confused

[revmx 35]

hey guys and girls... im a little confused with my bitch at the moment iv had her out under the light by her self for the past month the bitch is a stag/whip x bully/grey she has been run on foxes hares and rabbits she will catch and kill what ever i put her on but now this is what im confused with when it comes to chasing rabbits it seems she wont run 100% on them and after chasing 50 odd rabbits she has caught only 10 or so... when i put her on one she will take off run about 20 yards then stop and come back anyone know what the problem may be.....as when it comes to foxes and hares she will run her self to death trying to catch them....just wont do it on rabbits........this is her

and her with a hare she got the other night

it has got me confused as iv never had a runner do this........

cheers revmx

[TROY_BOY 62]

so she catches 1 in 5 20% seems like the dog is a bit sickened by the amount getting away? maybe isnt fully committed to the run as it thinks the rabbit are going to get to safety anyway? try lamping rabbits that are sure things if theres such a thing the 1's in the middle of the field furthest from cover get that kill rate up to at least 50% so the dog is confident of killing most rabbits it runs big bitch

[paulus 26]

there was a simular thread earlier today here: http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/269612-confused/

[toby63 1,236]

hey guys and girls... im a little confused with my bitch at the moment iv had her out under the light by her self for the past month the bitch is a stag/whip x bully/grey she has been run on foxes hares and rabbits she will catch and kill what ever i put her on but now this is what im confused with when it comes to chasing rabbits it seems she wont run 100% on them and after chasing 50 odd rabbits she has caught only 10 or so... when i put her on one she will take off run about 20 yards then stop and come back anyone know what the problem may be.....as when it comes to foxes and hares she will run her self to death trying to catch them....just wont do it on rabbits........this is her

and her with a hare she got the other night

it has got me confused as iv never had a runner do this........

cheers revmx

get her on sum easy rabbits get realy close to them before you slip her

[revmx 35]

iv had rabbits with in 5 yards of us and still the same

[3 Turns 326]

ALRIGHT MATE

MAYBE THE RABBITS DONT FLOAT HER BOAT ANYMORE.

MAYBE THE BITCH IS VERY SMART AND IS CONSERVING HER ENERGY FOR HARDER TASK,S AHEAD IN THE NIGHT,I.E

FOXES AND HARES.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY HER CHOCOLATE IS.

[revmx 35]

hares mate she just loves them and she dose them very well she dont miss many

[graham4877 1,181]

My mates got a dog, wont ever run rabbits, turn its nose up at them!

[3 Turns 326]

I THINK AS IVE SAID ABOVE THERE JUST NOT A CHALLENGE FOR HER ANYMORE AND PREFER,S THE HARDER STUFF.

A LOT OF LURCHER,S ARE WELL SMART

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

This may not be related at all but the best coyote dog I ever seen really wouldnt give any effort to run anything else but them.

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

I'll add some more shit here as well. I have seen coon dogs that were outstanding that wouldnt bark at a cage coon. I have seen coon dogs that wouldnt even think of ever chasing a cat or a possum. I have seen supposed coyotes hounds that you could never ever get broke off deer and then some that wouldnt run them if you poured them on top of a deer. Dogs are dogs man.