Do You Run You Dogs On Ploughed Fields

[bigoy19706 276]

been reading a post on here about ploughed fields and not running dog on them i have been out with lads that wont slip on ploughing but i have and never had a problem i wood rather not but it there some thing in the beam then i do what your forts on this do you slip on plough or not

[connerdaboss 20]

It depends how hard the ground is, the plough near me is soft as shite at the min but wouldn't risk it if the ground was hard

[squab 2,875]

iv run plough few times over the years,i wouldn't purposely walk plough fields all night lamping but if i put me head through a hedge and there's something worth running il slip the dog but as said only if its nice and soft and never had any problems.

 

i put this question up few year ago,some would say it depends on the type of dog you have and its style of running which may well make it more suitable and less injury prone than others,maybe

[MIK 4,756]

Does anyone know why you often get rabbits right out in the middle of ploughed fields? as there cant be any food there for them

[border lad 1,047]

There is some dogs that handle plough as easy as running on grass, the Hare is easier done on plough, ((( for some dogs )) seed is next, the short grass land, the Hare can run the dog can run, and if your dog can stop them in the middle of grass ((( short that is ))) he will stop them any were, now dont take my word for it, I am too young, according to some coursing only started in the 80s

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

Does anyone know why you often get rabbits right out in the middle of ploughed fields? as there cant be any food there for them

I've sometimes wondered that myself. My guess is that they're exploring and establishing new runs. To an animal as small as a rabbit it must be a devastating change when a field is ploughed, like a mile square bomb blast to us. All their familiar paths and scenting/pissing places gone.

I'm only guessing here but what else can anyone do.

[buster gonads 862]

I used to run my DH crosses on frozen plough on Hares and didnt have any problems with them at all, but its dogs for jobs, i wouldnt run my 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy on plough but then again why would i she's a rabbit dog.

[bird 9,872]

 

Does anyone know why you often get rabbits right out in the middle of ploughed fields? as there cant be any food there for them

I've sometimes wondered that myself. My guess is that they're exploring and establishing new runs. To an animal as small as a rabbit it must be a devastating change when a field is ploughed, like a mile square bomb blast to us. All their familiar paths and scenting/pissing places gone.

I'm only guessing here but what else can anyone do.

 

I think if the burrow is there anyway , they will go out to feed looking for grass etc , but after time once they know nout on there they norm go to fields with grass etc. you do get odd rabbit out on ploughed fields for this reason, they will travel or move out if no food. where I live it piss poor not many rabbits, used be few but they never came back, rabbits are strange animals

[desertbred 5,490]

A lot of alledged coursintg lads will scout out plough to slip on some of the slower stronger dogs like to get out on the claggy stuff then the stamina kicks in more than the speed especially for the dogs , if the long eared ones get on top they can still get their ears back and make a race of it.Not into lampintg so cant really comment wouldnt fancy runnintg on a heavy plough on the lamp especially with a sharpish dog but could be wrong

Edited September 23, 2014 by desertbred

[TROY_BOY 62]

If it's soft enough hare will be run anywhere by my dog

[buster gonads 862]

A lot of alledged coursintg lads will scout out plough to slip on some of the slower stronger dogs like to get out on the claggy stuff then the stamina kicks in more than the speed especially for the dogs , if the long eared ones get on top they can still get their ears back and make a race of it.Not into lampintg so cant really comment wouldnt fancy runnintg on a heavy plough on the lamp especially with a sharpish dog but could be wrong

I only ran day time hares with mine, well first couple of hours of day light and the last hour or so, hares run across the top of plough hardly seem to touch it, great to watch, i didnt bother lamping hares then, always thought it was for inferior dogs if iam honest, i can see the point these days though with mobile phones and helicoptors.

[samba 534]

this dogrun plough very well if is quarry went onto the plough 9/10 it was his

[breeze 1,297]

Samba . . . That chap wouldn't be from Liverpool by any chance would he ? ? . . . . . "Calm Down" "Calm Down"

[brookie 1,193]

this dogrun plough very well if is quarry went onto the plough 9/10 it was his

lovely dog he is

[toby63 1,236]

Does anyone know why you often get rabbits right out in the middle of ploughed fields? as there cant be any food there for them

good point that and your right i have seen many in ploughed fields i wonder if thers any old seeds they find ?