reasons for the choice you made

[Casso 1,261]

What do you think effected the type of hunting you do,,,was it your local terrian,,your first introduction to the game,,liking to a certain quality in a breed, eg,speed , bottle, brains,, Sometimes its the ability of the dog , which opens new doors, Terrific to watch a good coursing dog , but lamping is what i prefare, but then again never owner a good hare dog,, i can see what the daytime lads love about the grace of movement of a good dog, but i just seem to be stuck in a lamping rut ,,Any replies most welcome,,

[artic 595]

A good post

 

I have always lived in an area where deer and hares have been rife, and to this day I have seen no change in numbers. So my choice back then was saluki and deerhound blooded. I needed a dog with guts, speed, staying power and coat. I do have a lot of patience training any dog that I owned, and I haven't had many. To this day I still have the same type of lurcher that I owned back then.

 

Since 2004, people by no choice of their own had to give up and sell up. Bad times for all espeacially families in the game who relied on a wage! Then there was others who change dogs like mobile phones to stay in with the fashion or for a quick buck.

 

I enjoy watching any lurcher run its quarry, love the dogs full stop, however I do have my own views on certain types of lurchers and their owners but that's best left for a rainny day......

 

[CarraghsGem 92]

i had a decent young bull-lurcher, she was fast as a rocket take all quarry if required, bad at taking direction + couldnt handle our challengeing ground, sold her and picked up a half collie half whippet, shes getting fitter all the time + can handle the ground, just use her for rabbits and shes good at jumping the walls and barbed wire and scaleing the rough sandy cliffs of the quarry.

isnt gonna catch many rabbits on a straight run but on this ground is perfect. very easy to train as well, can call her off her prey even in full chase if i have to. was very easy stocktrained as well.

[richie198 28]

when i started i always wanted the fasest dog possiable but soon learned that they are not suited to run all ground.

Now i run a reverse 3/4 colly hound great little rabbit bitch can run her on any type of ground doesnt tend to catch

on the straight but first or second turn on the hedge and its nite nite for mr bunny.

but when it comes to the red lads and deer i run the bull crosses i have they will take game

by any part and not let up i admire this type of dog now fast enough when needed and have a good brain to.

all in all now i use different dogs for different things.

to sum it up i love lamping to watch a dog at full speed by the light of a lamp is just brillent

i cant think of anything better

[Rory4 267]

got into lurchers about couple years ago, after reading about 10 books on holiday sunbathing, [got some right weird looks], quite few plummers books and after bit advise someone off this site put me onto litter 1st x whip col, got a bitch pup, done 1 season with her and wished got more of an alrounder something slighty bigger and quicker, but training was easy, will be my ferreting dog 3/4 would prob been better, all our fields are real small with all quarry but mainly bunnies, got myself a 1st x whip grey for more pace and bit more of challenge to train, end last season shes just under 8 months now, when ready will be my lamping, alround dog, we also do alot bushing /mooching so need quick off mark type, do not have massive bags in one night here so stamina shouldnt be a problem.

 

happy hunting, good thread

[bradaz2009 9]

you mean 2005 pal seems longer i no but i just use good lurcher to lurcher dogs but at the minute i have a bull grey saluki bull grey good dog so far and i have a bullgrey/deergrey but havent done owt with him yet and the other not alot waiting for the winter i dont really have a preference of dog just one that will do the job allrounder more important to me because if you get a rabbit dog you see fox you get a fox dog you see hare etc so i like one to be able to have a go at owt i come across shot and retrieved obviously

[genuine 81]

Where i am we have Roe fox hare rabbit and loads of roags that come with it like rats etc,the field vary some big and some small,they are all fenced or stone walls. i need a dog with good feet,some brains,stamina and balls i own a 3/4 grey 1/4 bull airedale i wouldnt say she was ideal but im happy with her she gives 110%,if i was to get another dog in the future for this land i would have a saluki bull grey or collie bull grey as i prefere to take all above quarry,(pre ban of course)

[Casso 1,261]

at this point in time i have 1 dog , he's only a pup, having lost a 3/4 wheaton grey to a folded or twisted gut earlier this year,,the pup is lurcher x lurcher, he'll do what he'll do , as long as he does bunnies well, im not bothered bout the rest, if he takes fox, fine ,if he dont , so be it, I dont do the numbers game any more either,,When i was doing bigger stuff , terrier blood was a must, they seem to be able to push it to the limit, Used to laugh at those ads "Taking all legal quarry" because it was the other stuff , i wanted,,Times have changed , much more interested in the dog itself now , not the quarry,

[whin 463]

i like adog that catches whats in front and is bred to do the job took years to get them how i like them saluks collie grew blood ,and years ago the deerhoundy type ,before the good saluks and colie types were available ,one thing it has to run have feet like pirellis and wind ,a hard thing to breed but it can be done ,for edible qaurry and the odd fox they dont need to be to terreir like more fast and not to hard on the game no ass enders etc preferably clean kill dogs with a running brain , youll never get it swapping this and that all the best

[whin 463]

good dogs is all you need

[Casso 1,261]

good dogs is all you need

 

Whin i think it takes lads a few years to figure out what they want in a dog , i know i have had dog's that i found , not big enough or fast enough for what i wanted in the long run but had advantages over more fleet footed hounds , when it came to a dig , but as long as they gave 100% that was good enough for me, because its swings and roundabouts, i admit ive bred out of good stock and ended up with shite , i admire anyone for manageing to breeding to type over generations and getting just what they want out of pups for a certain type of hunting, it takes a lot of dedication and know how,,best of luck,,