milo 74 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Im currently hunting my m harris on my own without the aid of a ferret or dog,but im thinking of getting either one of theses in to help me out. The land i work over range from shooting estates to open hill ground,the quarry i have to hunt is phessies,rabbit,hare,magpie,crows,ducks and squirells. At the moment because i havent long got him out of the moult for (work reasons) i have been doing the bushing,ive managed to knock up a good few phessies and a couple of bunnies the squirrels are always there....but there is going to come a time when im not going to find. I do like to hunt on my own to be honest so ferrets may be a bit awkward at times but trying to locate a part/full trained dog is near impossible,i prob could perswade one of my mates to come along for the ferreting but im in a bit of a dilema at the moment...What do you lads/lasses use . THANKS Quote Link to post
Millet 4,497 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I go out on my own like you mate but i dont bother with rabbit's..if i did i would find it pretty hard ferreting and trying to fly the bird at the same time..to be productive and stress free you really need some one to do the ferreting for you.. I do however take a terrier with me for fushing game bird's from cover if needed..because once them game bird's in cover spot the hawk they very rarely break for cover on there own free will.. i have seen me nearly stand on pheasant's some day's rather than them take flight..and i can't imagine how many i have missed in the past when not taking the dog.. Quote Link to post
milo 74 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Do you think id be better off with a dog to flush quarry ? Quote Link to post
Millet 4,497 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I suppose it depend's on the amount of cover and bramble where you fly..i would say by using a dog i will get twice as many flight than i would if i did not take the dog.. Quote Link to post
milo 74 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Il see what happens the rest of the season unless something comes up..cheers millet Quote Link to post
banjo14 49 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 it would be advisable to see what he is like with dogs as some bird hate them if not bought up and manned around them my female will only accept my 16 year old lurcher when we are out if i take the spaniel she has a hissy fit and wont concentrate on hunting. Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 it would be advisable to see what he is like with dogs as some bird hate them if not bought up and manned around them my female will only accept my 16 year old lurcher when we are out if i take the spaniel she has a hissy fit and wont concentrate on hunting. I have had plenty of success on well stocked land without dogs, I know you also have with the big fella . dogs can be a real asset but certainly not a essential when Hawking. at the moment the land I'm flying is bordering on useless in this area but in the past I had some pretty marked success walking up or ferreting. Must get matey on some Bunny's soon bud, I'll be flying him late in the season to make sure, my track record is I have not had a male refuse them yet so I'm not starting now. also will have Millet down somtime after xmas to get him on a few .... Quote Link to post
mick1212 389 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Im currently hunting my m harris on my own without the aid of a ferret or dog,but im thinking of getting either one of theses in to help me out. The land i work over range from shooting estates to open hill ground,the quarry i have to hunt is phessies,rabbit,hare,magpie,crows,ducks and squirells. At the moment because i havent long got him out of the moult for (work reasons) i have been doing the bushing,ive managed to knock up a good few phessies and a couple of bunnies the squirrels are always there....but there is going to come a time when im not going to find. I do like to hunt on my own to be honest so ferrets may be a bit awkward at times but trying to locate a part/full trained dog is near impossible,i prob could perswade one of my mates to come along for the ferreting but im in a bit of a dilema at the moment...What do you lads/lasses use . THANKS my male dont like dogs when i am on me own i lamp get a lot more flights give it a try you wont look back Quote Link to post
rickardo 76 Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 i use my spainel and sometimes the ferret with my mhh, but like u i mainly hunt on my own so its usually my spaniel thant i take.. Quote Link to post
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