Lamping tips

[Guest 2GOOD]

walk the ground in daylight before hand if u can with the dog, farmers leave ploughs,rollers,allsorts about

 

That would be my top tip.

 

I cringe at the thought of a dog running into a harrow that has been left at the side of a field and the grass has grown over it. There would be no more lamping for that dog for a while if at all.

all depends how brainy your dog is and if you let i learn by leaving it work loose and took it out from a pup .

 

 

Can't see that it would make any difference how brainy the dog was.

how about it remembers what it has learnd since a pup running loose using its brain ,ie one eye on the chase and one looking for danger .just like you chasing some one or thing through a wood ,it will use its brain insted of running flat out blind,my mut the other nigh turnd his body side on just has he took a bunny ,because he new he would colide with a roller in the field and never got hurt .like he would have if flat out head on .,

 

 

I understand what you're saying and agree to a point. However there's a difference between a visible hazard like a roller and an invisible one such as a harrow covered by long grass. A dog would not know to avoid it if it didn't know it was there, hence the reason for a daytime recce.

like i said it depends on the dog .dont forget ,what ever it is chasing has to tackel the obsticle first ,and the dog should realise some thing is up because the prey is acting different ,ie,bloody fell over

 

 

Whatever it's chasing doesn't always have to tackle the obstacle first. In an earlier post you said [the dog] will use it's brain instead of running flat out, would that not indicate that when the rabbit ran by the harrow then veered left the dog might also turn left on seeing this and end up going over the top of the hazard.

not at 20 miles a hour with a turn at 90degree then a side step at 35degree with a back flip thrown in for good measure

 

 

I expected that.

i know what your saying but for some reason my dog get away with a lot that other peoples dogs dont,the brother to my dog owned by a friend got killed when he was close to his prey and hit a small stump head on in long grass and he was a brainy dog .and i wont run my dog in one place because of a big hiden ditch ,he knows its there but i wont take a chance ,because i have seen a couple of dogs killed in it and the prey they wrere chasing also get killed by falling in it when chased at speed : : some times shit happens . . . Edited March 25, 2010 by 2GOOD

[hullhunter 219]

make sure your dog works on the lamp.

[iceman001979 1,316]

Make sure when your out lamping that yea know where your permission starts and ends so yea dont go onto land that yea have no permission for because it will end up with bear bellys in a car park :clapper:

[foxlamper80 28]

don't forget to take Ur lamp

[wexford Pa 84]

An old boy who done alot of poachin in his day told that the best time to lamp is about midnight cos the rabbits have moved further out the field while feedin and are fuller so their not as fast, i tried it this year n i think it works!

..... Pa

[darren67 9]

An old boy who done alot of poachin in his day told that the best time to lamp is about midnight cos the rabbits have moved further out the field while feedin and are fuller so their not as fast, i tried it this year n i think it works!

..... Pa

:thumbs:

[iceman001979 1,316]

flick the lamp from side to side fast when rabbit reaches the edge of field. disorientates it for a few seconds gives the dog a couple more seconds usually thats all the dog needs

Also try and keep up!Nothing worse than some unfit fella slowing you down

allrounder would know about that :clapper:

[mattyg 1,862]

best tip i can give from personal experience is never take my poxy dogs lamping, and always go with somone slower than your self just incase you stummble into the only field for miles around that contains a big angry bull or a big angry gamekeeper!

cheers, matt

[stormyboy 1,352]

Whats your best lamping tip for young lads coming into the game!!,,Mine would be, to try to get the dog used to running the quarry after a quick flick of the lamp,and not flick it back on until the dog has travelled a fair distance up to his target, wont happen over night , but worth it,,

one of the best things you can do is get rid of any switches on your lamp and run a wire strait through ,so it touches to metal on the handle that you can touch on and of with your thumb ,like i have always done since i started lamping with a home made lamp ie,lr9.you will never have trouble with a switch breaking when your out and miles from the car .

 

 

lr9! Thats going back a bit! Good lamp in their day-used to have a 48w one before the halogen one came out.

Re the switch,i used a doorbell button,quiet and reliable.

[pandy 0]

find a mug to carry the catch

 

[Guest 2GOOD]

Whats your best lamping tip for young lads coming into the game!!,,Mine would be, to try to get the dog used to running the quarry after a quick flick of the lamp,and not flick it back on until the dog has travelled a fair distance up to his target, wont happen over night , but worth it,,

one of the best things you can do is get rid of any switches on your lamp and run a wire strait through ,so it touches to metal on the handle that you can touch on and of with your thumb ,like i have always done since i started lamping with a home made lamp ie,lr9.you will never have trouble with a switch breaking when your out and miles from the car .

 

 

lr9! Thats going back a bit! Good lamp in their day-used to have a 48w one before the halogen one came out.

Re the switch,i used a doorbell button,quiet and reliable.

yes good old sold lamps the lr 9 .i tried the door bell years ago ,ok untill a bit of grit gets in ,then it stayed on ,and you had to pull it back up with the aid of a knife ,wire to wire ,never a problem ,

[Guest 2GOOD]

another top tip for lamping ,if your on ground where you should not be ,and some one else is with you make them go to the gate first ,and if they dont get caught or chased ,then make them go back to the car first ,pretend you hurt your leg or somthing . this method has saved my neck a few times :

[stormyboy 1,352]

Whats your best lamping tip for young lads coming into the game!!,,Mine would be, to try to get the dog used to running the quarry after a quick flick of the lamp,and not flick it back on until the dog has travelled a fair distance up to his target, wont happen over night , but worth it,,

one of the best things you can do is get rid of any switches on your lamp and run a wire strait through ,so it touches to metal on the handle that you can touch on and of with your thumb ,like i have always done since i started lamping with a home made lamp ie,lr9.you will never have trouble with a switch breaking when your out and miles from the car .

 

 

lr9! Thats going back a bit! Good lamp in their day-used to have a 48w one before the halogen one came out.

Re the switch,i used a doorbell button,quiet and reliable.

yes good old sold lamps the lr 9 .i tried the door bell years ago ,ok untill a bit of grit gets in ,then it stayed on ,and you had to pull it back up with the aid of a knife ,wire to wire ,never a problem ,

 

 

Thats the next top lamping tip-always lash plenty of tape around your doorbell!

[Guest digthemdeeper]

dont turn on the light till u get in the field and lamp form the ditch out....

[Guest 2GOOD]

Whats your best lamping tip for young lads coming into the game!!,,Mine would be, to try to get the dog used to running the quarry after a quick flick of the lamp,and not flick it back on until the dog has travelled a fair distance up to his target, wont happen over night , but worth it,,

one of the best things you can do is get rid of any switches on your lamp and run a wire strait through ,so it touches to metal on the handle that you can touch on and of with your thumb ,like i have always done since i started lamping with a home made lamp ie,lr9.you will never have trouble with a switch breaking when your out and miles from the car .

 

 

lr9! Thats going back a bit! Good lamp in their day-used to have a 48w one before the halogen one came out.

Re the switch,i used a doorbell button,quiet and reliable.

yes good old sold lamps the lr 9 .i tried the door bell years ago ,ok untill a bit of grit gets in ,then it stayed on ,and you had to pull it back up with the aid of a knife ,wire to wire ,never a problem ,

 

 

Thats the next top lamping tip-always lash plenty of tape around your doorbell!

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