Foreign Hunting.

[BEARINATOR 2,871]

come to texas an run some hogs , an we got jack rabbits coyotes an fox , maybe one day i will get to vist europe

Grey fox as well as red foxes

[birddog 1,354]

could be a great thread, need more input from our foreign members but.........jeez i miss whin

[rob190364 2,594]

Well as luck would have it I'm currently in Poland for a month with the dog, the idea was to give her a few runs on hares so by the time our season kicks in properly she'll be mega fit......THE biggest problem with my plan, it's 30 feckin degrees at the moment, didn't really think it was going to be this warm in September!

 

I've questioned a few people on the legalities of running prey with dogs and always get one of two answers, either running prey with dogs is a big no no as hunting with guns is big around here......or, just do it cos no one will say anything anyway. Where we are is literally about 5 miles from the Czech border and I know they run hares with dogs in the Czech republic, I think it's legal there but I don't know 100%.

 

The only thing that sticks in my mind about hunting in Poland, is what would be the reaction of a Polish hunter if he was out with his gun stalking deer and spotted your dog chasing a deer or a hare? I would imagine there would be only one outcome. If however, you lived out here and spoke a decent level of Polish and got in with a landowner or two you could definitely get some mega sport, there's absolutely shit loads of deer and quite a few hares. The other thing to note is that it's absolutely vast, do a bit of driving and there's thousands and thousands of acres of countryside with barely any buildings to be seen, so although (I'm assuming) there would be a risk of your dog getting shot, if you were careful about where you went I would think that risk would be fairly minimal.

 

The other thing I would say, you need a long dog, pure grey or Saluki or something along those lines. When the weather is right we have a bit of fun chasing hares but there are so many deer and the fields are so big and flat you could have a cracking time with a long dog. My dog is far better suited to ferreting in the UK than running deer or hares on big open land. I'll still be out looking for hares when it cools down a bit but it'd be nice to have a dog that is better suited to that type of prey. I've still got over 2 weeks to go and apparently the weather is going to cool right down after today so I'll see if I can get some decent action shots in the Czech Republic to put up on here.

 

I'm told that terrier work is big over here and that it's legal. I've not looked into it at all though as it's not my thing but if anyone is interested let me know and I'll speak to a few locals to get more info for you.

 

For someone who is thinking of moving here I'd recommend looking at the area around the East German border, simply because the house prices are ridiculously cheap in East Germany. Apparently all the Germans are moving over to the West as it's more desirable and there's more work, and as a result nobody wants there houses in the East. We've had a quick look at a few and you can get a really nice country cottage for as little as 30k euros (about £25k).

 

One more thing re. pet passports. If you are moving over here, you don't need a pet passport to bring a dog or ferrets from the UK to Europe, you only need one to bring the them back into the UK. The cost of the passport is around £150 depending on the vet and it involves a rabies vaccination, the blood test results come back 3 weeks after the vaccination and you can bring the dog back into the UK 6 months after that date (after tape worm jab 24 hours before crossing the channel).

 

And finally, one for the ferreters....there are literally no rabbits here! BUT, rather bizarrely, there are wild hamsters! at last a use for those wanky micro ferrets!

[BEARINATOR 2,871]

Excellent post Rob mate, about the hamsters and micro ferrets

[PoshPikey 560]

good skills Rob

[rob190364 2,594]

Excellent post Rob mate, about the hamsters and micro ferrets

 

it's be like the gaylord hunters paradise pal, all they'd need is some pink wellies, a micro ferret and an italian greyhound and they'd be laughing...they're flamin everywhere!

[BEARINATOR 2,871]

Excellent post Rob mate, about the hamsters and micro ferrets

 

it's be like the gaylord hunters paradise pal, all they'd need is some pink wellies, a micro ferret and an italian greyhound and they'd be laughing...they're flamin everywhere!

:laugh: With you saying Gaylord I bet Christian71 and the rest are planning a move already, especially GrCh

[lapin2008 1,587]

Well as luck would have it I'm currently in Poland for a month with the dog, the idea was to give her a few runs on hares so by the time our season kicks in properly she'll be mega fit......THE biggest problem with my plan, it's 30 feckin degrees at the moment, didn't really think it was going to be this warm in September!

