceptic tank, I was a A VERY LUCKY LAD, I was only 24 and fit as a butchers dog, eh they were the days, Quote Link to post
xx-georgia-xx 15 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 my best memory was when i was lamping and i had my first fox with my dad my dads mate the lurchers jack (R.I.P) and his 9 month old son mac and 2 terriers jack ran a rabbit he suddenly turned away from the rabbit and was on a fox (pre-ban) jack got him mac joined in and was dragging the fox half way across the field and his dad with it! that was the last kill jack had... Quote Link to post
Penda 3,355 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 (edited) Iv got a thew great memories 1 a thew of the lads on here will know this 1 im going to tell,Me and a couple of lads off here were out on a moody spot having a mooch id not long got my bull cross bitch went to the 1st field couple of bunnies next field hare doubled up with my mates dog,then we slipped into sum small like bogg field and in the hedge was what at 1st we thought was a fox on further inspection it was a munty so i sed to me mate slip your dog on it when it bolts out the hedge we,ll slip the other dog. All went acording to plan it bolted out the hedge straight across the field the next coursed it into the next field we waited for the roaring noise from the munty then we heard it we went smashing through the hedges like a bunch of drunken idiots,i kept shouting to me mates "dont touch it itll feckin bite yah" ha ha ha ha we got through the hedge the dog had it by the back of the neck i pulled the shitest £1special knife out ever made and went to do its neck justy as i went to put it in the knife went straight into me rist the lads were pissing em selves laughing i nearly feckin fainted so i got arm up in the air still carried the munty back to the car what a pollarva i think that was a joke for months we still laugh about it now even though i cud of died Edited February 13, 2009 by Penda Quote Link to post
Guest mickyrichardson Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Iv got a thew great memories 1 a thew of the lads on here will know this 1 im going to tell,Me and a couple of lads off here were out on a moody spot having a mooch id not long got my bull cross bitch went to the 1st field couple of bunnies next field hare doubled up with my mates dog,then we slipped into sum small like bogg field and in the hedge was what at 1st we thought was a fox on further inspection it was a munty so i sed to me mate slip your dog on it when it bolts out the hedge we,ll slip the other dog. All went acording to plan it bolted out the hedge straight across the field the next coursed it into the next field we waited for the roaring noise from the munty then we heard it we went smashing through the hedges like a bunch of drunken idiots,i kept shouting to me mates "dont touch it itll feckin bite yah" ha ha ha ha we got through the hedge the dog had it by the back of the neck i pulled the shitest £1spell knife out ever made and went to do its neck justy as 1i went to put it in the knife went straight into me rist the lads were pissing em selves laughing i nearly feckin fainted so i got arm up in the air still carried the munty back to the car what a pollarva i think that was a joke for months we still laugh about it now even though i cud of died blimey penda your supposed to slit th DEERS throat not your wrist lol Quote Link to post
Guest mickyrichardson Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 what has been the most memorable day or night out with the dogs past or present come on we all have a single time we think back to love to hear off some of the older guys on this One night myself and Joe, we were doing the water on this river, we had a couple of salmon, and three fresh run sea trout, and I knew were there was an old slaughter house, ((( it got closed down due to the new Laws brought in from europe)) I said come on we will give the dog arun on those rabbits on the wee field next to the slaughter house, so I am walking around the back of the building, the dog was already working, and not looking were i was going I walked straight into an open Sceptic tank, down I went in to the most rotten, stinken, foul smelling rat polluted, sludge and shite, you could ever imagine, Lucky I got out of that Pit, as quick as I fell in, I made back for the river, which was a good 800yards away I stripped jumped in and tried to wash the best I could, But I had to drive a good 40 miles to home only in my underpants, the stink of that shite lingered in my nostrils for days on end, I was lucky it was in the month of july, and i was very lucky nothing happened to my health, and joe was laughing all the way home + he told everybody how i fell into the sceptic tank, I was a A VERY LUCKY LAD, I was only 24 and fit as a butchers dog, eh they were the days, my mate said you had a bit of a wiff about you lol good story mate Quote Link to post
Back Stabbath 1 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 HAHAHA, some good stories! Quote Link to post
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