paul roberts 88 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 9 times out of 10 we lamp from motor so its not worth the hassel stopping every field to slip dog on a rabbit, every rabbit we see lives to run another day but when walking anything over10 and thats a good night for me, if i just went local to me you will struggle to get 20 rabbits a season. you strugel to get 5 local a night travel 60 miles to get 20 but days seem to be gone we go to scotland once a year we have had 30 to 60 a night with one dog serten placers are better than others and there beter dogs than mine would catch more then back to wales to try and find some always looking for feilds like water ship down Quote Link to post
ryno 11 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 What sort of catch rate would ye lads expect of a lamping dog,bitch with conditions right and plenty of rabbits on the ground.I had a dhxgh bitck that could take 20 or more in a nights session,would that be good or fair or bad,dont lamp much anymore so just curious. the buzz for me is watching my dog run,once the quarry is caught or escapes buzz over,this is a hard question to answer for reasons already stated but 20 rabbits is a good night imo Quote Link to post
undisputed 1,664 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I dont go for big numbers I do alot of lamping on foot on my own That's why you don't get much....try taking the dog with you Quote Link to post
rocky1 942 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 9 times out of 10 we lamp from motor so its not worth the hassel stopping every field to slip dog on a rabbit, every rabbit we see lives to run another day but when walking anything over10 and thats a good night for me, if i just went local to me you will struggle to get 20 rabbits a season. but to be honest mate rabbits don,t appeal 2 you much your allways out for the bigger which is nice if you can get 2 th places all the time ,and yes out above 10 in a night is ok haul ,but 1 i will disagree that their is rabbits on the doorstep 2 be caught, i got over 70+ rabbits over hill and tunna last season ,our rocky got 30+ most of them were round the hill ,but thats out more then once a week plus a tend 2 stay local most of the time Quote Link to post
lee micheal kennels 12 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 What sort of catch rate would ye lads expect of a lamping dog,bitch with conditions right and plenty of rabbits on the ground.I had a dhxgh bitck that could take 20 or more in a nights session,would that be good or fair or bad,dont lamp much anymore so just curious. the buzz for me is watching my dog run,once the quarry is caught or escapes buzz over,this is a hard question to answer for reasons already stated but 20 rabbits is a good night imo yeah id agree with that ryno..its more bout good runs for me..but id rather fox catch then 6 or 7 bunnys nice to see good runs too Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 It's about ratios more than numbers. Quote Link to post
nighteyes 275 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 picking up 20 rabbits is a good nights lamping with one dog imo and a good shift carrying and cleaning with a battery on ya back, but sometimes quailty beats quanity and 5 hard won rabbits beats 15 easy 10 yrd pick ups imo Quote Link to post
Moll. 1,770 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Above post is spam Oops sorry it disappeared whilst i was posting..did not mean your post Nighteyes Edited July 9, 2011 by Moll. Quote Link to post
Moll. 1,770 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Old Jazz got 36/46 one night and could have gone on for a few more. There were 3 lurchers out that night and we got 104 between us Quote Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Depends on conditions,dark and windy the dog should catch a very high propartion of what it runs.But if you lamp even when moons up the catch rate will drop. Quote Link to post
robert michem 314 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 a lot of these high numbers, come fromsouth yorkshire up'wards,,, 20 on ground where im from,, wud be a very good nite ,,mostly winter wheets,, no bottoms to the hedge'rows and in like rockets,, SO ALL DEPENDS WHERE YER LAMPING... Quote Link to post
Rabbiting man 1,192 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I dont go for big numbers I do alot of lamping on foot on my own That's why you don't get much....try taking the dog with you :11: That why my bag is not full Quote Link to post
Saluki bull grey 5 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) 9 times out of 10 we lamp from motor so its not worth the hassel stopping every field to slip dog on a rabbit, every rabbit we see lives to run another day but when walking anything over10 and thats a good night for me, if i just went local to me you will struggle to get 20 rabbits a season. but to be honest mate rabbits don,t appeal 2 you much your allways out for the bigger which is nice if you can get 2 th places all the time ,and yes out above 10 in a night is ok haul ,but 1 i will disagree that their is rabbits on the doorstep 2 be caught, i got over 70+ rabbits over hill and tunna last season ,our rocky got 30+ most of them were round the hill ,but thats out more then once a week plus a tend 2 stay local most of the time i no mate ive never lamped that hill cause ive seen some huge cracks in the ground what drop about 30 plus foot down, round warden law is a struggle to get 20 plus a season though theres more hares than rabbits round there. The past three times ive walked local over tuna me and rich has had about 10 rabbits and a few other things between the 2dogs. Most rabbits ive ever had in a night was 13 and that was down thirsk a few year ago that was when i had tilly Edited July 9, 2011 by Saluki bull grey Quote Link to post
TOMO 26,839 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 What sort of catch rate would ye lads expect of a lamping dog,bitch with conditions right and plenty of rabbits on the ground.I had a dhxgh bitck that could take 20 or more in a nights session,would that be good or fair or bad,dont lamp much anymore so just curious. evry one always dances round this question,,, no rabbits round me 3 is a good night,,,, fecks sake get out find some , and test ya dog. in my opinion a fit , experianced rabbit lamping lurcher, on a a very windy night , on very good rabbit ground,,, should be able to put 25 in the bag 35- 40 is a good dog............ if ya dog can do more... then its very good. but of course some places are esier to catch rabbits than other places, catching down here in the midlands on rolled winter wheat with no hedges is very hard and your ratio's go down Quote Link to post
rocky1 942 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 9 times out of 10 we lamp from motor so its not worth the hassel stopping every field to slip dog on a rabbit, every rabbit we see lives to run another day but when walking anything over10 and thats a good night for me, if i just went local to me you will struggle to get 20 rabbits a season. but to be honest mate rabbits don,t appeal 2 you much your allways out for the bigger which is nice if you can get 2 th places all the time ,and yes out above 10 in a night is ok haul ,but 1 i will disagree that their is rabbits on the doorstep 2 be caught, i got over 70+ rabbits over hill and tunna last season ,our rocky got 30+ most of them were round the hill ,but thats out more then once a week plus a tend 2 stay local most of the time i no mate ive never lamped that hill cause ive seen some huge cracks in the ground what drop about 30 plus foot down, round warden law is a struggle to get 20 plus a season though theres more hares than rabbits round there. The past three times ive walked local over tuna me and rich has had about 10 rabbits and a few other things between the 2dogs. Most rabbits ive ever had in a night was 13 and that was down thirsk a few year ago that was when i had tilly i keep away from the top of hill and just do the bottom half the fields round the side of the woods back round 2 the bungalow and back onto the 690 ,them cracks would ruin a dog hunting life ,wardenlaw is dead has been for the last 5 years the skislope more whicked then wardelaw Quote Link to post
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