mighty celt 996 Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 how many of you lads use your cockers for hunting rabbit and fox,was thinking of geting 2 teckels but there 2 pricey for my likeing, so my second choice is a cocker, never worked one before i no they will drive cover all day long, and have bags of stamina,my main question is will they track a fox if he breaks from cover and say crosses three fields will they follow,do they tend 2 sound on rabbit and fox.any info would be great cheers. Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 how many of you lads use your cockers for hunting rabbit and fox,was thinking of geting 2 teckels but there 2 pricey for my likeing, so my second choice is a cocker, never worked one before i no they will drive cover all day long, and have bags of stamina,my main question is will they track a fox if he breaks from cover and say crosses three fields will they follow,do they tend 2 sound on rabbit and fox.any info would be great cheers. Mighty celt,i have shot over cockers a lot in the last few year and although they are good cover dogs i have yet to hear one open up on a fox or rabbit.I have and have had springers that will yap on a fox but will only follow until it breaks cover,i suppose if reared from a pup and let run wild in cover they might trail on a bit,personally if it were me i would be looking to get a halfx beaglexspringer,usually give plenty of tounge and will travel on a fox or anything that breaks cover.hope this helps. Quote Link to post
hunterdave 27 Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 how many of you lads use your cockers for hunting rabbit and fox,was thinking of geting 2 teckels but there 2 pricey for my likeing, so my second choice is a cocker, never worked one before i no they will drive cover all day long, and have bags of stamina,my main question is will they track a fox if he breaks from cover and say crosses three fields will they follow,do they tend 2 sound on rabbit and fox.any info would be great cheers. jv got a 3/4 cocker 1/4 jack duz both hard mouth and works with my bird and ferrets Quote Link to post
mighty celt 996 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 how many of you lads use your cockers for hunting rabbit and fox,was thinking of geting 2 teckels but there 2 pricey for my likeing, so my second choice is a cocker, never worked one before i no they will drive cover all day long, and have bags of stamina,my main question is will they track a fox if he breaks from cover and say crosses three fields will they follow,do they tend 2 sound on rabbit and fox.any info would be great cheers. Mighty celt,i have shot over cockers a lot in the last few year and although they are good cover dogs i have yet to hear one open up on a fox or rabbit.I have and have had springers that will yap on a fox but will only follow until it breaks cover,i suppose if reared from a pup and let run wild in cover they might trail on a bit,personally if it were me i would be looking to get a halfx beaglexspringer,usually give plenty of tounge and will travel on a fox or anything that breaks cover.hope this helps. cheers for your reply fat man that was my worry about them tracking after they break cover Quote Link to post
mighty celt 996 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 how many of you lads use your cockers for hunting rabbit and fox,was thinking of geting 2 teckels but there 2 pricey for my likeing, so my second choice is a cocker, never worked one before i no they will drive cover all day long, and have bags of stamina,my main question is will they track a fox if he breaks from cover and say crosses three fields will they follow,do they tend 2 sound on rabbit and fox.any info would be great cheers. jv got a 3/4 cocker 1/4 jack duz both hard mouth and works with my bird and ferrets yeah i wouldnt mind 2 get one with a dash of terrier in there Quote Link to post
mighty celt 996 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 any 1 else any info on working cockers on rabbit and fox Quote Link to post
ftm 3,357 Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 had a cracking cocker b itch that would flush fox out of cover but once they hit open land she wasnt interested back into cover looking for more quarry she worked bunnies ok and caught a few but personally i didnt like her catching them even tho they were retrieved unharmed Quote Link to post
ggw 5 Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Had a cocker bitch that annoyingly, if thats a word ,squeaked loudly when pushing rabbitrs through cover. Quiet on everything else. Usefull when out with my lurchers. Quote Link to post
butcherboy 68 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Cocker breeders have spent years trying to ensure they DON'T give tongue!! Never seen them on foxes but if mine crossed a rabbit scent while it was tracking a fox I know which it would prefer. Quote Link to post
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