Squatters

[swg dave 334]

Who else has this happened too, your out lamping , getting a few long slips, then in the distance you spot a rabbit, and he stays, so as your approaching the rabbit

say fifty yards away he squats, and this is normally in grass of say 3 to 6 inches

that im on about, so you keep the lamp on the spot where he squats, only to find

when you get there its not there,obviously this dont happen all the time, but

when it does happen, aint it a head scratcher, you look about to where he squatted

shining the lamp in close proximity to where he was, and its as if its just vanished into thin air,

Clever little sods...

[nighteyes 275]

yep had loads belly off , up ruts longish grass etc

[bird 10,013]

  On 26/08/2013 at 22:48, swg dave said:

Who else has this happened too, your out lamping , getting a few long slips, then in the distance you spot a rabbit, and he stays, so as your approaching the rabbit

say fifty yards away he squats, and this is normally in grass of say 3 to 6 inches

that im on about, so you keep the lamp on the spot where he squats, only to find

when you get there its not there,obviously this dont happen all the time, but

when it does happen, aint it a head scratcher, you look about to where he squatted

shining the lamp in close proximity to where he was, and its as if its just vanished into thin air,

Clever little sods...

 

he as slinked off, it can happen with long slips sometimes. But if your dog good with squatters, he should run the full lenght of the beam when you 1st pick the rabbit out .And take it out with any distance, so this prob (wont happen).? it really comes down to training, the dog got to run to the end of the light, not just because it sees movment in lamp.

[bullx100% 681]

  On 26/08/2013 at 22:48, swg dave said:

Who else has this happened too, your out lamping , getting a few long slips, then in the distance you spot a rabbit, and he stays, so as your approaching the rabbit

say fifty yards away he squats, and this is normally in grass of say 3 to 6 inches

that im on about, so you keep the lamp on the spot where he squats, only to find

when you get there its not there,obviously this dont happen all the time, but

when it does happen, aint it a head scratcher, you look about to where he squatted

shining the lamp in close proximity to where he was, and its as if its just vanished into thin air,

Clever little sods...

do you mean you slip the dog down the bean and then its not there or do you mean that when you walk up to it with the lamp on and its not there when you get there...if so then yea had it done a couple times on big open fields seen a rab squat so walked up to it with the lamp l;left on then when get there nothing to be seen or found.had it happen on very short flat feilds...must admit it is a bit frustrating lol

[pip1968 2,490]

might have been dew on the grass happened a few times

[B.P.R 2,798]

GHOST RABBITS?

 

has happened a few times

[paulus 26]

long slips at squatters can lead to loss of teeth i have lamped some very rabbity looking rocks and even a coke can in disguise

[tjones3862 3,423]

RAY HOW FAR HIS THE LENGH OF THE BEAM, IFF THERE NO RABBIT TO BE LIT UP, BARING IN MIND GET DOWN TO THE DOGS HIGHT IN LONG GRASS CAN MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT,,,EXAMPLE,,, I WONDERD ON SOME GROUND THE KEEPER WAS LAMPING FOR ME,, THE LAMP WAS MILES OFF ME BUT I STILL FELT LIT UP,,, THE KEEPER ADD NO CHANCE OF SEEING ME,, THATS WHY I SAY HOW FAR DOSE THE LAMP GO,, THE DOG WILL NEVER GET TO THE END OF THE BEAM, MORE SO WITH THE LAMPS WE USE THESE DAYS,,

[Country Joe 1,411]

  On 27/08/2013 at 08:34, paulus said:

long slips at squatters can lead to loss of teeth i have lamped some very rabbity looking rocks and even a coke can in disguise

Years ago i took a friend out lamping with my Whippet X Bedlington, he had never been before.

He put the lamp on a boulder, thinking it was a rabbit, she ran down the beam and struck, and broke the top of one of her canines .

[paulus 26]

  On 27/08/2013 at 08:48, Country Joe said:

 

  On 27/08/2013 at 08:34, paulus said:

long slips at squatters can lead to loss of teeth i have lamped some very rabbity looking rocks and even a coke can in disguise

Years ago i took a friend out lamping with my Whippet X Bedlington, he had never been before.

He put the lamp on a boulder, thinking it was a rabbit, she ran down the beam and struck, and broke the top of one of her canines .

 

it happens regular, its always best to walk up a squatter as sometimes the dog wont even see it due to the dogs height

[sikastag_1 689]

  On 27/08/2013 at 08:34, paulus said:

long slips at squatters can lead to loss of teeth i have lamped some very rabbity looking rocks and even a coke can in disguise

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[paulus 26]

  On 27/08/2013 at 08:59, grant_c said:

 

  On 27/08/2013 at 08:34, paulus said:

long slips at squatters can lead to loss of teeth i have lamped some very rabbity looking rocks and even a coke can in disguise

Aye I remember slipping my big Beddy x on a rabbit well over 100 yards she was just clicking to the lamping game was very impressed with the way she was sailing out the beam the rabbit and the rock was about 6 feet apart couple inch of grass in a silage field big smile on my face and she struck the rock lol she still caught the rabbit but f**k me I could hardly hold the lamp.

 

Wouldn't be the first time I've slipped a dog on a tuft on grass or a woodcock on a windy night either lol strange how the wind in your eyes and darkness plays tricks with your eyes.

 

little owls are the bane of my life

[bird 10,013]

  On 27/08/2013 at 08:41, tjones3862 said:

RAY HOW FAR HIS THE LENGH OF THE BEAM, IFF THERE NO RABBIT TO BE LIT UP, BARING IN MIND GET DOWN TO THE DOGS HIGHT IN LONG GRASS CAN MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT,,,EXAMPLE,,, I WONDERD ON SOME GROUND THE KEEPER WAS LAMPING FOR ME,, THE LAMP WAS MILES OFF ME BUT I STILL FELT LIT UP,,, THE KEEPER ADD NO CHANCE OF SEEING ME,, THATS WHY I SAY HOW FAR DOSE THE LAMP GO,, THE DOG WILL NEVER GET TO THE END OF THE BEAM, MORE SO WITH THE LAMPS WE USE THESE DAYS,,

 

 

what i meant jim, was as you lamp and you pick your rabbit out say 50 yds, then send the dog out towards there.But as you still look your self you think the rabbit moved, well the dog would be very close to where its just been.So it would get the sent prob with in secs and nail it there.So if the didnt run full lenght of the beam , it would'nt get any where near the rabbit in the 1st place, if you see what i mean lol Like when we sent Snipe or Bryn down the beam most times the rabbit still in veiw to the dogs, but few times it would have moved a bit, and as Snipe +Bryn new the game they would locate the rabbit the last few feet then nail it.

[Westy76 546]

Bloody woodcocks!!!! Lol

Usually a hole nearby they've got into

[swg dave 334]

Ive also slipped on what i thought was a rabbit at distance and the dog

must think he should of gone to spec savers, because we have all done this

one as well, but now the dog, is scratching his head, because 99% of the

slips that we slip our dogs on, there is actually a bunny for the dog to chase

but just picture that moment, when this has happened on the odd occasion to

your dog, and there heads are, left right, left right. But all in all, lamping, is

a great fieldsport, im getting very itchy feet, may the wind blow hard this

season, GET ON, AND GET TO HIM.............