dropped rabbits

[Red Collar 28]

hear it on here time and time again when someone trying to off load yet another dog at around a year old,had 1/2dozen dropped rabbits and killes them all,whoopee shit never had to do it in my life and cant think why anyone else feels there is a need apart from the obvious legality its a f*****g nonsense if you ask me and does nothing for the sport apart from providing un-needed ammo for the anti c**ts as well,

 

do it right or dont f*****g bother i say

 

perfect example

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/186653-collie-whippet-greyhound/page__view__findpost__p__1891003

Isn't this classed as baiting?I always thought if ye catch,trap,an animal then release it to dogs it was baiting I never do it personally,ye first catch will come with time and being out in the field as much as possible while they young.

[moonlighter 1,164]

There is no need in my opinion but some think there dog needs it. Its not just rabbits that get dropped either.

[chartpolski 24,384]

In the "old days", it was standard practice to give a "dropper" to a racing Whippet, Greyhound, or coursing dog; just to let it have an easy kill, let it taste some warm fur and give it a bit of confidence ! It is, of course totaly illegal to do that now !

 

Cheers.

[morton 5,368]

At certain times some pups will need a little extra assistance to bring out the chasing instinct in them,when all else fails it can pay dividends to play the game a little less sporting,there is no need to broadcast the fact,just do what needs to be done to assist a reluctant pup.

[NOG 48]

my experience it no challenge to a dog and not very rewarding, however its ok to give a young dog a little confidence.

[Casso 1,261]

droppers are a throw back from the old greyhound men, whose expensive dogs would never have been allowed course in fear of injury,

why any lurcher owner feels the need for it , i'll never know,

no lurcher needs to get a kill, all it needs is to course and retrieve , thats all ,and when the time is right they all will,

people who use droppers are clueless amatures in my book,,,

the confidence people talk about ,is the dog finally realising he can get to use his drive on something ,which in my book is wrong because the handler should be the focus for his drive first,,

[chartpolski 24,384]

droppers are a throw back from the old greyhound men, whose expensive dogs would never have been allowed course in fear of injury,

why any lurcher owner feels the need for it , i'll never know,

no lurcher needs to get a kill, all it needs is to course and retrieve , thats all ,and when the time is right they all will,

people who use droppers are clueless amatures in my book,,,

the confidence people talk about ,is the dog finally realising he can get to use his drive on something ,which in my book is wrong because the handler should be the focus for his drive first,,

 

Interesting reply. How should a handler be the focus for a dogs drive ?

 

Cheers.

[Guest INTERNET-HUNTER]

i hear what your all saying BUT at the same time lets think about the different circumstances surrounding dropped rabbits lets say ,for instance, that your ferreting in woodland and its impossible to net every hole on the burrow. you have a young dog out with you and the rabbits are bolting slow and few and far between but when the do bolt they are coming out the unnetted holes and getting down other holes faster than they came up!! the youngster is getting wound up and frustrated at seeing the rabbits and after an hour or so you finally get one into a net next to the field is a nice sized field, lovely and flat and about an acre size!! what you going to do?? take the pup home frustrated at working all day, missing rabbits and not getting a kill or take him home with a kill under his belt??

 

yes im all for taking them lamping on squatters and easy runs on early season rabbits, even lamping the ones with mixy before you drop rabbits, but this topic was about droppers were not all perfect so lets not pretend to be

[Red Collar 28]

i hear what your all saying BUT at the same time lets think about the different circumstances surrounding dropped rabbits lets say ,for instance, that your ferreting in woodland and its impossible to net every hole on the burrow. you have a young dog out with you and the rabbits are bolting slow and few and far between but when the do bolt they are coming out the unnetted holes and getting down other holes faster than they came up!! the youngster is getting wound up and frustrated at seeing the rabbits and after an hour or so you finally get one into a net next to the field is a nice sized field, lovely and flat and about an acre size!! what you going to do?? take the pup home frustrated at working all day, missing rabbits and not getting a kill or take him home with a kill under his belt??

 

yes im all for taking them lamping on squatters and easy runs on early season rabbits, even lamping the ones with mixy before you drop rabbits, but this topic was about droppers were not all perfect so lets not pretend to be

Internet, it feckin illegal lad haha and it not necessary if ye can't catch a feckin rabbit with ye dog give up

[stormyboy 1,352]

Top tip-when using droppers,tie the back legs together,just to make sure. DO NOT break the legs-that would be cruel.

