One Quarry

[tote 854]

Rabbits for me either on the lamp or bolted by the ferrets.

 

Mind you the dog does love a bit of variety.

[YORKIBOY 4]

FOX without a doubt because they are so cunning :thumbs-up:

[Meerihunter 7]

It's a difficult question, singlehanded hare coursing is the most awesome test of a running dog, however there aren't that many hares around here that I could hunt them alone.

 

There are loads of roe deer around here and it would be great to be able to hunt them within the law and not worry about being seen doing it, but I'd end up not going out after them in the long run as I'd end up taken too many and not having space for the meat.

 

Foxes, I'm not overly bothered about them these days though I love that rush when calling a fox in or sitting out summer evenings. There was the time that fox was my main quarry. In fact my most memorable course/hunt was fox out at holy island.

 

That leaves the humble rabbit, my main quarry. I love lamping and bolting rabbits with the ferrets but what really gets me going is hunting up with the pack through woods, whins, rushes and dunes for rabbits my day or moonlight.

 

To be honest I can't pin myself to one over the over, I love to watch the dogs hunt up and best thing is not know what the dogs might catch round the bush. :thumbs-up:

Edited January 7, 2007 by Meerihunter

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

I love to watch a lurcher run anything but I like to see a fox coming in to a squeak and run by a good fox killer .Always feels like I'm doing good too and gets me browny points with landowners

[josh! 0]

I love to watch a lurcher run anything but I like to see a fox coming in to a squeak and run by a good fox killer .Always feels like I'm doing good too and gets me browny points with landowners

 

spot on!

[irishhunter 0]

foxes anyday for me

[welshhound2 20]

got to be the deer for me love the taste

[Guest markbrick1]

one quarry only.It has to be the rabbit it tastes ok u can lamp em ferret em and snare them . they keep your dog fit and farmers want rid of them your not for ever having to fix your dog up and then leave him to rest for a week so give me the rabbit now any day of the week

[lucky 578]

the fox every time for me

[mattyg 1,862]

if u asked me id say hare, but if u asked me dogs they'd say fox without a doubt!

[squirreltail 15]

If you could only run one species with your lurchers, which would you hold above the others and why?

 

 

Has to be the hare mate.The course was an excellent thing to watch,knowing how strong and cunning the hare runs,sorry jumps, it doesnt actually run,and it is, sorry was ,down to your dog alone and its strength and skill to catch the thing, and you can eat a hare what do you do with a fox? dont fancy cooking that up.

[Guest oldskool]

lol.. you cant cook a fox but you can cook the phesis hens etc that the bugger will kill and eat... so goes the circle of life

[the fezz 44]

hare for me , big feild ,good slip ,never now which way or whats going to happen ,hearts thumping in your cheast, spot on

[dobby 1]

my picture says it all one on one tell you what only ever heard two make a noise in all my hunting days

 

all the best

 

dobby

[goshawking719 492]

im surprised to see that the fox is winning!?

Personnaly i love seeing a good dog behing a strong hare on some big land, a unforgetable sight