hunter17 0 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 ok its been driving me insane for the past 3 months..... my dog is lightning fast..... hes dialled into the lamp but the catch rate is very poor.......... despite these places rarley being lamped and only ever by me..... the rabbits sit close to the ditch and foxes run on the sight of a lamp (dont even get to call them)..... my dog puts in up to ten runs on a bad night and the most iv caught is 5 out of 20. hes well able to run and pick them up so i think i must be at fault.... any tips on how i can give him a better chance on the rabbits.... id like to get closer to them most slips are a long way off and never on a sitting rabbit any advice will be greatly appreciated Quote Link to post
merle24 61 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 ok its been driving me insane for the past 3 months..... my dog is lightning fast..... hes dialled into the lamp but the catch rate is very poor.......... despite these places rarley being lamped and only ever by me..... the rabbits sit close to the ditch and foxes run on the sight of a lamp (dont even get to call them)..... my dog puts in up to ten runs on a bad night and the most iv caught is 5 out of 20. hes well able to run and pick them up so i think i must be at fault.... any tips on how i can give him a better chance on the rabbits.... id like to get closer to them most slips are a long way off and never on a sitting rabbit any advice will be greatly appreciated Sounds to me like youre not the only one lamping that ground mate them hard rabs are what makes a good dog imo. Quote Link to post
hunter17 0 Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 ya maybe your right but this is in the backarse of nowhere..........iv gotta hand it to the dog though he busts his gut 4 me every time never let me down as of yet and he keeps the ferrets fed anyone any suggestions on how to get closer to the bunnies??? Quote Link to post
CI HIR 13 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 It`s difficult to catch a lot of rabbits when the conditions are not right ie too much moon or not enough wind.Lamp up wind on a moonless windy night and your dog should get a good bag for you.All the best Quote Link to post
GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 PERSONALLY I DONT THINK YOU HAVE MASTERED THAT MAGICAL THING, !! THE NOISE OF A CARROT ! Quote Link to post
stormyboy 1,352 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 If the rabbits and foxes are spooky,you are definitely not the only one working it. Virgin land is hard to find in a lot of places. Try a bit further afield-and if you find some "green" rabbits keep it to yourself! Not many dogs catch big bags of rabbits that know the game,despite some claims. Quote Link to post
NOOK/ANNA 96 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I would recomend you try a colour filter on your lamp mate. It can make a great differnce on lampshy rabbits. They dont seem to be able to pick up the coloured light aswell. It might make up them yards your looking for. An id say by the sounds of it id have to agree with the other lads that someone else lamps your land aswell as you. atb Quote Link to post
dlm 1 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 how often are you lamping it mate? if your goin there to often the rabbits may get lamp shy! as goes for the foxes! But if thats not he case then id say someone else was also lamping it! atb! Quote Link to post
dogdigger 45 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I would recomend you try a colour filter on your lamp mate. It can make a great differnce on lampshy rabbits. They dont seem to be able to pick up the coloured light aswell. It might make up them yards your looking for. An id say by the sounds of it id have to agree with the other lads that someone else lamps your land aswell as you. atb ye i agree with 'NOOK/ANNA' try a amber or red filter to get up closer to the rabbits i like to whip off the filter once the dog is coursing the Bunnie and lamp with the white light Quote Link to post
Guest bluemink Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 how late are you going out? if you go out quite early the rabbits tend to have not made there way out to the middle of the fields. Quote Link to post
nightshiner 2 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 like some of the lads said try a filter sounds like theres someone else walking your path mate Quote Link to post
yappy 3 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 how late are you going out? if you go out quite early the rabbits tend to have not made there way out to the middle of the fields. took the words right out of my mouth, A couple of palces we lamp the later we go the better! Quote Link to post
Guest fence_hopper Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 It`s difficult to catch a lot of rabbits when the conditions are not right ie too much moon or not enough wind.Lamp up wind on a moonless windy night and your dog should get a good bag for you.All the best good advice. soon as th dog see's the movement of the rabbit and has been slipped. flick the lamp off and on, a second or two depending on distance. the rabbit will usualy stop running giving the dog time to get abit closer, making abit more ground takes abit of getting used to but when you have mastered it's easy Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 sounds like other people are lamping the same ground mate nafin worse hpoe the dog turns out good in the end for you atb theferreter Quote Link to post
HAPPY HUNTER 0 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 ARE YOU USEING A FILTER TO GET IN CLOSE CAUSEE THE WHITR LIGHT CAN SPOOK THEM IF THEY HAV BEEN LAMPED ATB ANY WAY Quote Link to post
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