What Is Your Best Memory, Of Hunting

[pro keeper 111]

About 18 years ago i was asked by my uncle who owned the family farm to head to the field which was in the centre of the village that we rented out to some horse folk for grazing, the local vilagers had been complaining the rabbits were eating the veg they had planted, i was told to let the folks know who we rented the fields to. so when a good windy dark night came up i rang mrs arse ! and left a message on her anwser phone, around 10pm i started lamping and the rabbits were easy one after another great i thought, after emptying the first field i went in the next and as i crossed the water tank i saw a torch heading my way, so having nothing to hide i switched on the the lamp so i could be seen seconds later this stuck up bitch (mrs arse) yelled out what are you doing on MY ground, catching rabbits i said, well i own this ground so your poaching she came back with, no hellos here!! oh sorry i replied i didnt know my uncle had sold it you lol!! i knew he hadnt! oh said mrs arse well you could of let me know, i replied i did have you not listened to the message i left i asked? no she said at this point she was looking proper silly so she said to me you better watch my dog which was a great big german shepherd it killed a dog last week at that very second it put its nose over the cattle drinker to bite my dog in a flash astra my collie grey bull grey gave it one on the muzzle leaving me to say as you can see it can look after its self i left pissing myself!

[BIGLURKS 874]

I've spoke about this lad a few times on here well we all met up in the morning all stinking from the drink we had the night before as was the usual on a Sunday morning well with all the drink we had all made the big plans that we were going too be up before the sun came up and be in the hills for early in the morning so we could cheack all the possible holes that Charlie could be hiding in well it dint start out till we woke at 9 all with serious hangovers so of we set too grab breki before we start climbing the big hill after the much messing about loading 4 lads 2 terriers shovels bar guns and 2 lurchers in my small jimmy I had at the time that only had 2 seats we all set off up the bunny tracks of the farm and get up as high as what the jimmy could go so after getting out and walking round the hills for most of the day finding nothing till we came too the last hole of the day so off I set my little terrier thinking we need a quick bolt here cos its going too be getting dark so in he goes running round and round and not getting a fixed mark he finally stops about 3 feet from a hole so on goes the light too see if we can see round the corner too see who is facing witch way but as tight as it was we couldnt see round the corner so a bit of clever thinking ill grab some twig too see if I can see who's arse end is at the hole side before we dig down and the greatest thinking of this lad that we brought with us comes out with dont worry lad I've got this and with us watching him begins too stick he's arm down the hole as far as he can reach too a big repley from us thinking what the f**k you doing don't worry lads big grin on he's face i think I can feel something furry for about 2 mins this daft c**t is touching this fox only for him too be tapping and touching this fox head for 2 mins for him too jump out of the way as this dog fox is coming out head first too much of are surprise but we soon get it dispatched and too much of are surprise the lad dint even have a mark on him too this day we don't know how he had not got bitten

[lurcherman887 178]

Good stories lads about 11 years ago slipped the two dogs onto a fallow dogs in hot pursuit run it far into the distance and then back towards us mate said dont move it will run round us haha I thought feck that moved to the side matey stayed there closer and closer it came with the two dogs behind I was saying paul move mate lol and bang!! Fallow took him out on his back he was lamp in the air deer hopped into hedge and just sat down where the dogs caught it lol he had purple bruises everywhere and lucky to not have broke a bone we laughed all night and still do now I can still hear the thud now haha hit him at some speed and im glad I moved lol atb lads

[BIGLURKS 874]

When we were young lads I can still mind my grandad showing he's 12 grandsons how too fly fish well too much of are surprise fly fishing takes a lot of patience when your young well too the great poacher in my grandad had this sorted well we had all learned the basics the trick is too get the fly in the water with out a lump of grass on the end as he put it and you could tell he was trying real hard too try and get some fish on the rod for us as it was not happening with us being useless lads not been able too sit still and more interested in getting into the piece boxes my gran had made cos u knew there would be some good scran in them or starting fires and near burning a shed down well after 2 trips too this small pond and not a single fish except for the fish my grandad would catch he decides too take us on the big loch that you can only fish from boats well after loading up 5 boats with kids of we go ended up more kids in the water not really caring about the fishing splashing about like idiots till we see a truck coming along a track with a big trailer on so off the 5 boats going rowing too see what's happening too a great surprise there is fish every where coming out this thing well after that that's it you could see 12 rods perfectly balanced too are great surprise no one is catching any thing well my grandad being the sly old b*****d he is starts handing fish food pellets too all of us the old bugger knew they were stocking it that day well too put it short we took about 100 trout out that loch that day freezers were full for ages and he's still got grand kids that want too go fishing with him

[Bosun11 537]

This may have been read by some somewhere else....

