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Is £50 your budget for a lamp (to O/P)?

Thank you for the information. I was wondering would they work at all for technical reasons in this part of the world. I had not even considered the import duties ha ha

"Is it because my dogs are getting faster or am I just getting slower" is the question I have been asking myself for the past two years or so. Only recently, one of my long standing farming neighbours laughingly told me I will have to get trackers for the dogs, just as an off the cuff, witty comment during the course of one of our many conversations. However, it had the effect of triggering a train of thought in me at the time and it's only now that I've begun to think that perhaps the old chap's words could unknowingly be worth more than just a bit of banter, it may have been some good practi

I agree with Terryd and Jimbo 201289. You have to work with your dogs particularly with terriers in my experience. As jimbo says, they can run off their nose, never looking up or around and being fairly headstrong, it can be frustratingly difficult to break this. I have 5 terriers at the moment and we work well as a pack, me included as the spotter! And as Terryd says, if you shout a command like "rabbit" or one of your own commands and run in the general direction, the dogs will get to know what to do eventually, especially if they get a few rabbits. I know this works because my oldest two do

My favourite is by Davy Moore (http://www.mooreireland.com/about.html). Not expensive as they last for years with a small bit of looking after. And if I was going to get a new knife, I would only wish to get a new Moore knife but due to ill health, it seems there will be no more new knives made by Davy. Just as well the one I have now will last me for decades to come I hope.

Different things will suit different people depending on their experience, location, budget etc. so it is difficult to state which is best in my opinion. There is a big temptation to get carried away with the new technology coming out all of the time and with the sales patters coming with them. Better to try to make the best of what you have already in your own hunting conditions. So, it's not just the item you buy that makes a good caller as it takes time and experience to get to know the how and the when of using callers - whatever type they may be.

is there any bother using the HID in misty rain or slightly foggy conditions? Would there be much light dispersed in the mist or fog that would make it too bad to take a good, clear shot?

That is a good question posted but th O/P and one I have often wondered about myself so I will be checking this discussion for sure.

Does cold/freezing conditions delay the start up time of the HID type lamps in general or even stop them working altogether?

@liamdelaney Perhaps things are done differently elsewhere but I agree liamdelaney. If a dog was good, everyone knew that so it was not necessary for the genuinely good man to refer to his own good dogs as good. The dog man's reputation proceeded him and it was/is the same for his dog. Sure if a dog was good, any good dog man did not have to be told this to see the good of the dog. "Self praise is no praise" as the old saying goes!

thanks for the update.

Mine prefer parkas from army surplus store!

very nice. good underground?

Someone'e kicking off again!!