Walking up the hare

[Catcher 1 639]

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.

 

Hi i would allways start it with an older dog than knew the ropes.atb. Catcher

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Well, I would prefer to keep her on the slip, hunting up can be a pain in the rocks at times, she may disappear through a ditch while hunting up and you wont get to see the course, but I am sure you will make a balls of it anyway, so dont really matter what way you hunt her

[Catcher 1 639]

Must be a full moon tonight

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Must be a full moon tonight

 

 

Liam will get the joke

[moggs 18]

hunt up every time for me. I'd put money on it that once your bitch knows wots on the end of hare scent, her nose will be worth ten of your eyes. A tight squating hare could be missed by you but she'd wind it i bet.

[Catcher 1 639]

Well, I would prefer to keep her on the slip, hunting up can be a pain in the rocks at times, she may disappear through a ditch while hunting up and you wont get to see the course, but I am sure you will make a balls of it anyway, so dont really matter what way you hunt her

 

 

Hi if its a pain in the rocks.Why do it.Even a dog that slipped can disappear through a ditch and you may miss the course.And yes i have balls it up a few times in years gone by.But some of us learn by our mistakes.atb Catcher.think you,ll need it

[jigsaw 11,866]

IL wait for the pix of my 10 out of 10 hare dod Good response again.I personally prefer to leave the dog work it out itself.I never kept a slip dog.With Shanehound we gave the hare good law as it was mountainous country so long runs were the norm.oh really I prefer to let the lurcher work out the hiding hare rather than terriers,but I dont do a lot of this type of hunting so learning as I go.I think it'll be hard to balls this one up as the fields are huge so a lot of running is neede to dissapear from the dog.Should be good craic.I wont be too upset either way as it'll be a learning process for the dog too.What would ye reckon is the sucess rate in loose dog compared to slip dog hunting.I know that all depends on the dog but an average hard tryer of a lurcher,how would they compare.

[Catcher 1 639]

IL wait for the pix of my 10 out of 10 hare dod Good response again.I personally prefer to leave the dog work it out itself.I never kept a slip dog.With Shanehound we gave the hare good law as it was mountainous country so long runs were the norm.oh really I prefer to let the lurcher work out the hiding hare rather than terriers,but I dont do a lot of this type of hunting so learning as I go.I think it'll be hard to balls this one up as the fields are huge so a lot of running is neede to dissapear from the dog.Should be good craic.I wont be too upset either way as it'll be a learning process for the dog too.What would ye reckon is the sucess rate in loose dog compared to slip dog hunting.I know that all depends on the dog but an average hard tryer of a lurcher,how would they compare.

 

 

Hi jigsaw.Iam old school when the whole idea of the working lurcher was to let the dog do its job WORK Any one can slip a dog on a hare.Why have a dog and bark yourself.atb. Catcher

[border lad 1,047]

nothing better to see a good dog hunt his /her quarry, in days past, on hot ground put your dog, out hunt away, catch, and carry back to hand, it was not about numbers, it was about filling the pot, and a couple for your neighbour, as for your your young, dog in my opinion, let him hunt it up IF he is capable, of doing the job, but if I was going for the Long ears, I would try and run him with a good experienced,dog and let him get in on the act, and see what it is all about, good luck with him in the future,

[whin 463]

me personaly when i go daylite most of the time i spot my hares and chose them for pup then let him hunt up, not to much as its roe and pheasant country so keperd at times so you need to walk and find your hare , my old bitch you would slip out of car or roadside rake a feild thru catch ahare retreive it back same with a,lot of dogs i have but if serous about getting ahare and its not all above board choose my slips cheers

[jigsaw 11,866]

Shes well tuned into the rabbits so i reckon she'll be well for big bunnies,she has a half decent nose,so will be interesting to see her work it out.The only other dog there will be Shanehounds deerhound and shes a beginer too so even stevens for all.i was going to bring my kelpie x just to flush them but I reckon after 1 or 2 she'd cotton on to catching them before they even got off their seat as shes got a hell of a brain.

[Meerihunter 7]

All mine have self entered to hare while hunting up, as I dislike using slips, preferring whole process the hunting up finding and catching its hare, I'd hardly see a hare if the dogs didn't hunt them out of woods and cover. I guess it really depends on the ground and availability of hares.

[Hywel 53]

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.

 

 

Couldn't agree more from a personal point of view but horses for courses I say.....