Walking up the hare

[jigsaw 11,865]

What your opinion on the method of hunting the hare.Now remember im in Ireland so no hassle exercising the long ears.I have a saluki at 12 months old and will be starting her on the above in a month or so.She has adecent nose and since shes totally inexperienced with the hare I tought it would be ok to let her hunt up and run her hare.Has anyone ever done this method pre ban in Britain or over here?After she was clued in I have intentions of sliping her on walked up hare.Just thought it would be good to hear the opinions of others.

[the great white hunter 1]

i would rather slip the dog on the hare than let it hunt it up

[lurcher lass 9]

i agree with the great white,,,

walk accross a feild or stubble etc, and ground that you've seen hare, they will duck down deep and sit until you get within a certain distance,, once the hare is up slip your dog,, no matter how inexperienced, if the dog has chasing instinct the dog will chase,, enjoy the chase,, i sure miss it in england!! bring back hunting!!

[spannable 0]

it depends what your wanting out the dog and how much hares is on the land. if theres lots of hares an you let the dog hunt them up off the lead youll have to deal with it maybe killing one straight out the bed. taking off after a no hopper thats miles away. or hunting on and on if it gets wind of one thats creeped away. your call buddy

[snap 15]

i would run it off the slip matey so you can decide what hare you want it to run and not just the first hare the dog spots.

[iceman001979 1,316]

l would never let a dog hunt up it should always be in the slip 1 its good for a farmer 2 c and by the time the dog puts a hare up it wiil prop be 2 tried 2 put up a good run rem its not a rabbit its a hare and athlete

[coursing_lad 45]

it depends what your wanting out the dog and how much hares is on the land. if theres lots of hares an you let the dog hunt them up off the lead youll have to deal with it maybe killing one straight out the bed. taking off after a no hopper thats miles away. or hunting on and on if it gets wind of one thats creeped away. your call buddy

 

i miss it too

 

[Guest penny]

slip it all the time if hare to far away save u dog for the next 1.im in ireland if u let him hunt up u might never see a chase as our fields are not big enough 2 just stand and watch good luck.

[inan 841]

i would run it off the slip matey so you can decide what hare you want it to run and not just the first hare the dog spots.

I have to agree with you, running on a slip means you can pick and choose your hare. A young, inexperienced dog needs success early in its career ,sod's law it will see the jack getting up 300yds away and take off after it,and just as surely one will jump right near you while it is off on its fruitless chase.

Time enough later for the long slips ,when the dog is proficient at picking up its quarry.

[jigsaw 11,865]

great response guys and gals.The thing I was tinking of is finding the hare.I was thinking if they are stuck tight to their form then it would be hard to locate them as where we are going the land is huge and wide.When i have coursed before it was all slips,but he land was completely different,smaller fields and plenty of gaps.These fields are massive crop fields.Your thoughts again appreciated

[nakednutt 58]

depends a lot on the ground you hunt on. the majority of the ground I hunted on before the ban was rough small fields so giving the hare a 100yd slip would see it through a hedge and off in to the next field before you've even slipped the dog. Also I like to see a dog using its nose daytime, I find it more exciting to watch a dog quartering a field after it had scented a hare and trying too enticipate when and where it will get up.

[inan 841]

leave her loose and hunt with with a terrier or soringer type that hunts close to you. between them they'll find and flush some good runs for ya.

That would be ideal.

[Catcher 1 639]

Never kept a dog on the lead.Hunting daytime hares pre-banLoved nothing better than to watch a good dog at work.Any good fit lurcher should be able to work up a hare and catch it.And then go out and do the same again half hour later.atb. Catcher

[fireman 10,917]

I'd rather watch a dog use it's nose and hunt them up,o natural as they say and it's just down to the law of averages on long slips or hunt/kick ups.It really depends on what you want from your dog,a working using it's sences,brains and field craft or a slip dog who don't do nothing but run at what you choose for it.

[snap 15]

its great to see a dog hunting up a hare and catching but as the dog is only a youngun i would run it of a slip so i could pick and choose its runs.

dont want to many unsuccesful runs when there just starting the game , keep em winning.