HOW FAR DOWN THE BEAM

[Guest 2GOOD]

What would you concider a resonable distance to expect your dog to work the light ,and why.

[Guest 2GOOD]

this must be a very hard question to answer ,or you only work your dogs in the day .

[Wxm 1,638]

IMO theres only 1 answer ..... if you can lamp 500yrds and the dog can catch the given quarry then thats the distance. it would all deppend on the dog. some dogs may not be able to cover x amount of ground and still catch its quarry, like i say it will differ from dog to dog

[nighteyes 275]

all depends on the conditions weather wise, rough night get on them ,still night long slips

[all.rounder 3]

it depends on the dog.and if the rabbits are lamp shy.as you know if their shy its longer slips.if you can walk up to them all the better.i would say 30 or 40 yards.all tho i have sent my dog the full length of a field cos she spotted one and their wasn't much about.

[craig lurcher man 2]

IMO theres only 1 answer ..... if you can lamp 500yrds and the dog can catch the given quarry then thats the distance. it would all deppend on the dog. some dogs may not be able to cover x amount of ground and still catch its quarry, like i say it will differ from dog to dog

good answer but 500 yards aint mutch ,would you expect your dog to run further and if so how far ,if you had a brighter lamp ,

500 yards in much people can not shoot that far. i would say it comes down to what ground ur running on

[TOMO 26,184]

500 yards aint far is that you mark ? waiting for me to bite

 

500 yard is an incredible distance and in all honesty seeing small quarry at that distance by iether dog or man at night is some feat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this is another one of those things lurcher men exagerate on, a bit like the length of time a course runs

[foxy1983 3]

if its close enough for the dog to see the dog will chase it

[bobhunter 1]

i try and let my dogs go about hundred yards on rabbits but pre ban charlie ive let them go from quite a good distance

[scotty2306 37]

my dog wont run down the beam that far it will walk until it knows its in distance of catching the bunny, some people dont like this but in my eyes it saves using up energy for no reason if the bunny was to get away.it will run other game (shot&retrieved) from long distances though

[Guest 2GOOD]

old dogs ,this game could never survive with out us . the end of the beam ,only those that realy know the game would venture that far

[mush 204]

Like you say chalky end of the beam,IMO a dog should run out fast to the end of the beam even if it cant see what you can see. you will loses loads if their slow down the beam.

[Taffybull 48]

[i would expect a schooled dog,.a 'made ' dog,.to go to the end of the beam,...no matter how far...]

 

couldnt agree more chalky

Edited February 4, 2010 by Taffybull

[zap 4]

if you,ve started your dog of right and gave it a few nice close slips gradually giving it longer and longer that dog will trust you as much as you should trust it and when you point that light he will show his trust and run the beam blind maybe at first but he will go because he knows his job

[merle24 61]

wherever the beam points,, (on the ground)