harris lamping

[charlie caller 3,654]

HI everyone,advice would be gladly received,not had my fhh long, she is going really well shes a wicked hunter,however Iwant to lamp with her,so how do Igo about training her for it,im assuming I would do some recall training in the dark,shining head torch ect onto glove reward?and then let her at some bunnies,not forgetting, reflecting jesses ect, is that it or is there more to it? advice lads please,I do have many years experience lamping with gun/dog just never done it with a bird before,looks like fun cheers CHARLIE CALLER.

[monkjack 0]

ive never lamped with a bird but got mates who have done it only been into birds a little while myself you might find answers on international falconry forum if its any help

[trappa 518]

Now mate. Firstly it is A LOT of fun but its not without its risks. The first time i tried it i was an inch off losing my bird.

I was flying my harris successfully at plenty of quarry and she was shit hot. I like you have done plenty lamping so i decided to put two and two together and lamp with my bird, the whole night was a disaster. I had bought those little flashers from fleabay that you put on the jessies but got to my flying ground and the back had cam off so i had lost the battery. I was with my bro-in-law and his lad so i thought i would carry on regardless. The first rabbit we saw i aimed the lamp at it and the bird took off straight away, which should have been straightforward but my nephew stood between the lamp and the bird causing total darkness for a matter of seconds as the light shone on his back. When the light returned - no bird! I didnt kno whether she had landed straight away or headed towards the lights of a nearby town.

We spent literally 2-3 hours looking for her all over, and in the end we found her in a hedge very near to where she chased the rabbit.

I got my shit together and after that had some great nights lamping with her.

My tips would be dont do what we did that first night and block the light. Get a flasher for her jessies but tape the battery bit on, they are pretty poor for staying together. Use some reflective tape to make her jessies stand out. Start her on mixy rabbits when you first go lamping, so she knows what its all about.

Nearly forgot, i used a small torch to shine into my fist when calling her back, she needs something to see so she isnt flying blind.

Most of this is common sense stuff , just wished i knew it when i went out that first night lamping instead of making a twat out of myself!

[slogger 13]

That sounds like a sport of kings for sure

[charlie caller 3,654]

Cheers mate il take that advice mate,will let you know how we get on.

 

ATB CARLIE CALLER.

[brianL84 11]

yeah mate if your going to do it get the lights on the jesses dun a fair bit of lamping with the harris but i usualy go for a moonlit night .mite not be as many rabbits about but its alot easy to see the bird