Hardest ground to run

[keepitcovert 842]

Always on here you get the same old thing fenland hares are, [sorry] were the biggest test for a coursing dog,fens were the testing ground for a dog, well i disagree i reckon the upper ground of the yorkshire wolds was more testing for any coursing dog,. Fenland flat as a witches tit, yorkshire wolds undulating flint and chalk that could rip the shit out of a dogs feet. So where do you reckon the hardest ground is to run. Obviously certain ground requires a different type of dog but what are your experiencies of this question.YIS KIC

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

Are we talking brown hares or Mountain hares

[killing crew 2,708]

what we talking hard rabbits or hard ground. well i run both yorkshire wolds and fens and its defo harder to catch on the fens. imo

[burnie69 376]

A wet saltfleet imho

[jeff20 14]

why would one whant to slip a dog on that type of ground

 

a bad as fen you see it lol but for some the mite not like what the see

[killing crew 2,708]

a easy way to explain it in my eyes is. we was on the fens in january and it was taking dogs around 2 and 3 mins to get them spinning and under control and ended up geting pulled up and escorted out of lincolnshire so headed for scunthorpe way to run a few more before heading home and we had them under control alot easyer around 1 min mark

[the pikey poacher 1,157]

the best /strongest hares i ever ran was on baldock banks they were like rockets

[dai dogs 1,534]

not many will run dogs on this ground.

[desertbred 5,490]

not many will run dogs on this ground.

is there anything on it ?

[Dranny GLC 112]

Its all small fields around us and I struggle catching owt. Before you start there in the bush or down a hole.

[birddog 1,354]

what about woodland ?

[gorger 977]

Proper dogs run any land that's what makes them special. You don't find many them about.

[jeff20 14]

the best /strongest hares i ever ran was on baldock banks they were like rockets

 

ive coursed that ground i felt it wasent about strong hares its the hillie ground we caught 7 on the flatish fields but dogs bearly stoping them just a cross the rd i was wondering what was worng

its was just down to the hillie ground and heavy flint

[jeff20 14]

Proper dogs run any land that's what makes them special. You don't find many them about.

 

gorger beleve me you would not whant to slip your dog on there i dont think you would have coursed on this ground

 

as you said a good dog kill them any where i agree but on baldock yer dog would not have very nice feet afterwords

[whippet 99 2,613]

Always on here you get the same old thing fenland hares are, [sorry] were the biggest test for a coursing dog,fens were the testing ground for a dog, well i disagree i reckon the upper ground of the yorkshire wolds was more testing for any coursing dog,. Fenland flat as a witches tit, yorkshire wolds undulating flint and chalk that could rip the shit out of a dogs feet. So where do you reckon the hardest ground is to run. Obviously certain ground requires a different type of dog but what are your experiencies of this question.YIS KIC

when you say testing..........................i think what they are referring too is the hare will be at its best running on flat good ground....................which will test any dog as the hare is running at its full potential .................thats what i think they mean by testing the ground or dog. same as golf courses the rabbits run at there full potential as the ground is testing.

knowing me i got it wrong................................but why would any one chance there dogs feet to test the ground ................for one its cruel on the dog and secondly your dog would be laid up for weeks ........for a few minutes of fun...................and then you may have medical fees ....................dont make sense to me ................all this to test the ground ...........!