Marking Hound Needed

[DigItDeep 15]

hi lad's i need help. i went to load up the hounds sunday morning only to notice the old girl never appeared from the kennel so took a look and there she was stone cold. RIP jess. went out anyway and got great hunting put 2 toground but no body marked either den. its only a small pack we have so we're lost without our only good marker. i know it's a long shot but has anyone a good marking hound they can sell me even one that's slowing down abit?

[milliken 791]

Where about you from mate did yous get the two that went to ground i had the same problem lot of years ago bitch got killed we went two seasons with no marking dog near killed me

[DigItDeep 15]

I'm from mayo milliken. I got one of the 2 only because I had a good idea where the hunt went quite but the second I wasn't as close to them and couldn't find the earth. It's really not the same without one. Jes I hope I won't have to wait that long milliken it must have been toucher.

[milliken 791]

With abit luck you get sorted ill keep eye out what type of hounds yous keep

[DigItDeep 15]

Cheers mate. I keep harrier and the marker was a the only fox hound we had.

[milliken 791]

Do you give them much work round holes i find gets them marking i went from one till most them marking in one season

how do you find the harriers you not have hassel with them hunting hares

[BlackBuck 655]

Find Welsh and there cross seem to be better markers ? Do u not think milliKen?

[flash28 4]

I find the foxhounds better to mark than the harriers.harriers seem to get bored around a mark and want to hunt on.

[milliken 791]

The welsh seem to mark well but ive seen some very good fell types and english marking

Alot hounds will mark but its getting the one that makes alot of noise you find a good one like that you will get the rest the pack marking in no time

[DigItDeep 15]

Well as flash said harriers seem to just want to hunt on, so the they don't stay around the hole but I'll have to try and start pegging them but that's easier said than done sometimes. And yes milliken they will hunt hares but that I don't mind so much because I've seen so many times when hunting a hare, the hare will bring them on the scent of a fox. I always know when there on a fox because I have one dog that won't bark on hare but will on fox so when I hear him open up I know it's a fox.

[milliken 791]

The more they get round holes they will soonlearn not go to far ive the up most respect for anyone who hunt fox with harriers ive tryed it at the very start near put me in a mental home

could nt control them they would riot on anything that moved but then i never had them all from pups give me my easy controled foxhound they may not hunt as hard as the harrier or have they voice but i sleep easy after a days hunting

[bunnyboiler 1,053]

Would a gps collar be any good to you mate as it lets you know when the dogs are static for a while or do they just hunt straight back on when they've holed something?

[DigItDeep 15]

Yes they can be hard work but I love that drive and voice when there on. Yes I'll have 2 try and keep them around the hole. The marker used 2 keep them there until we got there and then they used 2 just move on just as we landed. Well I have gps bunnyboiler but they didn't seem to wait around the one spot at All Last Week.

[harrier 46]

hi lad's i need help. i went to load up the hounds sunday morning only to notice the old girl never appeared from the kennel so took a look and there she was stone cold. RIP jess. went out anyway and got great hunting put 2 toground but no body marked either den. its only a small pack we have so we're lost without our only good marker. i know it's a long shot but has anyone a good marking hound they can sell me even one that's slowing down abit?

[harrier 46]

It wouldn't be a good idea to buy a marking hound, very little people sell a genuine marker. You'll end up buying shite.as regards harriers marking, well they just don't really don it. The question is what is the best choice of hound to bring on to mark for you ?