Feeding Before A Hunt?

[possumtrapper 46]

Just a quickie, how many of you guys feed your dogs before a hunt? I like the dogs to have abit of food in their stomach. Just curious.

[hubbs 178]

Can twist stomachs as far as I was led to believe

[King. 215]

If morning ferreting I would feed half a meal about 3 odd hours before going out. But if out lamping for the night I would feed a full meal about 5/6 hours before going.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

If morning ferreting I would feed half a meal about 3 odd hours before going out. But if out lamping for the night I would feed a full meal about 5/6 hours before going.

I do the same ?

[bird 9,926]

I always give 1/4 of food 6 hours before they go out lamping, so at least they got some to give they extra bit of energy as the night where's on, other wise they wouldn't have eaten since 9pm the following night

[old school 536]

I'm heading out tonight at 1am and I've fed them a little round 4pm when I got home from work!! I think it keeps they're energy up... I never give milk as it has too much of a calming affect on them

[Fly The Boy 339]

I feed him full feed 8 hours before I go,,,,,,,,,,,,let him out about 1/2 hour before I put him in the van,,,,,,,, he has 1 acre to empty himself ..............

[Fly The Boy 339]

No bones before lamping...........

[top dog 1 3,148]

will not feed my dogs.. Like my dogs to rest on a nice full stomach

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Like my mate crackers always says, if you were gonna do a marathon on a Saturday morning, you wouldn't make your last meal the Friday morning would you?

 

You would be drained.

[Crackers 807]

To right they need to keep energy levels up.. And if you usually feed say 7pm and you go lamping say 11pm that's 28 hours since last feed just as you put them in motor... If out out until 4am that's 33hour since last feed and at least 4 hours walking/running ..? athletes eat pasta and so on 3-5 hours before competition why would you think a RUNNING dog different?? How would you like it?? But we all different ????????

Edited September 4, 2015 by Crackers

[dytkos 17,800]

Changed jobs recently so my feeding/lamping times will be different this season, prob start by feeding full meal 10 hours before lamping and about 1/2 a meal on return. Dogs will be excersised first. See how we go, used to feed 1/2 meal 5 hours before and 3/4 on return, and that worked ok for me. New job means I'm not around to do that now.

 

Cheers, D.

[2 old 2 run 60]

Always fed as normal Fri. night about 6, in the van around 5 Sat.morning not back home til 3 after about 4hrs walking and running,full feed on getting back, always bouncing Sun. waiting for next trip whether mid week or following weekend

[flipbull 1,139]

I give some fatty lamb or part boiled eggs about 12 pm then main meal whenever I get in.

[dodger 2,765]

If going lamping then il just give them some breki they usually get brekfast anyway, if going out on a mornin then il give a full wet feed at about 4-5pm the day before..