Bushing Books

[squab 2,875]

Morton has spoken it's all over lol

[Mark r 208]

Should be a lengthy book if you was to cover all types terrier,hounds, spaniels and there crosses

[Glen terrier 7]

As kids we had great fun having bash about the bush with many dogs,sometimes 12 ,14 ,dogs,lurcher,terrier ,whippet,the odd spaniel,we still bought home what we caught,im sure we don't need a book,get out and get on it,

There is always a young fella out there who doesn't have the advice he or she needs to continue in the sport and not only learn by his mistakes but can learn how to avoid and correct them .A book on any subject can help in many ways .I learned a lot in the beginning which was so long ago that I don't care to remember by reading up on the type of hunting I wanted to do and not just listen to a lot of old wives tales and bullshit info by word of mouth. .

Its true that getting out into the field and making the mistakes can and does educate you more than just the theory but the combination of both can only advance the knowledge at a faster pace. Which is a good thing for the young hunter and his team of dogs and ferrets and will improve his knowledge of the quarry he hunts as he's learning his trade. It would be some challenge to write a book on the subject as you say there is some amount of different breeds and quarry and terrain in which they are worked in But it would be a good read if done in an interesting and light hearted informative way.. .

[shaaark 10,708]

 

As kids we had great fun having bash about the bush with many dogs,sometimes 12 ,14 ,dogs,lurcher,terrier ,whippet,the odd spaniel,we still bought home what we caught,im sure we don't need a book,get out and get on it,

There is always a young fella out there who doesn't have the advice he or she needs to continue in the sport and not only learn by his mistakes but can learn how to avoid and correct them .A book on any subject can help in many ways .I learned a lot in the beginning which was so long ago that I don't care to remember by reading up on the type of hunting I wanted to do and not just listen to a lot of old wives tales and bullshit info by word of mouth. .

Its true that getting out into the field and making the mistakes can and does educate you more than just the theory but the combination of both can only advance the knowledge at a faster pace. Which is a good thing for the young hunter and his team of dogs and ferrets and will improve his knowledge of the quarry he hunts as he's learning his trade. It would be some challenge to write a book on the subject as you say there is some amount of different breeds and quarry and terrain in which they are worked in But it would be a good read if done in an interesting and light hearted informative way.. .

 

Not only that, but if it was co written by a number of contributors with different types of dogs, pure or crossbred, that were used on varying types of land, conditions, different quarry etc as you say, it would probably open their eyes as to how versatile many types of dog are, even some supposedly 'specialist' or 'one trick pony' types.

Be a good idea to get something like that done

Edited August 25, 2017 by shaaark

[shaaark 10,708]

 

 

 

Jimmy Boots, on 17 Aug 2017 - 7:32 PM, said....ou forgot pheasant there mate

 

 

Oops,.sorry, Jimbo...

 

 

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Cracking that. I find it very interesting that lurchers with whippet blood, and pure whippets, are enthusiastic about taking feather

[desertdog 149]

As young uns,we didn't have time to sit and read about it,yes we may have some guidance from the elders,but they had done their bit,there were always seasoned dogs in our pack,so the pups came on with them,at the time you could walk down the road with a few dogs and no one would care,going back 20yr.these days it seems to me some like to look to an author,to me most of them seem to cover things the same,but in their own way,my advice,get yourself some good permission,watch your dogs ,know your ground,and enjoy yourself,take a bit grub,a bottle of water for your dog and a good stick,the game is out there on the field,you make your own rules,enjoy it ,I'm off to have a bash,atb dd

[morton 5,368]

As young uns,we didn't have time to sit and read about it,yes we may have some guidance from the elders,but they had done their bit,there were always seasoned dogs in our pack,so the pups came on with them,at the time you could walk down the road with a few dogs and no one would care,going back 20yr.these days it seems to me some like to look to an author,to me most of them seem to cover things the same,but in their own way,my advice,get yourself some good permission,watch your dogs ,know your ground,and enjoy yourself,take a bit grub,a bottle of water for your dog and a good stick,the game is out there on the field,you make your own rules,enjoy it ,I'm off to have a bash,atb dd

"you make your own rules" spot on mucker,thats how the majority of us earned our stripes and progressed.

[forest of dean redneck 11,539]

Isn't bushing just mooching with dogs really?thats how most of us started out ,

For me I went from catty to air rifle then a dog when I got me own place as wasn't allowed one at parents.

That was in 90,s I got me first lurcher but had been reading up on them when I was at school so late -early 90s

[morton 5,368]

Isn't bushing just mooching with dogs really?thats how most of us started out ,

For me I went from catty to air rifle then a dog when I got me own place as wasn't allowed one at parents.

That was in 90,s I got me first lurcher but had been reading up on them when I was at school so late -early 90s

Many have taken bushing to a level thats incomprehensible to the forays we undertook as squabs.A decent bushing team will put more in front of a gun or lurcher than any other form of hunting activity and thats why a few of us recognise bushing as a lost art form than some recognise as the new way forward.the folk i know now that are attempting to re-invent the fecking wheel with their modern,often second rate,bushing crews.

[FKOF 371]

Bang on Morton totally agree

[Carty77 17]

You would do wilkie lad. I think it would be grand idea but again be lot of jelous people taking shit.

[FKOF 371]

Keep sucking arse?

[Carty77 17]

You should do a article on breeding wilkie lad.lol bred plenty.muppet.

[FKOF 371]

You should do a article on sucking arse?

[FKOF 371]

Rather breed my own than own other people's shit?