davidlloyd 16 Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 not had a big rabbit nite for a while but had 68 one nite with abeardie cross,for what its worth, but to me after i caught them i thought 68 quid same price as 2 roe but only ten minutes from house , but good fun and there were hundreds more i n fact thousands for a few years , good rabbit land ive saw thre qaurter collies catch big numbers ,greT SPORT ITS JUST APITY THE RABBIT WASNT WORTH WHAT IT SHOULD BE ,THEN IT WOULD BE AVIABLE COMODITY N numbers but good sport and great nites on good permision and some not , suffolk ws agood place but realy the wilds pf scotland had topped most places on the uk whin get some pics of your dogs up and weres my batty? mate david Quote Link to post
storm323 191 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) some cracking bags fair play dogs perfoming well,my personal best was 12 but thats due to the dogs having lack of fitness and not good permission i think we will do alot better than that when we get out more,back in the day it was allways good to take a roe or two for a few quid to help towards petrol because we had to travel miles and miles .its good to see them pictures lads i hope to achive that amount one day with abit of luck Edited December 1, 2009 by storm323 Quote Link to post
jed41 0 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Two fellas of the hunters united site done 100 with two dogs. Quote Link to post
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Let me ask ye all a question then; Why isnt anyone getting the big bags then like they did in the 70's, 's etc, like doxhope did? Doxhope any pictures of the dogs in question? what sort of breeding were they? Quote Link to post
Grousekeeper84 2 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Im sure lads on here wont believe this but the other night i caught 2 big strong rabbits Was going to try for 3 but the dog was too exhausted,maybe in a couple of weeks when the dogs recovered from such hard work and if its not to cold i will try for the massive "3" lol Quote Link to post
Ginny Spinner 455 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 heres 100 cought 1 night last month with 2 dogs, my bitch and ginny spinners bitch 50 each Yeah it was a good night out TOMO one that will take some beating, hopefully i will get Ginny back and you can drop me off on a farm to have a go single handed lol Quote Link to post
GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 some great catches there, would love to see a dog take a big haul, personaaly never had a massive haul, the ground here is very different/hard, plus the bunnys aint in massive numbers, get a well bred, fit mature lurcher running these hills that are more white with flint and chalk than mud, then the 20 bunnys become a much harder task, not allways about quantity much more about quality, , Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Let me ask ye all a question then; Why isnt anyone getting the big bags then like they did in the 70's, 's etc, like doxhope did? Doxhope any pictures of the dogs in question? what sort of breeding were they? The simple answer to that interesting query is,..DESIRE,.twinned with PASSION... Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 [i had some good bags in the 70s 80s lamping and ferreting,i had to , i needed the money,i had a young family and i got 27 pound a week sick pay,i could,nt lay bricks ,but i could catch rabbits i had a good market and got a good price,there are more rabbits about nowdays you just have to get off your arse and find them,i used to be out early evening or late night,often both ,i needed the money ,after thirty years at it i no longer need the money,so now i still go out as much as i can ,but large bags dont interest me [ though i like to read about others getting them]the same as chalkwarren,i now get as much enjoyment snaring a few or ferreting a dozen ,than i ever did knocking over 100with the dogs.To me lamping turned into work, and once i found that i could not get rid of the rabbits ,it was work i could do without.IT dont take much for an average dog to knock up a score on good land,its more down to the handler,can he carry it through,can he make the dog run when its flagging,how bad dos he want the money,with a few exceptions ,i dont think there are many on THL who are ruthless and game enough to make a good bag. Quote Link to post
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) ..that also WANT to amass a girt great pile of shushis.... Thanks mate, as always an honest straightforward answer, which makes sense I wonder if there are any mutant geneticly deformed lurchers out there that are catching one for the pot, which could possibly amass a mountain of shushis numbering thousands if given the opporunity. There may be enigmas born into nature.... FREAKS, which could be our canine Samson Edited December 1, 2009 by cúagusgiorraà Quote Link to post
Eton hunter 0 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 a got 38 n 1 hare with my dog in one nite with 1 dog Quote Link to post
stormyboy 1,352 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 I had some good bags in the 70s 80s lamping and ferreting,i had to , i needed the money,i had a young family and i got 27 pound a week sick pay,i could,nt lay bricks ,but i could catch rabbits i had a good market and got a good price,there are more rabbits about nowdays you just have to get off your arse and find them,i used to be out early evening or late night,often both ,i needed the money ,after thirty years at it i no longer need the money,so now i still go out as much as i can ,but large bags dont interest me [ though i like to read about others getting them]the same as chalkwarren,i now get as much enjoyment snaring a few or ferreting a dozen ,than i ever did knocking over 100with the dogs.To me lamping turned into work, and once i found that i could not get rid of the rabbits ,it was work i could do without.IT dont take much for an average dog to knock up a score on good land,its more down to the handler,can he carry it through,can he make the dog run when its flagging,how bad dos he want the money,with a few exceptions ,i dont think there are many on THL who are ruthless and game enough to make a good bag. 27 quid a week sick pay-couldnt lay bricks but could catch rabbits??? Quote Link to post
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Some very good stories here. A really enjoyable thread Quote Link to post
LEWIS123 449 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 me and 2 of my good mates did 40 in a night with his 3/4whippet 1/4greyhound we could of went for more but the batterys died witch was a shame because the dog had pleanty of fuel left in his tank thanks Quote Link to post
TOMO 26,071 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 i remember you putting that thread up about a year back lewis just shows what a keen young fella with a fit dog can do. well done there . Quote Link to post
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