dogs capable of taking hares pre ban with no saluki in them

[TOMO 26,735]

no ,, i wish i had,,,i los her befor i had chance,,,

[moonlighter 1,164]

Shame that. Where did the windmil cup run. Was it an 8 or 16 dog stake?

[South hams hunter 8,926]

Any cross will on the right fields IMO

[TOMO 26,735]

Is the other dog in the picture related? They look very similar?

 

me comp is plaing up,,,, missing leers can an of ou gues wich leers are missing,,,doh,,, and i can be arsed o cop and pas .......

 

in answer o our quesion ,, no i wasn no as far as i know,,,, ou can see he oher dog had depper ches,, bu no as wide across

[TOMO 26,735]

Shame that. Where did the windmil cup run. Was it an 8 or 16 dog stake?

 

here was 2 winmill cups,,, one double handed,,, and one single handed,,, when i wone i was up near lincoln

[troter58 1,711]

i ran lurchers on hare no salukie in there breeding on the fens and moorland and round cheshire the dogs we used were deerhound based but were only good for 3/4 runs and that is slipping at no more than 25 yards we had some great times but soon got in to the salukie cross there the best dog for coursing hare diffrent class atb

[buster gonads 862]

3/4 greyhound X deerhound would still be my choice for day work, and ive had all sorts of cross,s includeing collies, good feet, eyes, coat and stamina, most dogs are fast enough in a straight line, but hares dont run in straight lines, to make a good hare dog it needs to be run on them most days, not only for experiance but they need to be rearly fit. i always used to carry a small container of water with me and squirt a small amount into the dogs mouth after a run, supprising how much good a drop of water did the dog, another good tip is to remember where this years suger beet fields are because if we get a rearly hard winter the hares will be on the old beet fields digging up missed beets , buster.

[South hams hunter 8,926]

Is the other dog in the picture related? They look very similar?

 

me comp is plaing up,,,, missing leers can an of ou gues wich leers are missing,,,doh,,, and i can be arsed o cop and pas .......

 

in answer o our quesion ,, no i wasn no as far as i know,,,, ou can see he oher dog had depper ches,, bu no as wide across

 

Mods quick sort it out, whins got onto Tomos account

[gamerooster 1,179]

Is the other dog in the picture related? They look very similar?

 

me comp is plaing up,,,, missing leers can an of ou gues wich leers are missing,,,doh,,, and i can be arsed o cop and pas .......

 

in answer o our quesion ,, no i wasn no as far as i know,,,, ou can see he oher dog had depper ches,, bu no as wide across

 

my computer is playing up, its missing letters, can you guess which letters are missing? doh, and i can't be arsed to copy and paste

 

In answer to your question, no i wasent no, as far as i know, you can see the the other dog has a deeper chest, but not as wide across

[Chid 6,602]

above dog will catch you a hare (legal here in NI) he wont catch them if they have to much of a start greatest law ones had on him was around 40-50 yards

which i dont thinks bad considering he aint much more than half running dog

[Ray Mears 272]

were the collie x is concerned would you go 3/4 or 3/8 5/8 in favour of grey

 

 

 

 

good question

[BEARINATOR 2,872]

Deerhound crosses have done me well, pre-ban of course

[border lad 1,047]

I have had a few good collie crosses, but the best was out first cross bitch put back to a 3/4grey 1/4 collie dog, genuine he had it all for edible that is,

brain, stamina, pace, and he could use his gearbox, and then he would get right down low and start working the Hare from his shoulders, the Hare could not turn bang it was over, he took Hares on all types of Land from plough, heather, tattie fields, turnip fields, he was an ace he came out with rabbit, Hare, or pheasant, jump a six foot stone wall carrying a 7lb Hare, stood 26" weighed around 65lb, I was working overseas at the time, (( africa, I sold the dog, not for a lot of money, to a so called mate that on condition when I come back, I get a pup from him, (((( never got a pup, he said he never bred him and then the dog got stolen, thats what the guy said to me,

[chartpolski 24,500]

There allways was, (and still is), plenty of crosses, types, without Saluki in them, that could take hares. Thing was, these dogs were used as "allrounders", whereas the Saluki Hybrids were, MAINLY, bred for the specific purpose of hare coursing. If coursing is your main or only work, then get a well bred Saluki type. If you want more of an "allrounder", then there are other types that are more suitable, but still more than capable of taking hares regularly. By the way. not every Saluki type turns out to be a great hare dog; just like other crosses, there is plenty that don't make the grade; but, by and large, I'd say if it's a hare dog you want, then go for a Saluki type from proven breeding !!

 

Cheers.

[Bosun11 537]

Worked with an old boy years ago. He had a farm on Altcar and was a massive coursing enthusiast in the 60's and 70's. He always said Deerhound crosses were the best on that ground and thats what he kept, though he'd seen a few greyhoundy lurchers do well. Poor bugger lost his tennancy due to his hare chasing ways.