come on bet loads of you have done this

[Dancing Dog 10]

Good topic and some funny stories lads!

 

Just like everyone else, i've had my fair share of mistakes when out lamping, especially when first starting a new pup.

 

Last year was my lurchers first season so early september on his second lamping trip i decided to take him to a rabbit hotspot so he could get his first bunny. The first rabbit i splipped him on, he ran it well and caught it, i was well chuffed and expecting some more of the same on the next slip. I flicked the lamp on again and saw a squatter in the middle of the field, i walked up to it slowly whilst encouaging the dog as he still hadn't seen it, i got to within 5 yards of the rabbit and it still hadn't moved so i decided to slip the dog, hoping that he would nail it without a chase, the dog just stood where he was still unable to see the rabbit, i started to point at it as if this would enable the dog to see the rabbit (which of course this made no difference), whatever i did, the dog still couldn't see the rabbit and the rabbit still wouldn't move, i was there for about 5 mins trying to get the dog to chase the rabbit with no luck, in the end i quickly bent down and grabbed the rabbit from where it was sat, another one for the bag and by far the easiest yet probably most frustrating catches i've had with my lurcher, i was beggining to think the dog couldn't see very well but he proved me wrong by catching two more in another field so i was pleased with that. If only all rabbits were that stupid and easy to catch there would be no need for a dog although where would be the fun in that!

 

Keep the stories coming and happy hunting! Dancing Dog

[watchman 256]

iv lost count the amount of times iv tried to POINT something out to the dog only for it to look at you as if to say "what the f**k am i supposed to be looking at"

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

I took Ossie out lamping for the first time last season. He's a 7/8yr old rescue so wasn't sure what to expect. Didn't have permission on the field i was lamping and it's pretty built up around it so had to be careful. Got in position, 4 out. I'm on a sitter, Ossie is looking anywhere but at it. I walk up to it slowly, shaking the lamp to try to get Ossie to see the rabbit, no effing chance, he's still gawping everywhere wanting to run big stones and the like. Get to within 10 foot of the Rabbit.....Whoosh, up it gets. NOW Ossie sees it. He gets on the back of it and gives a good account of himself, he's a big dog and the Rabbit gave him the runaround for a while, but he caught the rabbit after it found cover and Ossie followed it in.

 

Now, as the story goes, Ossie would trot back to me as proud as punch with said Rabbit in he's mouth for me to despach and off we do it again, right. Wrong. Out of the cover jumps Ossie with said Rabbit squealing it's fu*king head off and proceads to run all around the field looking for somewhere to sit a eat the thing. I'm off running after him trying to get him back, no chance. The other Rabbits have by now pissed off, i'm running around the field shinging the lamp around like i'm bringing in an areoplane, trying to see where Ossie's got to. Eventually get to him just as he's about to start his meal. Take the Rabbit off him hoping against hope that there will still be some left in the feild to lamp. No not a chance. All done a dusted in about 10 minutes.

 

Quite possibly the shortest lamping session we've ever had.

 

 

 

Good Lad.

[nobjerk 161]

was once running a friends bull cross on rabbits with one of those short slip collars with the brass release thumb thingy , couldnt get the clip loosed and the rabbit lifted dog saw it and pulled me over and dragged me 2o yards by my arm until i got my hand out of the loop. needless to say i was the entertainment for that night.

[Penda 3,341]

in my younger days when i was a kid i was always doing it id charge like a loonertic round field falling over and alsorts,the best one i ever saw was me pals they bought these two dogs 1 was a bull greyhound and the other was a saluki whippet the saluki whippet would just chase rabbit after rabbit but never make a strike at 1. This night iwent out with them my mate who had the saluki whippet walked up to this lovely squatter the dog was almost touching it face to face the bunny gets up and instead of slipping the dog my mate and the dog went after the rabbit together i was in tears let me tell yah what a donut i was shouting at my mate never saw anything like it

[lurcher.man 88]

Lol this post is the funniest iv seen on here for a long time,I still do it aswell lol,how about when your just walking through the fields with your dog loose,when it stops for a snif or a shit,and you carry on walking then you here out the darkness galloping crazy dog coming flat out for you,so you rather freeze or 90%of the time you jump,right in the firing rang and crunch,you end up with your legs six feet I'n the air and flat on your back,lol oh the joys of lamping lol.

[3 Turns 326]

GOOD THRED THIS

 

MANY YEARS BACK I WAS OUT LAMPING ,GOT TO THE GROUND AND HAD A QUICK SCAN,SAW A TARGET AND MOVED CLOSER,FLICKED LAMP ON AND WALLOP I HIT THE DECK HARD .

I THOUGHT AN ANTI HAD BUSHWHACKED ME.

THAT WASN,T THE CASE THOUGH,THE BIG DOG HAD TAKEN OFF TO MY LEFT AFTER SUMMIT HED SEEN IN THE DARKNESS WHILE STILL ON THE SLIP AND FLEW UP INTO THE AIR AND RAN OUT OF LEASH ,AS THE SAYING GOES WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN, I AND HARD ON TOP OF ME.

