Lamping technique

[simonbilly14 0]

When you are lamping and you see a rabbit a bit too far to slip the dog, do you leave the beam on and walk to the rabbit? (Trying to keep it squatted) or do you switch the lamp off and walk to the rabbit? (Trying not to scare it).

 

I have seen both techniques work, but I prefer to switch the lamp off and sneak up close enough to slip the dog. My idea is that I’m not scaring everything else around and I can get myself between the rabbit and the way I think it going to run or find shelter.

[lilpip1234 62]

yea i flick the lamp of and walk up on it seems to work best, doesnt scare of other critters near by

[Malt 379]

Try putting the lamp a few feet in front of the rabbit. Unless they're lamp shy & know what's coming, they don't often venture into the beam.

[Guest joe ox]

Let the dog do some of the work ie running down the beam.

[doris 6]

to be honest flicking the lamp off, walking the dog up or let the dog run the beam al work. It all depends on the the dog and the bunny. . .. . .. . . . I would like to know how you guys slow the bunny up when it's near the hedge. I have tried rocking the lamp, flicking it off but to no real success??

[Malt 379]

to be honest flicking the lamp off, walking the dog up or let the dog run the beam al work. It all depends on the the dog and the bunny. . .. . .. . . . I would like to know how you guys slow the bunny up when it's near the hedge. I have tried rocking the lamp, flicking it off but to no real success??

Try putting the beam just in front of it's nose. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

[zigzag dan 784]

if you are rocking the lamp at the hedge - rock it just infront of the rabbitt not on him - to stop him going in

[Malt 379]

they dont get to the hedge,

Depends on the size of the fields mate. I'd say 75% of the rabbits caught round here are caught by the hedge. Lots of small fields and rabbits that don't stray to far from the edges round here.

[Guest ivorbigun]

Let the dog do some of the work ie running down the beam.

thats good coming from you,as you through your dog out of the truck and you fat lazy bugger never walked a night in the 4 yrs you lamped

[Guest fence_hopper]

i run after them with the dog on the hilly fields around here keeps me fit aswell get right in with all the action. as for getting close to them theres no set rules just get on with it like everyone else. everyones lamps different some people lamp from the same spot like a street lamp but some like to get up close dazzle the rabbit abit.

[J Darcy 5,871]

the night is the most important thing IMO......

 

 

happy dazzling....JD

[UNFIT 0]

if you know the game proper ,and the dog does as well ,you dont even have the dog on the lead ,you can show it the rabbit and turn the lamp of, time it right and the dog will run steady to the rabbit in the dark and when you put the lamp on again it will be on it ,this will only be achived with practice ,all my dogs can be sent into the next field even if they cant see what i can ,they know i have sent them on some thing .it is down to training and the dogs intelligence .

Edited September 1, 2009 by UNFIT

[Guest joe ox]

Let the dog do some of the work ie running down the beam.

thats good coming from you,as you through your dog out of the truck and you fat lazy bugger never walked a night in the 4 yrs you lamped

 

 

yep Ive never walked a field in my life and I get fatter the more I sit at this computer cyber hunting. 4 years

Edited September 1, 2009 by joe ox

[watchman 256]

if you know the game proper ,and the dog does as well ,you dont even have the dog on the lead ,you can show it the rabbit and turn the lamp of, time it right and the dog will run steady to the rabbit in the dark and when you put the lamp on again it will be on it ,this will only be achived with practice ,all my dogs can be sent into the next field even if they cant see what i can ,they know i have sent them on some thing .it is down to training and the dogs intelligence .

your spot on mate its all about the dog trusting your judgement

[storm323 191]

I find it depends on the rabbit and dogs as already sed,some rabbits you can see that are sitting we just keep the lamp on and walk up but thats with my pup whos spotting sitters aint good yet,my mates dog the father of mine is spotting perfect so we can slip him at the rabbits and he goes in for one out the seat doesrnt happen every time as people no as for not having the dog on a slip i dont think its that hard its just what if theres quarry in the field that you dont want to chase and is useless if your lamping with more than one dog