Expect Consistent Daytime Rabbits?

[mswarbs 64]

I've got a 2 year old dog, (beddy x whippet x deerhound x greyhound X collie x greyhound)

 

It's pretty green for various reasons and not run a huge amount last two seasons (broke leg as a pup and then I was away for a while). Shes had 5 nights out on the lamp and caught about 50/50 that I've slipped her on.

 

Just moved to new area teeming with rabbits.

 

Shes chased a few rabbits now out away from the hedges and she hasn't had any. They are able to run straight out under the fences/gates without slowing or stopping.

 

Should I be worried?

 

Should I not let her chase them until she's had a few more on the lamp this season?

 

She's got plenty of pace but she overruns them and is the quickest at turning, she's fairly heavy set.

 

Thanks for any advice!

 

 

[Qbgrey 4,186]

If you running it now as in summer lamping i find the grounds granite and the dog will not grip,also it will knacker it feet.especially a heavier type.id get dog out on .if I'm wrong and you mean winter lamping then get it going on sitters right out in middle of fields.those bunny near the hedge will sicken a dog and it will pick its runs or stalk them.

[tote 856]

If you running it now as in summer lamping i find the grounds granite and the dog will not grip,also it will knacker it feet.especially a heavier type.id get dog out on .if I'm wrong and you mean winter lamping then get it going on sitters right out in middle of fields.those bunny near the hedge will sicken a dog and it will pick its runs or stalk them.

 

Perhaps I've read it wrong but I thought he meant she was running them in the day and couldn't catch them?

[Ross M 149]

I don't like a dog keep running and missing daytime rabbits, especially impossible to catch ones. I think they start swerving off rabbits before they hit the hedge or fence and ect ( just my opinion ). Start on the lamp sept time let her learn her quarry sence and take it from there bitch won't be sharp either and that'll come with fittness and rabbits

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I agree with Ross. Daytime rabbits are no easy task in some places. Short grass, hedges, fences and gates all make them hard work. Mine get a couple a week daytime mooching but they miss a lot more than they catch. Maybe mine are just shite though. Lol.

[green dragon 701]

Never underestimate the little rabbit in the day they know where it's going

[Wales1234 5,570]

Iv missed thousands of day time bunnies probably the same one a few times I wouldn't be worried

[ginger beard 4,653]

If you expect em, buy a gun

good high standards ketchum.

[Wales1234 5,570]

High standards are great, unless ye game bag empty lol

I haven't got high standards if I cared to much would ruin the hunting for me

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

I've got a 2 year old dog, (beddy x whippet x deerhound x greyhound X collie x greyhound)

 

It's pretty green for various reasons and not run a huge amount last two seasons (broke leg as a pup and then I was away for a while). Shes had 5 nights out on the lamp and caught about 50/50 that I've slipped her on.

 

Just moved to new area teeming with rabbits.

 

Shes chased a few rabbits now out away from the hedges and she hasn't had any. They are able to run straight out under the fences/gates without slowing or stopping.

 

Should I be worried?

 

Should I not let her chase them until she's had a few more on the lamp this season?

 

She's got plenty of pace but she overruns them and is the quickest at turning, she's fairly heavy set.

 

Thanks for any advice!

 

 

 

Hi,..my advice to you would be,..let the bitch enjoy a Summer on her back,..forget catching rabbits,...it is not your occupation,.so enjoy the game for what it is,..and beware of souring the critter...

Never get into a fight you cannot win,...and don't allow the bitch to keep on losing....

 

The Autumn/ Winter season will come,.. soon enough....

[terryd 8,742]

Day time rabbits are very hard. Never had a dog before that had much hope of them but my present one has had a few. Because he will flush them out and go at it hell for leather. He has learnt a lot now we were walking a hedge the other night and as he went in to some long grass he emerged and spotted 3 rabbits sat out. They could see him and he could see them but he new he couldn't move. Then he slowly turned and looked at me as if to say can you see them. I gestured him on as he didnt have a choice. But you tell he was thinking are you thick or what that wont work. This stalemate carried on for ages and every so often he slowly turned his head to me. It was really funny. In the end he gave in and sunk down in the grass and went for it keeping in the long grass as long as he could. He didn't have a hope but its good to see a dog thinking.

Any way I wouldn't worry about the dog missing rabbits but I would avoid them a bit until his built his confidence on the lamp. Then once his confidence is sealed it don't matter missing them then

You could find clumps of cover and run a short net out and bag a couple that way all good fun

[tb25 4,627]

Day time rabbits and mooching your never gonna get a lot...would I stop walking be course am not catching no...

[Coursing mad 24 874]

Day time rabbits can given a running dog bad habits on the lamp from experience . I would leave the rabbits and start the dog again when corns cut on the lamp otherwise MIT pull up too quickly at hedges etc when running on lamp atb

[mswarbs 64]

Thanks for the advice. I will keep her on the lead when needed.

 

She does stalk them when there on the hedge already, she must have learnt that from running off with mums terrier i think!