Coursing Dogs / Saluki Dogs On Deer??

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,177]

There are very few facts as clear as glass but you will find that a very capable hare dog if pointed REGULARLY at large deer  Will jack. 

That is a fact . No one is saying they need to resemble brock lesnar but you need that weight and height to bear or those big old cervids will just run them over . Those spindly little Salukis who can dance over the fens all day will pull the odd one but if used often , it’s different . 

A coursing dog  blooded to a good lurcher or bull type would be my choice 

[Blackmag 6,116]

I think the ground plays a part and if them big lads don't want to play ball you will find out if you have a deer dog or not 

[two crows 3,342]

2 hours ago, poxon said:

Wouldn’t be for me ray having a dog for one job Of that breeding tbh but be interesting cross. a lad in our click was on about if his bitch turns out any good Down the road he’ll go to a courseing dog as his land is big an has plenty of them fast bunnies kicking about 

that's just what lads was thinking 50 years ago where fast rabbits are  concerned, and look what that led to lol.

[dodger 2,765]

17 hours ago, Shadow100 said:

I’d say one of the main reasons for areas getting hot is people putting the names of places on open forums like this for thousands to see.

Seen it loads on sites over the years never could get my head round why they do it or the point..

[Shadow100 1,066]

5 hours ago, dodger said:

Seen it loads on sites over the years never could get my head round why they do it or the point..

I’m the same, like those stupid coursing dvds. Telling the world exactly where they are. I always thought you kept your good spots to yourself.

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

14 hours ago, poxon said:

The subject was deer in general it didn’t specify on the title of the thread that it was just fallow or sika deer or out an out deer dogs. I was on about roe an muntjac As deer in general that’s still a achievement for such a small bitch of 21tts how many 21tts dogs do you know that are more than rabbit dogs. There’s no denying a dog/bitches capability’s if there dropping fallow or sika saying they need to be Say a set size weight hight would be foolish ability comes in all shapes an sizes were all here just giving a opinion on what we see as suitable because none of us can say as a set in stone rule it needs to be this that or the other. 

I see what you're saying Poxon and I have seen a small dog take roe and I mentioned fallow only as some of the earlier conversation mentioned them.

Personally I'd still try and choose a reasonably tall and strong dog if I wanted deer to be part of it's job. Over rough ground I believe a good springy saluki or deerhound type bounding stride makes for less injuries too.

[Allan P 1,150]

A good big one is better than a good little one for this type of job. That’s what I think anyway. 

[Gaz_Lurcherlad 382]

On 06/05/2013 at 10:57, low plains drifter said:

Must be nice to live in an area where there is a variety of deer species to be seen,nothing but roe up here in the north east,must say though I reckon roe venison is a bit better than fallow for the cooking,what is sika like and what part of the country do you see them,I hear you have to go further down country than lincoln to see munty and cwd aswell,wish they would get their little rubbery arses up the road

Munty are working there way up a few herds abouts in Leeds they seem to pass through every now and again no cwd tho 

[Black neck 16,179]

1 hour ago, Allan P said:

A good big one is better than a good little one for this type of job. That’s what I think anyway. 

A good little un will always beat a good big un

[Allan P 1,150]

8 minutes ago, Black neck said:

A good little un will always beat a good big un

That’s what people say when they only have a little one. 

[Black neck 16,179]

1 minute ago, Allan P said:

That’s what people say when they only have a little one. 

Your right 

[poxon 5,768]

39 minutes ago, Black neck said:

A good little un will always beat a good big un

I’ve always had better luck with a half decent size dog than a little un I feel to restricted with little dogs a good mid way between both will do what a big un an little un will do gives you more options than restrictions 

[Black neck 16,179]

1 hour ago, poxon said:

I’ve always had better luck with a half decent size dog than a little un I feel to restricted with little dogs a good mid way between both will do what a big un an little un will do gives you more options than restrictions 

Oh I agree

[Bangersanmash 3,322]

7 hours ago, poxon said:

I’ve always had better luck with a half decent size dog than a little un I feel to restricted with little dogs a good mid way between both will do what a big un an little un will do gives you more options than restrictions 

You get that off reader wife's an just put the word dog in it lol

Edited May 6, 2020 by Bangersanmash

[D Lloyd 2,790]

Any one running coursing dog to bull grey back to coursing dog if so how do you find them