lamping the right or wrong way

[milliken 791]

just read the topic about HID lamp and some the post on it about keeping lamp on to open gates and so on

 

so ill tell you some the things i do while lamping

 

1 keep tight to the hedge so i place myself between the feeding rabbits and there warren

 

2 when i can i walk into the wind

 

3 if the dog misses the lamp goes of on till he is firmly in slip again

 

4 if the dog catches the lamp goes of till the dog retrives quarry and is firmly on slip

 

5 if im getting over fences or threw gates the lamp remains of i use my own eye sight

 

this is just some the things i do they work well for me

 

some the thing ive seen others the years witch i belive is not good fieldcraft

 

1 people lamping the dog not the quarry

 

2 lamp on every 2 seconds

 

3 walking right threw the middle of the field

 

4 once the dog misses the lamp goes on to another rabbit

 

5 when the dog makes a catch the lamp stays on the dog

 

6 lamp on getting over gates fences and going over very wet ground

 

im no expert but surely the so whats your views on the rights and wrongs of lamping

 

all the best robert

[danny300 2,240]

have a mate that comes out sometimes lamping with me he was to slow with the lamp so i do the lamping and slip my own dog as i think he is to slow to release the dog at times

[tjones3862 3,423]

Bin out with lots of guys, the feild craft was sh#t . BEFORE YOU WORK THE FEILD OUT THERE SLIPING THE DOG ,, NO DOWT RABBITS UNDER THERE NOSE BUT TO BULL HEAD TO THINK THINGS OUT,,,.walking round with a dimmer switch on, walking in the middle of feilds, I COULD GO ON FOR EVER,, THEY WOULD NOT LAST 2MIN,S IN A WAR ZONE...,,

Edited September 8, 2012 by tjones3862

[long dogs 580]

most of it they learn as get older or get fed up never catching much .il not let no one hold my dogs & i like to lamp,ive took folk out some kept grabbing lamp saying there when there was,nt it was dew on the grass

[Lampalurcher 47]

most of it they learn as get older or get fed up never catching much .il not let no one hold my dogs & i like to lamp,ive took folk out some kept grabbing lamp saying there when there was,nt it was dew on the grass

haha lad I sumtimes go out with does that sends me mental I would do a quick scan see were things are then he grabs the lamp an near enough shouts there's one when there's twenty I've scanned over just before I get in position

[broonball 38]

i keep turning light away when rabbit gets to fence/cover etc...just for it to come flying back out. i will learn its just reaction.having a dimmer definitely helps when navigating obstacles, crossing streams etc.until you know your route 100% i think you need to light up some places.on a plus the pup has started to run the beam and is back pretty quick after a miss, still no retrieve but she comes closer each time. its a learning curve for us both.

[Haggis81 147]

walking edge of park, turning light off when getting over gates, turning lamp off as soon as catch has been made.

 

some parks i walk edge some I dont, getting over gates and obsticals with no light (farmer would go crazy if I kicked a hole in his rabbit fencing!! turning lamp off when caught is ok but depends on what quarry you after

 

 

rules bla bla bla are ok but in thr real world you hsve it imprivise and work every bit of groundto the strenth and weekness, sometimes rules get binned!!

[South hams hunter 8,922]

Everyone's different I think, I can be a f****r for using the lamp to much when walking as I've done a lot of road siding but am getting better lol.

 

Hate people that walk to slow to keep up, don't like others lamping tbh and can't stand people that don't check the whole field before running the dog or starting to walk. People that walk in the middle of the field or just don't watch what's goin on.

[digger. 615]

i agree it depends on what quarry u have to nock off lights.but its easy enuf if kept basic know the wind,if theres a moon get to dark spot shadow of tree,i always give 1 quick scan with the filter,if theres hills get to a position u wont lose the quarry but the wind is right if not walk away for another night,some wont slip on rabbits on the side of ditch iv takin alot this way i smoke myself but walking true field with smoke in hand no,no.1 of the biggest mistakes i think is not being in the right position or running something that you no you wont catch and ruining it for next hunt i could go on theres to many to mention i guess every man to himself

[milliken 791]

thanks for you replys lad another thing i use are filters the amber one works very well for scanning the field but i also use red

 

robert

[the big chief 3,099]

just read the topic about HID lamp and some the post on it about keeping lamp on to open gates and so on

 

so ill tell you some the things i do while lamping

 

1 keep tight to the hedge so i place myself between the feeding rabbits and there warren

 

2 when i can i walk into the wind

 

3 if the dog misses the lamp goes of on till he is firmly in slip again

 

4 if the dog catches the lamp goes of till the dog retrives quarry and is firmly on slip

 

5 if im getting over fences or threw gates the lamp remains of i use my own eye sight

 

this is just some the things i do they work well for me

 

some the thing ive seen others the years witch i belive is not good fieldcraft

 

1 people lamping the dog not the quarry

 

2 lamp on every 2 seconds

 

3 walking right threw the middle of the field

 

4 once the dog misses the lamp goes on to another rabbit

 

5 when the dog makes a catch the lamp stays on the dog

 

6 lamp on getting over gates fences and going over very wet ground

 

im no expert but surely the so whats your views on the rights and wrongs of lamping

 

all the best robert

i do all the same as you and have seen some bad field craft and shocking lamping if my pal comes wich ever one who wonts a run with me i lamp as they are terable at it to slow at everything sliping the dog putting the lamp on going over squotad bunnys you name they do it so i lamp not saying i am perfect but a dam site better than my pals

[Chid 6,537]

i also lamp when its my dog running and would/will let others lamp when its there dogs turn , only because i think your dog gets used to the way you lamp...

my dog if its out on a run and i leave the light on when hes missed will hunt up , if you knock the light off he is straight back, also if you shake the lamp it seems to put him off , so thats why i lamp my own dog lol

[nothernlite 18,089]

i sit in the motor and let the we dog lamp itself hes getting better atb

[milliken 791]

i once remember making plans to do abit of lamping with another fella i told him to meet me at a local spot when i turned up he was there with 3 more of his mate so i thought whats going on here was only ment to be me and him but i carried on into the first field they never shut up then to top it up they pulled out two grass joint and lite up blooded numpies i told them what did they think they where at and as i was only one with lamp i walked of told them to get lost and walked home some clowns about

 

robert

[fredthefrog 169]

some lampers need jam jar bottoms