Her Comes Snowey

[Black123 120]

Good going 4 out 5 saluki u must be happy with him and pup doing good aswell when u back out atvb

[Saluki fever 276]

Good going 4 out 5 saluki u must be happy with him and pup doing good aswell when u back out atvb

in the morning pal

[brenna 365]

Yes fever just getting few runs into dogs over here before we come over had a late start here ground was like concrete until mid october so make arrangements shortly snowey doing the job look foward to seeing him go whhen we come over atvb

[desertbred 5,490]

it sounds like a numbers game , that isn't what coursing is about or it shouldn't be. If you get out on a daily basis or every couple of days and knock over 4s and 5s multiply that by the numbers of lads doing similar things the game is going to be reduced considerably, compound that with the hare shoots shooting hundreds at a time . I am not sure how sustainable the coursing is now. Loss of land , bird shoots springing up , lamping, night vision things are heading on a slippery slope as far as quarry conservation is concerned. I course regularly but will pull the plug on three and most times a couple of good courses suits me, may be just getting older and see things in a different light. atb for the season.

[bunnyboiler 1,052]

it sounds like a numbers game , that isn't what coursing is about or it shouldn't be. If you get out on a daily basis or every couple of days and knock over 4s and 5s multiply that by the numbers of lads doing similar things the game is going to be reduced considerably, compound that with the hare shoots shooting hundreds at a time . I am not sure how sustainable the coursing is now. Loss of land , bird shoots springing up , lamping, night vision things are heading on a slippery slope as far as quarry conservation is concerned. I course regularly but will pull the plug on three and most times a couple of good courses suits me, may be just getting older and see things in a different light. atb for the season.

 

 

I totally agree with you on this one its all about inflating the owners ego leave the 4s and 5s for the comps if it's still going after the 3s

[Irishhunter14 89]

it sounds like a numbers game , that isn't what coursing is about or it shouldn't be. If you get out on a daily basis or every couple of days and knock over 4s and 5s multiply that by the numbers of lads doing similar things the game is going to be reduced considerably, compound that with the hare shoots shooting hundreds at a time . I am not sure how sustainable the coursing is now. Loss of land , bird shoots springing up , lamping, night vision things are heading on a slippery slope as far as quarry conservation is concerned. I course regularly but will pull the plug on three and most times a couple of good courses suits me, may be just getting older and see things in a different light. atb for the season.

Totally agree, same in ireland many you kill today, if you say non or 1 it's a bad day to people, nobody ever asks what way the dogs run get any good courses, sickens me tbh

[Saluki fever 276]

Look lads I love coursing I leave my home 40clock in the morning so I'm shaterd when I get back so when I go I make it worth my while I'll travell 300 plus miles so y not

[desertbred 5,490]

I leave normally at 2 am travel more than 500 mile round trip as many lads on here will verify. Most lads with running dogs love coursing and plenty have been at it long enough to grow out of the my dog killed this many and the runs and performance of the dog is much more important. The kill is a by product unless it is a comp when bodies are the way it is now decided. How do you quantify worth your while? the enjoyment of the dogs being out and the course should make it worth while. Most of the kills now in my experience of what happens here is that the carcuss is tossed into the ditch or the hedge as the risk of carrying them home is now to great so the killing in big numbers is not justifiable only to inflate eagos or make a living from breeding.

Edited October 30, 2014 by desertbred

[flynndog 543]

If youve got a young dog doing well you want to see what it can do and is capable of doing, theres just as many shoots folding and stopping as starting up yeah the hare drives do a lot of damage on populations but just cos the mans doin 4 n 5 regular why give him a hard time ? Im sure back in 80s n 90s they were doing better numbers 7 8 n 9 a mornin I know of a man who did 17 in the day

[desertbred 5,490]

back in the days you are talking about yes big numbers were taken but that did not make it the right way nor does it today I was brought up and fed on what the dogs caught and even here before the ban you could catch a few even rabbits pheasant etc and drop them off to some old folk or any body who could make use of them. Lads still do with rabbits but coursed hare is a no no on most menus . No one is giving him a hard time just pointing out reality in this day and age ,nothing we say will change his way only he can do that if he is of a mind to, if not then let him carry on. Longer slips on different terrain with plenty of escape routes tells you how good a dog is not how many it kills in a day seasons tallies are a better gauge also of deciding capabilities of a dog just as the frosty months are a time to test . Young dogs have to learn of course they do but the running and coursing teaches them far more than a kill does once they can use the mouth they will never forget that part but the actual chase is a thing they never stop learning from.

Edited October 30, 2014 by desertbred

[Saluki fever 276]

I'll course my dogs lads as mutch as I want to ther to benefit me and no 1 else atvb

[desertbred 5,490]

good for you hope they are as good as you say

[Saluki fever 276]

good for you hope they are as good as you say

its only early days I'll soon find out in January time if ther the real deal or not but at the min ther putting a smile on my face and that's all that counts

[Black123 120]

No point in a handful of lads worrying about hares when most are out killing big numbers if u get out and dogs are good for 4 an 5 hares we all want them dogs atvb

[Fen fever 114]

Look lads I love coursing I leave my home 40clock in the morning so I'm shaterd when I get back so when I go I make it worth my while I'll travell 300 plus miles so y not

fair play to u saluki it alright saying shouldn't kill 4 San 5s but there's only a handful of dogs that can kill 4 or 5 good strong hares u know like I do some hares u can't wait to pack the dog away after 3 only the strong survive