English Pointer

[kevin kiely 66]

Anybody use them for finding hares for lurchers

[dogmad riley 1,348]

Walk the fields and find them

[kevin kiely 66]

I do and I do find them

[kevin kiely 66]

Does anyone use springer or beagle etc for putting them up or does everyone walk the fields with the lurcher on its own

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Why cant your lurchers find their own?

[lurcherman 887 13,264]

Nee norr

[arcticgun 4,548]

they will find hares as will spaniels n many other types of dogs including lurchers

[morton 5,368]

Anybody use them for finding hares for lurchers

If i needed to id shoot the useless lurcher and line the pointer with a Collie/Grey.

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Why cant your lurchers find their own?

because most of 'em are kept on a slip

[kevin kiely 66]

I find hares ,my dog killed one last week and was running them this morning even with the fog we found them.

Yes the dog is kept on the slip.would of liked to have read what some people's experiences were of using a flushing dog while walking land for hares.i know the pointers etc will find hares ,

the question was does anybody do it(on thl).the lads with smart answers sound like people who don't hunt hares and were scratching themselves and on thl when I was out walking fields at the crack of dawn

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Hi Kevin, I understand where your coming from now. I hunt in a different way. I have a German pointer that I free-hunted alongside lurchers very successfully.

 

The more you hunt them with lurchers the less steady the point will become on fur. I broke all my dogs to feather so that I can still have steady gun-dogs to hunt birds with. The pointer will still find and stalk fur, and the other dogs know to head in her direction as soon as she starts to stalk or she will jump it herself. The pointer will join in the chase. I think most pointers would really want to join in the course, so your main issue would be retaining steadiness to hares.

 

DnN

[jcm 2,327]

Use a terrier to find and flush game for me and find him very useful but he will chase but I'm okay with that ?

[kevin kiely 66]

Cheers mate.

that's good, because Id prefer terriers myself to pointers etc.so they do the job sure you wouldn't mind them chasing as long as the lurchers are on it

[jcm 2,327]

Cheers mate.

that's good, because Id prefer terriers myself to pointers etc.so they do the job sure you wouldn't mind them chasing as long as the lurchers are on it

Tbh mate my terrier will get where pointers won't he will work any cover and my pal keeps coursing digs so when we have a day out I work the terrier to put a few up for him for them long slips ? plus I use my terrier for ratting ferreting bushing etc by him self or in a pack and he suits me and the way I hunt, plus he is the fastest terrier I have ever seen lol caught a few rabbits on the run and is always catching pheasants

[tb25 4,627]

I like mine to use her nose and hunt up in the day..my pup does well.flushed some deer today.hares.odd fox..she's like a terrier.feck this point and slip lark..want them using all there tools.eyes.ears nose..