Guest vin Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 sometimes there needed in woodland2014-06-01 11.43.15.jpg no..that's not woodland...that's just a meadow with a few trees in...we would just stand back and have it...lol Quote Link to post
MR RABBIT 715 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Giving the dogs runs on big numbers of rabbits like that what age would you let a dog start trying to bag up? I know different dogs mature quicker or slower but what season would you really test your dog 1st 2nd 3rd ? Atb AT the only answer i can giv...is you will know......others may have diffrent veiws...but mine is its your dog and u know when ur dogs ready thou goes without saying not a pup lol 1 Quote Link to post
gamerooster 1,179 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Could be anywhere from 15 to 2 year old in my opinion, obviously the smaller dogs mature quicker, and I like a dog to be both mentally and physically mature, before I put them into a strict exercise routine which is needed for the numbers game 1 Quote Link to post
D Lloyd 2,790 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Just This season so far just some photos,,from bonnie Scotland out with some hunting mates a.jpg b.jpg c.jpg d.jpg e.jpg f.jpg g.jpg h.jpg j.jpg k.jpg L.jpg m.jpg n.jpg p.jpg q.jpg r.jpg s.jpg t.jpg Scottish dogs are the best WELL DONE MATE YOU ARE KILLING A FEW Quote Link to post
fluff 409 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 you no when your dogs had enough he misses a few he had twenty minutes earlier , when he is having to dig deep for a rabbit his running stile differs ,time to put on the leash and go home happy ,some lie down for a blow some look for water all signs that you should give him a break ,ive never got a dog in a strict regime for cacthing rabbs ,just trot them side of jeep or over setaside feilds or stubble when they can do a good few miles and get a quick blow then up looking for more youll see there fitness ,coming through , if your on good rabbit land a clever dog in his prime makes it look easy , when we done all the borders of scotland early ninties to mid ninties was great sport ,fri nite after work get dogs food clothing money ,away for some fish and chips shoot some pool in a pub ,come 9ish winds blowing time to rock we had an old subaru estate gl model , we would have a drive round quick lamp see whats on offer , park on the land and lamp till we could get what the butcher needed ,average nite early oct ober was 30 to high seventies on one farm ,we could drive from pasture to pasture , pick rabbits up each feild we finished ,come 1 0r 2 we would drive back run a few big arable feilds for hare or whatever bed for 4 ish up early and check dogs sort game out and over to butchers etc good sport ,had some right laughs ,a few nites we had to push subu out of wet holes ,the problem back then was the price for rabbits it was poor 50 p75p broke my heart after a while , the best rabbit dog i had was metal and was a rabbit drop box took 450 in a week but was not sport got asked to do it for a favour while i was out lamping and ferreting by a neighbouring estate , 4 Quote Link to post
bird 9,862 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 you no when your dogs had enough he misses a few he had twenty minutes earlier , when he is having to dig deep for a rabbit his running stile differs ,time to put on the leash and go home happy ,some lie down for a blow some look for water all signs that you should give him a break ,ive never got a dog in a strict regime for cacthing rabbs ,just trot them side of jeep or over setaside feilds or stubble when they can do a good few miles and get a quick blow then up looking for more youll see there fitness ,coming through , if your on good rabbit land a clever dog in his prime makes it look easy , when we done all the borders of scotland early ninties to mid ninties was great sport ,fri nite after work get dogs food clothing money ,away for some fish and chips shoot some pool in a pub ,come 9ish winds blowing time to rock we had an old subaru estate gl model , we would have a drive round quick lamp see whats on offer , park on the land and lamp till we could get what the butcher needed ,average nite early oct ober was 30 to high seventies on one farm ,we could drive from pasture to pasture , pick rabbits up each feild we finished ,come 1 0r 2 we would drive back run a few big arable feilds for hare or whatever bed for 4 ish up early and check dogs sort game out and over to butchers etc good sport ,had some right laughs ,a few nites we had to push subu out of wet holes ,the problem back then was the price for rabbits it was poor 50 p75p broke my heart after a while , the best rabbit dog i had was metal and was a rabbit drop box took 450 in a week but was not sport got asked to do it for a favour while i was out lamping and ferreting by a neighbouring estate , good thread Quote Link to post