[Guest INTERNET-HUNTER]

i hear what your all saying BUT at the same time lets think about the different circumstances surrounding dropped rabbits lets say ,for instance, that your ferreting in woodland and its impossible to net every hole on the burrow. you have a young dog out with you and the rabbits are bolting slow and few and far between but when the do bolt they are coming out the unnetted holes and getting down other holes faster than they came up!! the youngster is getting wound up and frustrated at seeing the rabbits and after an hour or so you finally get one into a net next to the field is a nice sized field, lovely and flat and about an acre size!! what you going to do?? take the pup home frustrated at working all day, missing rabbits and not getting a kill or take him home with a kill under his belt??

 

yes im all for taking them lamping on squatters and easy runs on early season rabbits, even lamping the ones with mixy before you drop rabbits, but this topic was about droppers were not all perfect so lets not pretend to be

Internet, it feckin illegal lad haha and it not necessary if ye can't catch a feckin rabbit with ye dog give up

alot of things are illegal but they still happen dropping a rabbit is no worse than parking on double yellow lines ive done it and in the real world im sure most have

[Guest INTERNET-HUNTER]

Top tip-when using droppers,tie the back legs together,just to make sure. DO NOT break the legs-that would be cruel.

why would anyone do that?? may aswell let the dog rag roadkill!!!

[DottyDoo 500]

i hear what your all saying BUT at the same time lets think about the different circumstances surrounding dropped rabbits lets say ,for instance, that your ferreting in woodland and its impossible to net every hole on the burrow. you have a young dog out with you and the rabbits are bolting slow and few and far between but when the do bolt they are coming out the unnetted holes and getting down other holes faster than they came up!! the youngster is getting wound up and frustrated at seeing the rabbits and after an hour or so you finally get one into a net next to the field is a nice sized field, lovely and flat and about an acre size!! what you going to do?? take the pup home frustrated at working all day, missing rabbits and not getting a kill or take him home with a kill under his belt??

 

yes im all for taking them lamping on squatters and easy runs on early season rabbits, even lamping the ones with mixy before you drop rabbits, but this topic was about droppers were not all perfect so lets not pretend to be

Internet, it feckin illegal lad haha and it not necessary if ye can't catch a feckin rabbit with ye dog give up

alot of things are illegal but they still happen dropping a rabbit is no worse than parking on double yellow lines ive done it and in the real world im sure most have

 

 

 

 

[Red Collar 28]

i hear what your all saying BUT at the same time lets think about the different circumstances surrounding dropped rabbits lets say ,for instance, that your ferreting in woodland and its impossible to net every hole on the burrow. you have a young dog out with you and the rabbits are bolting slow and few and far between but when the do bolt they are coming out the unnetted holes and getting down other holes faster than they came up!! the youngster is getting wound up and frustrated at seeing the rabbits and after an hour or so you finally get one into a net next to the field is a nice sized field, lovely and flat and about an acre size!! what you going to do?? take the pup home frustrated at working all day, missing rabbits and not getting a kill or take him home with a kill under his belt??

 

yes im all for taking them lamping on squatters and easy runs on early season rabbits, even lamping the ones with mixy before you drop rabbits, but this topic was about droppers were not all perfect so lets not pretend to be

Internet, it feckin illegal lad haha and it not necessary if ye can't catch a feckin rabbit with ye dog give up

alot of things are illegal but they still happen dropping a rabbit is no worse than parking on double yellow lines ive done it and in the real world im sure most have

Yes but bragging or talking about it on here is suicide ye joke,might aswell say badger or deer, illegal be illegal ye warned when ye join ye joke :icon_eek:

[Guest INTERNET-HUNTER]

i hear what your all saying BUT at the same time lets think about the different circumstances surrounding dropped rabbits lets say ,for instance, that your ferreting in woodland and its impossible to net every hole on the burrow. you have a young dog out with you and the rabbits are bolting slow and few and far between but when the do bolt they are coming out the unnetted holes and getting down other holes faster than they came up!! the youngster is getting wound up and frustrated at seeing the rabbits and after an hour or so you finally get one into a net next to the field is a nice sized field, lovely and flat and about an acre size!! what you going to do?? take the pup home frustrated at working all day, missing rabbits and not getting a kill or take him home with a kill under his belt??

 

yes im all for taking them lamping on squatters and easy runs on early season rabbits, even lamping the ones with mixy before you drop rabbits, but this topic was about droppers were not all perfect so lets not pretend to be

Internet, it feckin illegal lad haha and it not necessary if ye can't catch a feckin rabbit with ye dog give up

alot of things are illegal but they still happen dropping a rabbit is no worse than parking on double yellow lines ive done it and in the real world im sure most have

Yes but bragging or talking about it on here is suicide ye joke,might aswell say badger or deer, illegal be illegal ye warned when ye join ye joke :icon_eek:

no thats completely different and miles off the topic ye joke

Edited January 23, 2011 by INTERNET-HUNTER