just a simple question

[doxhope 2]

we lamp ?????????????

 

1 the quarry is easier

 

2 theres more about at night

 

3 less people about late on ...so less chance of getting caught

 

4 all the above

 

5 any other reason

the reason most people go lamping is ,there dogs cannot catch anything in the day.

 

Should do both, its great

[Guest joe ox]

the reason most people go lamping is ,there dogs cannot catch anything in the day.

 

I was waiting for that one

Edited August 19, 2007 by joe ox

[snoopdog 1,256]

i like all forms of hunting daytime bushing ,with the terrier and bolting rabbits out off cover ...........coursing the old long ears ...and lamping .....i suppose another reason for lamping is for the lads who work ...its dark when they get home through the season so its an only option through the week ......theres deffernetly more quarry about at night where i hunt that is a fact .....as for numbers if you are hunting with a dog you are going to get more at night ,,for instance theres not many dogs that will get 20 or 30 rabbits through the day but theres a fair amount of dogs that will get that number at night .....

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Edited August 20, 2007 by CHALKWARREN

[snoopdog 1,256]

this is my opinion on lamping if i were being straight with you all ...the quarry is easier for several reasons they dont all dash for cover on a wet and windy night so you can get a few out of the same field..which you wouldnt be able to through the day ... this goes for all quarry deer hares and rabbits dont do the red uns so i cant comment on them i will leave that to the lads that do ..but deer pre ban and iam talking roe .. were much easier at night and if you could hunt them now i suppose they will be the same they panic alot quicker and make more mistakes in the darkness ..well this is what i found ...also hares pre ban seemed to be the same and more often than not they would stay in the same field ....so for me and my terrian they are easier more abbundant and you have less chance of being seen thats if you poach...iam lucky enough not to have to thats my opinion on lamping where i have lamped ...i cant comment in other areas...

 

but its a buzz and a half thats without a doubt .... all the best snoop

[Blaze 49]

My intended Quarry ventures out at Night!

[Guest joe ox]

Snoopdog its always been illegal to kill deer by any means in the hours of darkness

[phil wright 2]

i prefer daytime hunting on rats,rabbits or pre ban foxes but when you work full time you only get a weekend to go out,sometimes only one day if you have other commitments...............but you can lamp frequently.

 

i like lamping but it dosent equal daytime hunting for me,though if i had better lamping dogs perhaps my view would change slightly.dont get me wrong,im out tonight and should get in plenty of lamping this season and id never refuse a look out.

 

for me,hunting is about watching a dog use its nose...............terrier or lurcher.when im out in the daytime thats the reason im there,to see a dog hunt.coursing and catching is great to watch but is secondary to seeing the dog find something in the first place.even when im ferreting i like to see the bitch snapping up rabbits as they bolt,if she has to run it often means she hadnt positioned herself properly.same as bolting rats for terriers.

 

we all have our preferances but most will do a variety of hunting throughout the year.i wish i didnt have to work.............ive struggled to get out fishing much this year and will only get a few outings on the wrecks and maybe a trip out on the tope but as i rely on invites to hunt and with there being such a big rabbit problem this year that takes priority.so weve started rabbiting now.............day and night,farmers dont care about what we enjoy,they want to see dead rabbits.

 

and the best way to please the farmers is by going out regularly at night with dog and gun

[Guest JDF]

phil wrights post is exactly how i feel about it.

 

apart from the fishing mind,i'd rather have my eyeballs peeled.never could abide it.

[phil wright 2]

phil wrights post is exactly how i feel about it.

 

apart from the fishing mind,i'd rather have my eyeballs peeled.never could abide it.

 

 

dont start about fishing ..................fishermen who like one form over an other can really argue.a couple of years ago i joined the local fishing club who have a couple of stocked ponds.i hadnt done much course fishing but as always i got stuck with the know-it-all who informed me i didnt need a rod as you can catch fish with a pole and a bit of elastic.he caught lots of little things a few inches long whilst i caught little.

 

i kept getting snagged by casting to far,infact its not casting,more like lobbing a hook and a float.at the end of the session i was totally sick and whilst packing up my expert told me how badly id done.

 

i said i didnt care as it was like fishing in a puddle..............i think he would have stuck his pole somewhere painfull if id hung around.

[gaz 284]

I think sometimes bringing in a new pup into your kennells and then when it matures and has maybe has a season or two under its belt at bushing,feretting and lamping ect can sometimes dictate where your having most fun at the different pursuits with our dogs........for example after a couple of seasons it might excell at lamping rather than mouching and hunting-up during the day,so you will find with this dog you will prob look forward more to the nights on the lamp knowing its going to perform better and put more in the bag,i say this because if my dogs are enjoying their work and doing well i tend to enjoy being out working them more

[Guest JDF]

phil wrights post is exactly how i feel about it.

 

apart from the fishing mind,i'd rather have my eyeballs peeled.never could abide it.

 

 

dont start about fishing ..................fishermen who like one form over an other can really argue.

 

your not kidding,my old fellas a bit of a legend round these parts where fishings concerned,i've listened to endless discussions between him and others and christ the bitterness and jealousy has to be heard to be believed,it's worse than this place

 

 

i agree gaz,had this disscussion in a thread a while back,for me it's about giving them a grounding in all aspects and then work them to their strengths,dog and man will be a lot happier.

[phil wright 2]

id agree with that aswell,theres no dought id enjoy lamping more if i had a good lamping dog.

 

i wouldnt go out lamping more as i lamp as much as possible with what i have but id catch more and it would be less sressfull

[Guest oldskool]

i love headin out lampin at night for all of the above reasons but i especially like it because it feels like the whole world is asleep... its the only time i get peace to myself

[Guest mush]

this is my opinion on lamping if i were being straight with you all ...the quarry is easier for several reasons they dont all dash for cover on a wet and windy night so you can get a few out of the same field..which you wouldnt be able to through the day ... this goes for all quarry deer hares and rabbits dont do the red uns so i cant comment on them i will leave that to the lads that do ..but deer pre ban and iam talking roe .. were much easier at night and if you could hunt them now i suppose they will be the same they panic alot quicker and make more mistakes in the darkness ..well this is what i found ...also hares pre ban seemed to be the same and more often than not they would stay in the same field ....so for me and my terrian they are easier more abbundant and you have less chance of being seen thats if you poach...iam lucky enough not to have to thats my opinion on lamping where i have lamped ...i cant comment in other areas...

 

but its a buzz and a half thats without a doubt .... all the best snoop

that about somes it up