brendy mc l 694 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 ture icey in ireland there small fields but if ur at big land then u can give them a bit but ill not b giving any hare 70 or yards in this country to many hedges and gates and the hares i coursed last year u think they had rockets up there holes Quote Link to post
clarky 1997 1 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 depense on the field and dog but one dog i would never put on a hare is a whippet becaue its to small Quote Link to post
inan 841 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 On 15/08/2011 at 18:29, boyo said: when out with the club as moonlighter said always to 100 yds and woe betide anyone who got trigger happy and short slipped .did it once myself never again . but it depends entirely where you are running most of the country slipping that long and the hare would be gone and out of sight so it depends on lots of things . Moonlighter ,and Boyo tell it like it was ,100yds for doubled up , yds for singlehanded,and a right bollocking if you got slip happy., no kickups in that club. Quote Link to post
inan 841 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 On 16/08/2011 at 19:05, clarky 1997 said: depense on the field and dog but one dog i would never put on a hare is a whippet becaue its to small Whippets can catch hares ,but of course the slip has to be adjusted, because they turn so tight they can give a hare a very bad time ,but due to their speed , and size,do not sustain the pressure for long. Quote Link to post
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