slip or work loose [RUNNING DOGS]

[rocky1 942]

I do both, if I have friends with me and they bring their dogs I use the slip and we take turns. If I'm by myself I don't have them on leads because I'm dealing with the nets and ferrets. The pup is tethered before the ferrets are put in so she has a chance to have a look at the warren and see what's going on.

not ferreting ,lamping,

[HALTY LAD 92]

The thread your talking about, they were not lamping! It was a light night. Dogs can see at their best in TWILIGHT conditions, so on bright nights especially with the advantages of snow cover, its possible to work your dogs just as you would in the daytime!! Ive had 2 good nights recently evening time into darkness with lurchers hunting free, very successful.

 

Im not the type of person to limit myself and my dogs to just 1 method of catching game, I do whatever works best to get stuff in the bag. So I didnt mark anything on your poll

 

Id say most of the time my lurchers are worked off a slip when lamping, deffinately the bully ones, but not always the other types. I used to have a collie type that was never on a lead in any hunting situation, he just did what he was told and thats how he liked it.

 

If your pushing cover out, you dont need the lamp on nights like this, the lurchers will see anything that breaks, just let go when they pull, they do the rest without any lamp! If you relied on the lamp you wouldnt find much in these freezing temperatures as more things are in thicker cover where feeding is easier.

I guess it depends on what you hunt, where you hunt, knowing your quarry's habits, and planning the best tactics on the night to ensure results. I rely on results, so I do whatever it takes to get them in the easiest way possible. Ive also lamped from motors, almost all I did in some parts of australia, as the pigs were in the blackberry through the day and entered the fields after dusk. Good method for many areas.

[liam s 0]

if its just me and the lurcher he walks to heal but if i've got my other dogs with me he fecks about so he's on the slip

[rocky1 942]

The thread your talking about, they were not lamping! It was a light night. Dogs can see at their best in TWILIGHT conditions, so on bright nights especially with the advantages of snow cover, its possible to work your dogs just as you would in the daytime!! Ive had 2 good nights recently evening time into darkness with lurchers hunting free, very successful.

 

Im not the type of person to limit myself and my dogs to just 1 method of catching game, I do whatever works best to get stuff in the bag. So I didnt mark anything on your poll

 

Id say most of the time my lurchers are worked off a slip when lamping, deffinately the bully ones, but not always the other types. I used to have a collie type that was never on a lead in any hunting situation, he just did what he was told and thats how he liked it.

 

If your pushing cover out, you dont need the lamp on nights like this, the lurchers will see anything that breaks, just let go when they pull, they do the rest without any lamp! If you relied on the lamp you wouldnt find much in these freezing temperatures as more things are in thicker cover where feeding is easier.

I guess it depends on what you hunt, where you hunt, knowing your quarry's habits, and planning the best tactics on the night to ensure results. I rely on results, so I do whatever it takes to get them in the easiest way possible. Ive also lamped from motors, almost all I did in some parts of australia, as the pigs were in the blackberry through the day and entered the fields after dusk. Good method for many areas.

if you want 2 cast your vote thats fine ,people have lot of ways of doing stuff ,if it works for you good,but its not for me

[rocky1 942]

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[rocky1 942]

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[rocky1 942]

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[terrierjohn 49]

on the lamp my dog is allways on a slip as then you have the control of how much distance you want between the dog and the rabbit to give either a quicker kill or a more sporting option

and when i get to the golf course on the way home i run him loose as not many rabbits left on there and the ones that are there stay in hugging the cover edges so a loose dog stand a chance of sneaking up on one due to the type of land it has

wheras if a dog kept on a slip on the golf course if let to run at these rabbits is just a waste of energy and sooner or later the dog realises these rabbits are not worth chasing and depending what way you look at it is depending on wether you hear folk asking for help cos there dog is jacking on rabbits close to cover

my oppinion on this is they are not jacking they are using the brain and concerving energy cos they know they not catching where when loose they can sneaky up and catch a rabbit off guard

[Guest Lambert&Butler]

Different situations, different methods. Alone, off the slip on land i know. Land i am not familiar with, on the slip...dont want any accidents.

With company on the slip.

[toddsmaggie 3]

to keep it short i use a slip everytime

[rocky1 942]

not much in it

[rolysmate 49]

Have used both slip and free running,different dogs different situations abilities, generally in company I"d use a slip.

However at one time me and mate lamped together alot,2 bitches free running bitches would run on command it worked well as we at times could have 2nd bitch running whilst 1st was retrieving.

[rocky1 942]

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[airbourne 128]

slip every time when lamping

[Bosun11 537]

The thread your talking about, they were not lamping! It was a light night. Dogs can see at their best in TWILIGHT conditions, so on bright nights especially with the advantages of snow cover, its possible to work your dogs just as you would in the daytime!! Ive had 2 good nights recently evening time into darkness with lurchers hunting free, very successful.

 

Im not the type of person to limit myself and my dogs to just 1 method of catching game, I do whatever works best to get stuff in the bag. So I didnt mark anything on your poll

 

Id say most of the time my lurchers are worked off a slip when lamping, deffinately the bully ones, but not always the other types. I used to have a collie type that was never on a lead in any hunting situation, he just did what he was told and thats how he liked it.

 

If your pushing cover out, you dont need the lamp on nights like this, the lurchers will see anything that breaks, just let go when they pull, they do the rest without any lamp! If you relied on the lamp you wouldnt find much in these freezing temperatures as more things are in thicker cover where feeding is easier.

I guess it depends on what you hunt, where you hunt, knowing your quarry's habits, and planning the best tactics on the night to ensure results. I rely on results, so I do whatever it takes to get them in the easiest way possible. Ive also lamped from motors, almost all I did in some parts of australia, as the pigs were in the blackberry through the day and entered the fields after dusk. Good method for many areas.