A difficult question but looking back I suppose a day where I was let down by a bloke I was doing a bit with and my dogs saving the day.

We were supposed to be out with the terriers but a better offer for him seen me waiting for most of the morning at home. Aggrieved by the let down, I put my two half crosses, Tess & Buck in the back of the car and headed to a wood where we had taken a few foxes with the terriers earlier in the season. Part of it was a look to see what was there and part of it was because that’s where we were due to end up that day but mostly it was just to get out!

It was an old wood, ancient trees and plenty of impenetrable brambles. I scouted round for earths and found the ones that we had dug before but nothing looking promising and nothing new. The dogs were keen though, scent lay everywhere, so I decided to let ‘em have a mooch, whilst I sat on a fallen tree and took stock of who I should be going out with in future!

There is something quite primitive when you see dogs working hard on a scent, sets you in a better frame of mind, quite beautiful and fulfilling and for the first time that morning something good was happening.

I must have been sat for around five minutes and the dogs were out of sight when I heard one of the dogs pace quicken behind me, thought it had put a bunny into the bramble but the crashing changed to thuds and I stood and walked to see what it was. About 30 yards in front of me was Tess, on her way back, with a fox! I was well chuffed and was just about to call her to let her know my location when another fox crept out of the bramble to my right, I stood stock still against a tree as it nervously went past. Then another, this time from behind and up toward Tess who was trying to pick her way back through the cover, it turned off before she seen it and all I could think of is where the flaming hell Buck could be! Good enough though, thinks I and stood out from the tree, giving Tess a ‘yick’ to let her know my location and she brought her prize back. Now where the hell is that dog?

I re-traced my steps back the way we came, Tess at my side, fox in hand and made it back to the main path. There on the path was Buck lying next to a very dead fox, with one of those big dopey smiles on his face!

I’ve certainly had bigger tallies in my time and seen some very special runs, with this episode I didn’t see a run at all but the satisfaction of what was a ‘let down’ day really turn into something good and all thanks to my dogs was really something special for me.

[pro keeper 111]

This thread reminds me of many

 

while still in my teens myself and two mate went to a local farm lamping i put the dog on a sitter the mutt ran down the beam missed the rabbit and the rabbit ran right at me i did no more than got on my knees hands in front of me to catch the rabbit why i did god knows! the floor to my plan was that i was wearing a baggy pair of tousers where the crutch hung low i missed the rabbit with my hands and it ran straight up the baggy crutch bit and hit me square in the bollocks lol worst still the dog had span round and was on the back end of the rabbit and hit me flat out in the chest i hurt for weeks but the dog did catch the rabbit lol

Edited February 6, 2014 by pro keeper

[Wales1234 5,514]

This may have been read by some somewhere else....

A difficult question but looking back I suppose a day where I was let down by a bloke I was doing a bit with and my dogs saving the day.

We were supposed to be out with the terriers but a better offer for him seen me waiting for most of the morning at home. Aggrieved by the let down, I put my two half crosses, Tess & Buck in the back of the car and headed to a wood where we had taken a few foxes with the terriers earlier in the season. Part of it was a look to see what was there and part of it was because thats where we were due to end up that day but mostly it was just to get out!

It was an old wood, ancient trees and plenty of impenetrable brambles. I scouted round for earths and found the ones that we had dug before but nothing looking promising and nothing new. The dogs were keen though, scent lay everywhere, so I decided to let em have a mooch, whilst I sat on a fallen tree and took stock of who I should be going out with in future!

There is something quite primitive when you see dogs working hard on a scent, sets you in a better frame of mind, quite beautiful and fulfilling and for the first time that morning something good was happening.

I must have been sat for around five minutes and the dogs were out of sight when I heard one of the dogs pace quicken behind me, thought it had put a bunny into the bramble but the crashing changed to thuds and I stood and walked to see what it was. About 30 yards in front of me was Tess, on her way back, with a fox! I was well chuffed and was just about to call her to let her know my location when another fox crept out of the bramble to my right, I stood stock still against a tree as it nervously went past. Then another, this time from behind and up toward Tess who was trying to pick her way back through the cover, it turned off before she seen it and all I could think of is where the flaming hell Buck could be! Good enough though, thinks I and stood out from the tree, giving Tess a yick to let her know my location and she brought her prize back. Now where the hell is that dog?

I re-traced my steps back the way we came, Tess at my side, fox in hand and made it back to the main path. There on the path was Buck lying next to a very dead fox, with one of those big dopey smiles on his face!

