Does Anyone Here Use Bushing Dogs Alone?

[neems 2,406]

No gun or lurchers,just bushing dogs that will catch on their own,not like hounds I mean something you could have a quick hour with early in the morning,maybe in spots where a little non descript dog or spaniel would not draw too much unwanted attention.

[AKeeNShoT 5]

Depends on the bushing ground I suppose it would need to be very nippy to catch often on a run and yet not to big to be able to crash into a ll the cover..... I've read on here of lads during staffies for a bit ferreting and bushing but I'd of thought if you didn't want to drawn any attention to yourself I wouldn't take a working dog out that is walking alongside me while am dressed in head to toe Camo gear as I've seen happen a few times..... I've got a heavy bred collie x and when I'm out and about not wanting any attention I take her she ain't the best bushing dog but she gives it ago and catches... And I only wear a Old plain wind proof coat and jeans with me hiking boots and a small rucksack and stay on public foot paths I nearly always get a bunny or 2 And the odd pheasant and no one person has asked if me dog is a lurcher...... I use her mostly for ferreting and she is canny on the lamp but bushing seems a perfect pass time we both enjoy..... Other then a dog that don't draw to much attention I think any working type will do as long as its willing to hit the cover and then Chase and catch the bunny

[buster gonads 862]

I used to do it with my Plummer, not straying too far off public footpaths either, he,d catch rabbits in their runs, if i came across a keeper they thought i was looking for rats and would usuly point my towards their feeders, lost him to ground a few times though, usuly under the thickest of cover, buster.

[trenchfoot 4,243]

I have a collie x beddie whippet, I use her for ratching around for small game and for flushing for the bigger dogs. rarely does she attract unwanted attention. In fact now I think about, Ive always had a littlish collie cur for just that reason, and guess I always will.

[neems 2,406]

That collie x looks like it was built just for this job,thanks for the replies.

[Mustelid 143]

Trenchfoot... does your bitch catch much game? She looks spot on for ferreting.

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Trenchfoot... does your bitch catch much game? She looks spot on for ferreting.

She does okay. I haven't ferreted with her for the last few years, though she did show early promise, I just prefer mooching these days in the main. For working around rush beds, rough cover and woodland on small game she has always kept me happy. And that's all I ask of her