Mooching/Bushing

[Big Jim101 29]

i was just wondering today on how other lads do, for any of you lads who regularly do daytime work, be it just mooching or bushing with a terrier/spaniel aswell as lurhcers: if you go out for a good 2-3 hours on land with a healthy stock of rabbits and the weathers right, what would your average number of rabbits caught be?

 

ATB

 

JIm

[darbo 4,774]

localy there was never really good numbers of rabbits. been on some kind invites onto moorland. plenty rabbits clapped under the heather terrier and lurcher comb worked well. but didnt get on the land enough times to think about averages. just busy enjoying it. sure there will be plenty who mooch with good rabbit numbers on their land.

[tomano1 80]

Depends on your permission me and me pall 'get 7 ish but we just started two sesons but some off these pros with good land can do 30 to 60 what I've seen on here ATB no1

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

often nowt, but then i like to see the dogs work, push rabbits out, pheasants, tree rats the odd fox and last week two roe deer.

my spots not lifting with rabbits but plenty of gamebirds, hares always found by a good terrier .

[thorny 100]

often nowt, but then i like to see the dogs work, push rabbits out, pheasants, tree rats the odd fox and last week two roe deer.

my spots not lifting with rabbits but plenty of gamebirds, hares always found by a good terrier .

Honest post there mate, I am the same. I mainly do daytime mooching with jack russell and lurcher, sometimes we can catch two or three in a mooch then we may go a week or so with nothing. At the moment there is plenty of game birds about, we have had a couple but my lad just cant perfect his diving on pheasents techneac just yet but the more he see`s the better he should get. The plan is to bring a bitch in to join him for next year. Then I can have a dog either side of hedge rows and jack doing her thing.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

my whippet( ok the wifes ) , thinks he is a terrier and spends more time in the bushes then he does awaiting bolters.

his son my lurcher doesnt and so i get a few gallops, i only have the one terrier so its not as hectic .

At one point i had 6 terriers and a whippet, fun but at times hard work

[burnz1985 9]

ive just started going out in the day with my whippet on my permission. most i had in a couple of hours was 4, other days its been none. got loads of crows to take care of so i get to use the rifle for a bit as well

[donkdaniel 236]

Were out for a mooch tomorrow on new land not mine so who knows only now starting daytime got myself a spaniel and my two lurcher so trying to get into it a bit got the spaniel to keep the Lurchers fit for lamping so fingers crossed for a good day

[Ideation 8,216]

It really does depend on the land,both in terms of rabbit density, terrain and if the bunnys have been hunted before.

[kx100 66]

i remember when i never had my lurchers i only worked my jackrusel when we went fereting we cault more rabits in the dyke with the jackrusel than we did fereting :$ i enjoyed that more than fereting i love a god moock its grate fun and god to wach the dogs working together

[Big Jim101 29]

often nowt, but then i like to see the dogs work, push rabbits out, pheasants, tree rats the odd fox and last week two roe deer.

my spots not lifting with rabbits but plenty of gamebirds, hares always found by a good terrier .

 

I agree with you mate. its a pleasure to watch the dogs hunting up and pushing out game to chase. its nice to know that some people can produce good numbers on decent land. i think i prefer a good long mooch with the dogs hunting up more than lamping where the dog just courses.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

its sometimes easyer to get permision as well, a lot of land owners say "theres nowt on but take a walk about".

fingers crossed ive got a spot local to walk over

[canaliculata 28]

All i do is mouching, chase very little, and catch even less. Only caught one this season upto now. I just love been out waiting for the odd chase. Just me my dogs, rucksack and flask. Cant beat it.

[Big Jim101 29]

All i do is mouching, chase very little, and catch even less. Only caught one this season upto now. I just love been out waiting for the odd chase. Just me my dogs, rucksack and flask. Cant beat it.

 

I know how you feel mate, no better way to spend the day than being outdoors with dogs all day watching them do what theyre bred for.

[iworkwhippets 12,505]

All i do is mouching, chase very little, and catch even less. Only caught one this season upto now. I just love been out waiting for the odd chase. Just me my dogs, rucksack and flask. Cant beat it.

 

Good lad, enjoy yourself