Best time for rabbits?

[potfiller 3]

Thanks to all who replied, especially Haymin who has sorted me some lamping gear at considerable expense to himself and renewed my faith in humanity!

 

Billy Whizz - what type of dog are you using now, how big is it? and what type will you replace it with, what do you consider to be a good bunny dog?

 

Wirral countryman - you're bang on there. Dog had her first proper run on the maglite last night. Nice flat field, short grass and a single tree in the middle with a bit bush around its base, saw the glint of a bunny's eye at the base of that tree and slowly walked up to it, dog off lead by my side. About six feet away bunny moved, dog noticed, bunny took off from the other side of the tree blocking my view. A second later, I get the lamp back on the dog by a hedge 20 meters away, having just lost its quarry. She opens up and starts hunting on, I call her back and a minute or so later she returns. So no more hunting off the lead for her until she gets the hang of the lamp. I'm training her by turning the lights off in the house, throwing her training dummy, which I've covered in a hare skin, then shine torch on the dummy and release dog. She runs straight down the beam to the dummy and retrieves. If I shine the lamp a couple of meters off the dummy, she runs in to the beam first then looks for the dummy. So I'm hoping she'll get the idea this way, then when she finds a bunny at the end of the lamp it'll all click in to place for her. I'm also taking her ferreting soon, which I hope will help as she will have to use her eyes instead of nose when waiting for bunnies to bolt. I'll have a search on here for topics about hunting on, but if you have any advice to add here, feel free.

 

Best wishes and happy hunting to you all.

Edited September 21, 2012 by potfiller

[king 11,984]

I'm in County Durham.

Found my deban belt with 2 batteries on it iv took it to a sparky and he's going to check the clulite lamp and hopefully wire it up to the batteries and get a charger sorted out pm sent . Jim

very nice gesture haymin

[northern lad 2,292]

Well done Haymin Potfiller I hope you get a result,youre certainly putting the effort in,fair play fella ATB Dave

[haymin 2,465]

It's nice to be nice ) no worries lad your stuff should be with you on Wednesday things got delade with the lamp but you'll defo get it next week just concentrate on the dog just noo ) atb Jim

[potfiller 3]

Will do Jim, and thanks again. Top man!

 

atb

[Millet 4,497]

It's nice to see a good end to a thread for a newbie asking advice.. ..some nice gesture's of good will also folk's..

[billy whizz 141]

Thanks to all who replied, especially Haymin who has sorted me some lamping gear at considerable expense to himself and renewed my faith in humanity!

 

Billy Whizz - what type of dog are you using now, how big is it? and what type will you replace it with, what do you consider to be a good bunny dog?

 

Wirral countryman - you're bang on there. Dog had her first proper run on the maglite last night. Nice flat field, short grass and a single tree in the middle with a bit bush around its base, saw the glint of a bunny's eye at the base of that tree and slowly walked up to it, dog off lead by my side. About six feet away bunny moved, dog noticed, bunny took off from the other side of the tree blocking my view. A second later, I get the lamp back on the dog by a hedge 20 meters away, having just lost its quarry. She opens up and starts hunting on, I call her back and a minute or so later she returns. So no more hunting off the lead for her until she gets the hang of the lamp. I'm training her by turning the lights off in the house, throwing her training dummy, which I've covered in a hare skin, then shine torch on the dummy and release dog. She runs straight down the beam to the dummy and retrieves. If I shine the lamp a couple of meters off the dummy, she runs in to the beam first then looks for the dummy. So I'm hoping she'll get the idea this way, then when she finds a bunny at the end of the lamp it'll all click in to place for her. I'm also taking her ferreting soon, which I hope will help as she will have to use her eyes instead of nose when waiting for bunnies to bolt. I'll have a search on here for topics about hunting on, but if you have any advice to add here, feel free.

 

Best wishes and happy hunting to you all.

 

 

m using a bull x at the min mate but its a 50 50 bull no sight hound in it,not the best but shes lean and fast no idea if she will ever get owt but i like trying and its good exercise for her.

she 19tts and about 40lb but trying to get her ultra lean getting her out alot more now like.not unheard of terriers getting a few bunny now and again.

 

next time round im after a bull x gh a racey type i like the look of these maybe too much for just rabbits but i like the way they look and muscle tone ect.theres a dog i seen on here that a DFK has fine looking dog.

 

cheers

[billy whizz 141]

Edited September 21, 2012 by billy whizz

[billy whizz 141]

^^^thats the dog im on about id love a beast like that:)

[potfiller 3]

Nice dog, I could see that being a good all rounder. I have 3/4 apbt 1/4 staff, he's getting on now though at 13 and had a surprising amount of pace in his younger days.

Wish I'd had a pup off him, very stable temp. His hips are going though, this last year he has slowed right down, struggles to get up stairs or into the car.

[potfiller 3]

He is 20tts and 25kg. The pic above was 2yr ago when he was 27kg.

[billy whizz 141]

nice dog mate carefull saying what it is like

 

never know whos reading mate.

 

did he ever catch catch owt when you took him for a mooch?

[potfiller 3]

no, he never caught anything, just keeps the house safe. Don't know what you mean, whats wrong with the african pointing beagle terrier?

 

atb

[billy whizz 141]

yeah decent dogs them african pointing beagle terriers,

[haymin 2,465]

How ya getting on with the dog with the lamp and gear pot filler ? Hope she's managing to see now lol ?