where i lamp

[Penda 3,341]

I tend to pick my runs mate round where i lamp there are very few virgin fields so the dogs have to work hard to catch a thew rabbits round here, ive been out with keen young lads who have been in this game for a breath and they give there dogs to many silly slips that they have not a chance in hell of catching and i have to give them a little education on lampin not for them more for the dog its a shame to see dogs dis heartend cause theyve had bad slips,id probably say that it would stand a good chance sumbodys mooching that land mate.

Edited November 24, 2009 by Penda

[Leeview 791]

A lot of good replies but you dont mention how old your dog is?

Y.I.S Leeview

[lofti 579]

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

 

do you enter thro a noisy gate

or is there unatural light behind you when your entering the feilds

this can make rabbits wary.have you tried going later

also as said how old is your pup?

 

 

lofti

[fensaluki 35]

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

 

Top tip this one.I've bin lamping for as long as I can remember but only learnt this trick fairly recently and it can make some great differences to your bag once you get the hang of it

[hunter17 0]

sorry about not replying lads i dont get onto this too often..... thanks for all the tips and my dog is about 12-13 months

[dog fox 16]

it will come give it time ,my bitch is a bit older 15 mth and was the same around that age ,now she got her strike sorted she picking them up no trouble ,wouldnt say its the dog just takes time ,and at that age the dogs doing well catch that many ,dont be so hard on him