fluff 409 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 bird you would had loved down the scottish borders in the late eighties early ninties , alot of the farms were just grass and a lot got paid for setaside so the rabbits were not checked , so for 5 or 6 years it was great for ferrets dog work day or nite , then the goverment stopped paying them the same for setaside ,then paid them grants to put rabbit netting up box traps etc crazy , late august the feilds moved and the rabbits cued up to get through the gaps in the rabbit netting on some bits ,took 48 of one feild a 100 acre grass feild , there were another 3 400 acres to drive round , brilliant ,just price was poor , my problem back then was getting helpers who liked rabbiting ,and keen people ,,had allsorts out hunting up on these parts over the years ,great land for rabbiting trails , just about as good as the land i have now , all the best Quote Link to post
bird 9,862 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 bird you would had loved down the scottish borders in the late eighties early ninties , alot of the farms were just grass and a lot got paid for setaside so the rabbits were not checked , so for 5 or 6 years it was great for ferrets dog work day or nite , then the goverment stopped paying them the same for setaside ,then paid them grants to put rabbit netting up box traps etc crazy , late august the feilds moved and the rabbits cued up to get through the gaps in the rabbit netting on some bits ,took 48 of one feild a 100 acre grass feild , there were another 3 400 acres to drive round , brilliant ,just price was poor , my problem back then was getting helpers who liked rabbiting ,and keen people ,,had allsorts out hunting up on these parts over the years ,great land for rabbiting trails , just about as good as the land i have now , all the best yeh pity you carnt turn the clock back, to old now lol , just getting out now and knocking the odd rabbit or anything Buck bumps into does me . But you are right them days were the best for the old rabbit job Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Different type of land darn sarf,..and obviously, nowhere near as much acreage as oop North,.but back in the 1980s/1990s ,..we had plenty of rabbits, all along the South coast... We was out every suitable night...never, ever stayed in a job for more than a few months,...I could not hack it,...I just went out with the dazzler.... It was addictive,...years and years of night walking....I did not want to do anything else,... But,..times have changed, the rabbits are gone,..so apart from the odd relapse, I rarely bother going out at night...I am now 90% cured.... In truth, there is more to life than chasing poxy rabbits... All the best, Phil. Edited January 14, 2015 by Phil Lloyd 2 Quote Link to post
fluff 409 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 ye time and tide waits for no man ,grasp it while you can ,there still lots about but more spread out had 42 one day for about six hours ,and got a decent bit of pocket money ,average day now for rabbs on the hill 12 to twenty , but if there a few helpers then more , but you can have an hour on the moor and see what else pops up gd crack a feind of mines one bbc chef of the year we do alot of bizness as the scottish rabbit lol tastes alot better than the frozen french rabbit ,and no shot pellets fresh netted or fetched back the rabbit has made a good come back in restraunts etc and so it should cheers Quote Link to post
fluff 409 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 ye you soon get cured when they rob you blind its a good leveler ,lucky i have a good few strings to my bow ,and got a TRADE .,and got a good biz head , personaly a rabbit a good hill rabbit is worth three pound end of thats a fair price to get from a butcher as hrhe has to make his bit and restraunts well see there menu price first lol Quote Link to post
Buttons 140 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Besides human food the rabbit has mad a good comeback for dog food where getting £2.40 each skinned. So they can be dogged but not heavily shot with a scattergun 2 Quote Link to post
fluff 409 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 what about netted with eh ferrets you no the things you put down holes laddie lamping they only be fit for dog food ahah Quote Link to post
TOMO 26,010 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Agree with fluf them hill rabbits are real whoppers ,,,a good pound heavier if not more than low land rabbit,,,,and defo worth £3,,,,,because there a dam site harder to get .... of course getting that £3 is another matter Quote Link to post
TOMO 26,010 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 what about netted with eh ferrets you no the things you put down holes laddie lamping they only be fit for dog food ahah Yeh with your dogs.... Quote Link to post
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