Ive certainly had bigger tallies in my time and seen some very special runs, with this episode I didnt see a run at all but the satisfaction of what was a let down day really turn into something good and all thanks to my dogs was really something special for me.

yeee iv read that story somewhere before mate

[lurcherman887 178]

This thread reminds me of many

 

while still in my teens myself and two mate went to a local farm lamping i put the dog on a sitter the mutt ran down the beam missed the rabbit and the rabbit ran right at me i did no more than got on my knees hands in front of me to catch the rabbit why i did god knows! the floor to my plan was that i was wearing a baggy pair of tousers where the crutch hung low i missed the rabbit with my hands and it ran straight up the baggy crutch bit and hit me square in the bollocks lol worst still the dog had span round and was on the back end of the rabbit and hit me flat out in the chest i hurt for weeks but the dog did catch the rabbit lol

Lol that made me laugh you should of just rugby kicked it instaed lol

[swg dave 334]

Has any of you had stange encounters, or weird encounters what you

cant explain, me and a friend was lamping on a heath one night

we had caught a couple of rabbits, when we had to cut through a wooded

footpath which was about a few minutes walk, well we are walking along

this bita path when a bout 30 yards into the wood to our left what looked

like a quick flash of a torch, and we both see this, i said to my mate did

you see that steve, and instantly, he said yeah like a quick flash of light.

well i shone the lamp to where we saw that light, and there was nothing

or no one there, and to say it put a chill down my spine is an understatement.

It frightened the pair of us, just seemed strange,,, we put a right pace down and jogged on..

we have been back along that same path through that wood, and its quite spooky

have any of you had things happen to you that you cannot explain while out

lamping....

[Con6212 155]

Has any of you had stange encounters, or weird encounters what youcant explain, me and a friend was lamping on a heath one nightwe had caught a couple of rabbits, when we had to cut through a woodedfootpath which was about a few minutes walk, well we are walking alongthis bita path when a bout 30 yards into the wood to our left what lookedlike a quick flash of a torch, and we both see this, i said to my mate didyou see that steve, and instantly, he said yeah like a quick flash of light.well i shone the lamp to where we saw that light, and there was nothingor no one there, and to say it put a chill down my spine is an understatement.It frightened the pair of us, just seemed strange,,, we put a right pace down and jogged on..we have been back along that same path through that wood, and its quite spookyhave any of you had things happen to you that you cannot explain while outlamping....

Yep, this one will have people thinking. Me and a mate was lamping some local fields to us. A long lane with fields either side with hedgerows too tall to see over. Well we was keeping to the hedge as this is where the bunnys run to when we heard a car coming down the lane, so we turned the lamp off and got down as we thought it might be old bill. Anyways we could hear the car coming slowly down the lane and come to a stop literally on the other side of the hedge to us, heard the car door open, then foot steps as if they was wearing boots, then the car door closed again but didn't drive off. After 5-10 minutes I said to my mate f**k it they know we're here they must be waiting for us lets just have a look. So we walk to the gate look out onto the road and there's no car. We both agreed there was no way it could have drove off without us hearing as it was metres away from us. Sent a chill down our spines and we soon headed home. Lamped the same place a few times since and there's always strange things happening but never as strange as that night.

[swg dave 334]

 

 

Has any of you had stange encounters, or weird encounters what youcant explain, me and a friend was lamping on a heath one nightwe had caught a couple of rabbits, when we had to cut through a woodedfootpath which was about a few minutes walk, well we are walking alongthis bita path when a bout 30 yards into the wood to our left what lookedlike a quick flash of a torch, and we both see this, i said to my mate didyou see that steve, and instantly, he said yeah like a quick flash of light.well i shone the lamp to where we saw that light, and there was nothingor no one there, and to say it put a chill down my spine is an understatement.It frightened the pair of us, just seemed strange,,, we put a right pace down and jogged on..we have been back along that same path through that wood, and its quite spookyhave any of you had things happen to you that you cannot explain while outlamping....

Yep, this one will have people thinking. Me and a mate was lamping some local fields to us. A long lane with fields either side with hedgerows too tall to see over. Well we was keeping to the hedge as this is where the bunnys run to when we heard a car coming down the lane, so we turned the lamp off and got down as we thought it might be old bill. Anyways we could hear the car coming slowly down the lane and come to a stop literally on the other side of the hedge to us, heard the car door open, then foot steps as if they was wearing boots, then the car door closed again but didn't drive off. After 5-10 minutes I said to my mate f**k it they know we're here they must be waiting for us lets just have a look. So we walk to the gate look out onto the road and there's no car. We both agreed there was no way it could have drove off without us hearing as it was metres away from us. Sent a chill down our spines and we soon headed home. Lamped the same place a few times since and there's always strange things happening but never as strange as that night.

 

Feck that, that must have scared the sht outta ya..