beddy greys on hares

[obi2 239]

did anyone use there beddy greys on hares and how did they do day or night? i know there not hare dogs but for how did they fair against them. how do they fair as allrounders?

[poacher3161 1,766]

One a large grey/beddy 24tts that was around my area in the 70s was a consistent hare catcher in the feilds around s.yorkshire and this cross is the only non grey x another running dog first cross that i have seen catch hares regular.The same dog also was a good producer of good offspring [bANNED TEXT] mated to other lurcher types i put it down to [bANNED TEXT] the bedlington is put to a streight greyhound the greyhound seems to absorb the beddys traits but dosent throw cloddy dogs unlike collie and bull.

[darbo 4,774]

seen a few over the years. my old mentor had 1 back in the mid eighties this dog knocked a fair few hunted up hares during his life time. produces a good hunting type lurcher.

[dougall 98]

why would you say there not hare dogs

[chartpolski 23,467]

I haven't seen too many first cross Beddy/Greys on hares, but I know of two that caught daytime hares. The sire to my bitch Delta, a Heartbreak Fell 1st X, could take them, and way back a pal of mine had one that could do 2/2. and the odd 3/3, but I suspect he was an exception. I don't think they are meant to be out and out hare dogs...just decent allrounders, that can take the odd hare.

 

Cheers.

[dougall 98]

seen plenty beddy greyhounds some good ones to that would take hares regular great allrounders atb

[whin 463]

localy the first cross beddie s are predominatly rabbit odd fox dog nobody ever uses them for hare dogs , mayb e just the type of ground it is ,very open long slips , sometimes , theyll take hares if there not educated or stubble hares but these strong winter hares in some areas only the finest of coursing dogs take them when people say cacth them does that mean coursing or getting one clapped out the seat , or what ,lamping them saw som ebigger beddie cross racing grews put a good show on agoo hare ,

[bendrover 556]

localy the first cross beddie s are predominatly rabbit odd fox dog nobody ever uses them for hare dogs , mayb e just the type of ground it is ,very open long slips , sometimes , theyll take hares if there not educated or stubble hares but these strong winter hares in some areas only the finest of coursing dogs take them when people say cacth them does that mean coursing or getting one clapped out the seat , or what ,lamping them saw som ebigger beddie cross racing grews put a good show on agoo hare ,

[obi2 239]

The reason I said there not hare dogs is exactly like whin says, I'm not bringing them down at all. Im meaning chasing and coursing not lifting them out of seats and killing them in 20yards

[the big chief 3,099]

i had a bedy whippet gh years a go that could catch them day or night was a very good dog

[dougall 98]

seen a good few chase course what ever you want to call it good chases over feilds cross fences open land not 20 yards or from the seat and they have done well and brought back to your hand cracking dogs atb

[underdog1985 27]

the right beddy and they should do well theyve got bags of stamina should be plenty fast enough its a matter of getting the dog in the right condition

[troter58 1,711]

i have ran first cross beddy greys and 3/4 over the years not a out and out hare dog good on moorland and grassfields we took two to the fens and give the hare abit of law they were well out classed but the same dogs would put plenty in the bag on the right land atb troter

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

One won draxs many moons ago,

[whin 463]

what abeddie first cross how long ago and what was the aulity of hare dogs mate , cause believe me ive saw several beddies and only a few good ones , i like the [bANNED TEXT] strong beddie crosses with a bit go in them , be a good dog to ,cacth hares regulary and win a comp