DUCKWING 302 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 WELL FELLA , AS A MAN THAT HAS KILLED HARES FROM CAITHNESS TO KENT ...... I WILL TELL YOU LADS THIS ....... COURSING THE FENS IS A DIFFERENT BALL GAME ....COMPLETELY ! MA BAW ...... YOUR POST SHOWS ME YOU HAVENT RAN THIS TYPE OF TERRIAN .......... YOU SEE ........ THE DOGS THAT WERE BRED FOR THE GAME MAKE IT LOOK EASY ....... THEY DO IT WEEK IN WEEK OUT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON .... THE FAST " UP AND AT EM " TYPE JUST DONT CUT THE MUSTARD , BELIVE ME IVE SEEN ENOUGH ....... YOU SEE LADS..... DOGS THAT SIT BEHIND THEM AND BOX EM OFF THE WOODS , DYKE ETC , WEAR THEM DOWN AND PICK THEM UP STYLE HAS BEEN PROVEN ...... MIGHT NOT BE AS FLASHY AS A DOG STRIKING LIKE MAD WHILE SINKING UP TO ITS CHEST IN THE BLACK LANDS ....... BUT ITS WHAT KILLS HARES ......... SIMPLE AS ...........! EASY HARES ....... WELL ..... IMO IF YOU WANT EASY HARES RUN THEM ON THE MOORLAND .,........ IVE SEEN MANY DOGS INCAPABLE OF TAKING DAYTIME HARES ON GOOD GROUND MURDER THEM ON THE TOPS ....... STROLLER , I WILL NEVER DECRY THE FERRETING DOG ....... HOWEVER ....... A DOG INCAPABLE OF TAKING A HARE AND A DEER TO ME WILL ALWAYS BE SECOND CLASS ALL THE BEST DUCKWING 1 Quote Link to post
whin 463 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 adog only capable of catching rabbits is well not an alround lurcher never will be after 28 years ive saw what it takes and alot will never have them for sure ,if i had adog that could only take arabbit well there would be questions asked unless i bred it for just that,a lurcher is an allround game provider Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 i would probably agree with you duckwing most lurchers should have the ability to do every thing. but its not my game its a long dog thing. that big dog of my lads is a running machine and im definite if he came across anything bigger than bunnies he would muller whatever that prey species was, im definitely sure about that. ive seen good dogs running the tops in antrim after hares and they were left for dead you need a helicopter to keep up with a strong hill hare. and a dog needs feet of iron to run that terrain. Still im no expert so i will bow to your expertise but i bet that red f****r would struggle with a bolting rabbit over 10 yards Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 never set out to course a hare in my life never will despite the ban they are big horrible smelly things and take a lot of carrying(And ive carried on hare shooting drives), hare dogs no good to me i need a dog that can work with ferrets and catch rabbits, i dont get the idea behind kick ups like that, a good whippet would have mangled that hare on the first turn. and as for running them on flat fen or plough whats the big deal would the dog be the same coursing a hill hare over peat and bog where he loses sight and he has to use his nose a little bit? a lot of people see hare coursing as the ultimate test of a dog i never have, its just a point of view and obviously i need different things from my dogs. There was a lot of humour attached to my last post but obviously it was missed and i dont want to upset the old hare coursing mafia in case they put a hares head in my bed Top class Quote Link to post
arcticgun 4,548 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 the dog on this video isn't a pure saluki, he's bred out of shearer (foxy x deacon) x rose (seagull x cruise) his lordship did mention that yesterday well thats me made a tit of then never mind it's a cracking vid to watch, whatever conclusions ya care to draw from it Quote Link to post
brendy mc l 694 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 watched the vid there and that is wat i call pure an otter class from that dog i my self am in to the faster saluki type as i hunt the smaller fields here in ireland but would not mind having abit of that in my yard and duckwing did u ever hear of a dog called HUCK Quote Link to post
arcticgun 4,548 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 havent got a video of him catching them but this big lad isnt the best ive had but useful and this little bitch will be mustard this year on the bunnies i hope we are all friends now i dont wanna split hares over a thread They look very capable types Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Thanks Artic mate, the big dog is my lads and he has brought him on very well the little one is mine and there will be a fair bit of rivalry going on this season. Quote Link to post
collie/grey 238 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Fantastic video, i really enjoyed watching it, makes my dogs look pish on them daytime buggers, well they were I have no idea if that dog is good at his job or not or how old the hares are but to me he looked like he was doing a grand job, stayed well, turnt well and did a good job boxing it!! Im certainly no expert in the coursing world but i like that dog and vid alot!! Quote Link to post
jamie7344 250 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 sorry the rose it was bred out of was foxys sister Quote Link to post
Calli 93 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 WELL FELLA , AS A MAN THAT HAS KILLED HARES FROM CAITHNESS TO KENT ...... I WILL TELL YOU LADS THIS ....... COURSING THE FENS IS A DIFFERENT BALL GAME ....COMPLETELY ! MA BAW ...... YOUR POST SHOWS ME YOU HAVENT RAN THIS TYPE OF TERRIAN .......... YOU SEE ........ THE DOGS THAT WERE BRED FOR THE GAME MAKE IT LOOK EASY ....... THEY DO IT WEEK IN WEEK OUT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON .... THE FAST " UP AND AT EM " TYPE JUST DONT CUT THE MUSTARD , BELIVE ME IVE SEEN ENOUGH ....... YOU SEE LADS..... DOGS THAT SIT BEHIND THEM AND BOX EM OFF THE WOODS , DYKE ETC , WEAR THEM DOWN AND PICK THEM UP STYLE HAS BEEN PROVEN ...... MIGHT NOT BE AS FLASHY AS A DOG STRIKING LIKE MAD WHILE SINKING UP TO ITS CHEST IN THE BLACK LANDS ....... BUT ITS WHAT KILLS HARES ......... SIMPLE AS ...........! EASY HARES ....... WELL ..... IMO IF YOU WANT EASY HARES RUN THEM ON THE MOORLAND .,........ IVE SEEN MANY DOGS INCAPABLE OF TAKING DAYTIME HARES ON GOOD GROUND MURDER THEM ON THE TOPS ....... STROLLER , I WILL NEVER DECRY THE FERRETING DOG ....... HOWEVER ....... A DOG INCAPABLE OF TAKING A HARE AND A DEER TO ME WILL ALWAYS BE SECOND CLASS ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Yeah sure the terrain counts but prey drive too. I want them to finish fast and move on not prat about playing tag? Quote Link to post
poacherman 353 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 the big dog made it look easy. not the best of courses tho because it made it look that easy. a like seeing the hare take the dog for a good run. Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 jackboy it wouldnt matter if mine was a chihuaua and his dog was a track greyhound if we are out together we give each other a lot of stick. even setting nets is a competition!! it adds to the fun and piss taking, and has led to some memorable days Quote Link to post
Blue one 89 Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) . Edited July 19, 2010 by Blue one Quote Link to post
Richie10 345 Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Isn't that dog Red from south London? Quote Link to post
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