TOOK A 1MIN OR SO TO SUS OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED

 

THAT,S LURCHER,S FOR YOU.

[DogMagic 461]

Setting the scene here: i use a motorbike battery wired straight to the lamp. Back in those days i just wrapped the bare wire around the terminal on the battery and then wrapped a load of insulation tape round it.

 

I remember i had done a full 15 hours taxi driving and i was knackered but it was a perfect night for a bunny or two so i after work went home, grabbed the lamp and the dog and set off for a bit of ground i knew i would find a few bunnies. Half hour later we arrive. Out the car, wellies on, lamp over shoulder, dog out, slip lead on and quietly tiptoe over to the gate. Gingerly pull the catch and open the gate, get through, close gate. Head up the track and out onto the first field. Push the switch and ......................NOTHING! The lamp didnt work! I silently roared all sorts of swear words and fumbled about with it till i found the wiring had come off the battery! Couldnt do it in the dark so back to the car to twat about with it using the interior light. 10 minutes later job done, back through the gate, up the track, into the field, hit the switch and ........................NO SODDING RABBITS! Off home i went very pissed off! Lol!

[lurcher.man 88]

Dog magic very great story,you can picture all of these,I'm sitting laughing my head off,great topi lads,makes a change from all the arguing on here

[Hollie 21]

Fantastic thread, really making me laugh some of these stories, keep them coming

 

 

[lurcher.man 88]

Keep them coming lads,and it would be great to here the ladies lamping stories lol

[windyhill 30]

a few years ago i thought i had my dog allready for lamping and me dad wouldnt come out with me much he was always to busy in the boozer.

Anyway i asked one of his mates who he used to lamp with a lot of years ago to come joe his name,

anyway he agreed and asked me to meet him and dad outside the pub at 11pm i was there all excited lamp battery and dog,Well dads face was a picture with his nice shoes on and his mate sayin comin give the lad a chance.

Anyway we set of,, i was proud as punch i put my lamp on in the field behind the pub 1st rabbit i started chargin down the field and the dog just stood there with me dad looking dumb as i was chasing the rabbit

But in my defence i used to watch them when a hare used to pick up and the oldies would run after the hare in the day shoutin the dog on i just thought it was the same when lamping,

anyway dad and joe laughed there heads of and showed me how to do it,lol

[fcuktheban 140]

Early in the morning set out for a good few hours bushing. Came up to a spot they are normally hanging about and seen a good sized rabbit not too far off in an open field. My bitch was off in the trees nearby so I started running towards the rabbit calling while her. She bolt through the trees coming straight towards me. I point at the rabbit and yell for her to get it. Thinking she knows the score I keep my pace just to have her hit me full force on the side of my knee. I flipped through the air landing square on my back in a pile of thistle. She bounced over too me all proud of herself until she heard what I was saying and took it I wasn't too pleased. I thought who would be able to carry me out of here if my leg is broke. Luckily my leg wasn't broke but my knee was shot for a month.

[Penda 3,341]

Setting the scene here: i use a motorbike battery wired straight to the lamp. Back in those days i just wrapped the bare wire around the terminal on the battery and then wrapped a load of insulation tape round it.

 

I remember i had done a full 15 hours taxi driving and i was knackered but it was a perfect night for a bunny or two so i after work went home, grabbed the lamp and the dog and set off for a bit of ground i knew i would find a few bunnies. Half hour later we arrive. Out the car, wellies on, lamp over shoulder, dog out, slip lead on and quietly tiptoe over to the gate. Gingerly pull the catch and open the gate, get through, close gate. Head up the track and out onto the first field. Push the switch and ......................NOTHING! The lamp didnt work! I silently roared all sorts of swear words and fumbled about with it till i found the wiring had come off the battery! Couldnt do it in the dark so back to the car to twat about with it using the interior light. 10 minutes later job done, back through the gate, up the track, into the field, hit the switch and ........................NO SODDING RABBITS! Off home i went very pissed off! Lol!

oh ive done that one a few times its worse when youve drove miles out and it happens and you cant fix the lamp and your only one out of you and your mates whos got a lamp it makes you wanna cry

[NEWKID 27,047]

Some great stories lads best thread for ages

 

Me and my brother used to go out with a good friend lamping on the weekends when we were kids, my bother would have been around 6 years old and basically a pain in the arse but made us laugh most times out.

One night we were walking through an old lane between 2 fields and at the end of one of the fields there was a huge victorian type house which used to be an old mental hospital( called digbys if anyones from exeter they'd know it), it was a pretty eirie place in the day but at night it's shit yourself material. As we were walking along Phil (my bro) skipped accross to the edge of the lane and kicked a bundle of newspapers, he hit something solid and the newspapers let out a kind of hummmmmmmphhh and with that the newspapers parted as a tramp sat upright wondering what the f*ck had happened. We shit ourselves and ran I think my brother still has nightmares about it now and he's 31