NET DOGS

[BLUCHER 1]

Seems to be that nowadays, a lot of the young lads coming into the lurcher game, are becoming quick slip and kill merchants. The last couple of lads that came with us, their dogs had obviously never seen a long net. Do you think that training a dog to the nets is now becoming a bit of a dying art. And if you ever had a good net dog what was the breeding you favoured for that type of work. Regards Blucher.

[whin 463]

saw agood beardie work the ney yoused to get a cory with line attached the dog would swim to other side with cork and line as owner was there then we would pull net over and keep dry ,plus it worked the long net as he could give it the send awayand it would rake a feild out ,but in ahole alot of lads would be lost nowadays without the lite etc so longnetting maybe a thing that only afew do it , all the best

[sh 08 17]

ALL the old methods are dying out mate which is a shame realy

[fresh earth 47]

All falls down to one thing now as with all other aspects of this sport how do you expect the youngsters to learn something know one is willing to teach them ? before you would knit your own nets in front of the the fire and it was a family thing passed down generations know its over 100 for a net how do you expect a kid to pay that when they can get a lurcher for under 50 and a ferret for free ? i dont know anyone under 30 in my region who even know how to set a long net so who will teach the youngsters ?

[Rolfe 2]

As a full-time pest controller a big part of my work remit is rabbit control. I do not undertake many jobs where the longnet is not involved in some way (quickset or traditional) and therefore a good net dog is essential. I have a Beddy/Greyhound/ Whippet hybrid that is superb at the job. He will hold rabbits in purse nets until i can get to them, and jump and intercept rabbits tangled in the longnet again to hold them until i can dispatch them. This along with being extemely soft-mouthed makes him the perfect ferreting accessory. The old ways are still being used and long may they continue to do so.

[sh 08 17]

crackin dog mate

[poacher3161 1,766]

I think most lurcher to lurcher bred dogs are capable a lot depends on the bond you get with your dogs by working on your own and being in tune with your dogs.I think due to the present situation concerning working lurchers net dogs are probably more common now than they were 20 years ago.atb dell

[sh 08 17]

I try to teach my dogs not to touch anything in a net which up to now, but its each to there own. the 2 pups will stand above the rabbit incase it trys to escape but wont touch it

[whin 463]

ye it can especaily if the dogs are not used the net but these are things you try and rectify ,or train in to them as youngnsters ,not the rabbits in some areas now to set or run the net out ,but there was in some places so much that the net would bounce ,like a shoal of fish hitting agill net , long nets are ideal for awkward places were dog and purse net is not feasible at times, first man 1 worked the web with was 2o odds years ago or more we had good sport ,he had aworking beardie it worked the net fine and was agood litte net gaurder

[TOMO 26,484]

i think blucher is refering to NIGHT TIME longnetting, most of us that ferret have dogs that will work with a long nett in the day surrounding a warren.

 

but nightime pegging and using a dog is a hole diffrent ballgame

[sh 08 17]

Bloody hell that would be hard. to teach a lurcher to chase on not pick up

[poacher3161 1,766]

i think blucher is refering to NIGHT TIME longnetting, most of us that ferret have dogs that will work with a long nett in the day surrounding a warren.

 

but nightime pegging and using a dog is a hole diffrent ballgame

It is a whole different ball game.Most of the old poachers i grew up around would have never dreamed of using a dog with the long line being the preferd method.atb dell

[TOMO 26,484]

i think blucher is refering to NIGHT TIME longnetting, most of us that ferret have dogs that will work with a long nett in the day surrounding a warren.

 

but nightime pegging and using a dog is a hole diffrent ballgame

It is a whole different ball game.Most of the old poachers i grew up around would have never dreamed of using a dog with the long line being the preferd method.atb dell

 

same round here poacher, bant line

[whin 463]

worked the net at nite but the same dog new not to touch rabbits in net but could had done the same with a pal chaseing them in, m c glen had agood little beardie dog and never touchd the net saw a few dogs to honour nets ,but they need to know how to qaurter simliar to hunting in a circle and back every time , a mans better than a dog sometimes unless hares etc gate netttd and long netted them at grey dark and real dark ,you need the places to funnel them to the openings ,not real sport ,but for the pot

[storm323 191]

not the best of pics training her not to touch in the net the dog is no longer with me but i think she would of made a decent dog with a good level of obidence and a clever dog.