 

I've questioned a few people on the legalities of running prey with dogs and always get one of two answers, either running prey with dogs is a big no no as hunting with guns is big around here......or, just do it cos no one will say anything anyway. Where we are is literally about 5 miles from the Czech border and I know they run hares with dogs in the Czech republic, I think it's legal there but I don't know 100%.

 

The only thing that sticks in my mind about hunting in Poland, is what would be the reaction of a Polish hunter if he was out with his gun stalking deer and spotted your dog chasing a deer or a hare? I would imagine there would be only one outcome. If however, you lived out here and spoke a decent level of Polish and got in with a landowner or two you could definitely get some mega sport, there's absolutely shit loads of deer and quite a few hares. The other thing to note is that it's absolutely vast, do a bit of driving and there's thousands and thousands of acres of countryside with barely any buildings to be seen, so although (I'm assuming) there would be a risk of your dog getting shot, if you were careful about where you went I would think that risk would be fairly minimal.

 

The other thing I would say, you need a long dog, pure grey or Saluki or something along those lines. When the weather is right we have a bit of fun chasing hares but there are so many deer and the fields are so big and flat you could have a cracking time with a long dog. My dog is far better suited to ferreting in the UK than running deer or hares on big open land. I'll still be out looking for hares when it cools down a bit but it'd be nice to have a dog that is better suited to that type of prey. I've still got over 2 weeks to go and apparently the weather is going to cool right down after today so I'll see if I can get some decent action shots in the Czech Republic to put up on here.

 

I'm told that terrier work is big over here and that it's legal. I've not looked into it at all though as it's not my thing but if anyone is interested let me know and I'll speak to a few locals to get more info for you.

 

For someone who is thinking of moving here I'd recommend looking at the area around the East German border, simply because the house prices are ridiculously cheap in East Germany. Apparently all the Germans are moving over to the West as it's more desirable and there's more work, and as a result nobody wants there houses in the East. We've had a quick look at a few and you can get a really nice country cottage for as little as 30k euros (about £25k).

 

One more thing re. pet passports. If you are moving over here, you don't need a pet passport to bring a dog or ferrets from the UK to Europe, you only need one to bring the them back into the UK. The cost of the passport is around £150 depending on the vet and it involves a rabies vaccination, the blood test results come back 3 weeks after the vaccination and you can bring the dog back into the UK 6 months after that date (after tape worm jab 24 hours before crossing the channel).

 

And finally, one for the ferreters....there are literally no rabbits here! BUT, rather bizarrely, there are wild hamsters! at last a use for those wanky micro ferrets!

Poland sounds ideal!!!!!

[rob190364 2,594]

Excellent post Rob mate, about the hamsters and micro ferrets

it's be like the gaylord hunters paradise pal, all they'd need is some pink wellies, a micro ferret and an italian greyhound and they'd be laughing...they're flamin everywhere!

:laugh: With you saying Gaylord I bet Christian71 and the rest are planning a move already, especially GrCh

Oh they'd love it, hamster hunting and big hairy germans riding bikes in nothing but speedos

[BEARINATOR 2,871]

Excellent post Rob mate, about the hamsters and micro ferrets

it's be like the gaylord hunters paradise pal, all they'd need is some pink wellies, a micro ferret and an italian greyhound and they'd be laughing...they're flamin everywhere!

:laugh: With you saying Gaylord I bet Christian71 and the rest are planning a move already, especially GrCh

Oh they'd love it, hamster hunting and big hairy germans riding bikes in nothing but speedos

:lol: I'm going to wind GrCh up about it :clapper:

[rob190364 2,594]

in all seriousness, if someone does want to give it a whirl PM me as my mrs' mother owns a guest house and she's fine with you bringing your dogs over, German and Czech borders are both less than 8 miles and I'll sort out a cheap deal for those of you who I like....it's 670 miles from Calais if you want to work out the fuel cost

[northern lad 2,292]

Might be worth pm ing Matulkoh off here Jai,he lives in eastern europe and does a lot with his Bedlingtons seems like a knowledgable fella ATB Dave

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Pm inbound Jai

[weasle 1,119]

I know a few lads that have to go to poland to work in big construction firms they all say the same its a s**t hole. But guess it depends what you want in life...

How would you get on running dogs over there winter temps -20 down it would want good feet.

[Richie10 345]

So if you wanted to go over for a few days, would the dog still have to wait 6 months until it could come back?