Rock Dogs

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

What's the end result if you stick a stayer in the rocks and he gets one into a stopend?

[ziggy 619]

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[ziggy 619]

On 26/08/2018 at 21:17, Rabbit Hunter said:

What's the end result if you stick a stayer in the rocks and he gets one into a stopend?

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[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

But how would you know the dog had killed the fox rather than come away from it?

I remember reading something in Plummer's 'Fell Terrier' where a dog was described as having appeared 'bloodied but unbowed, victorious from the rock pile' etc and it always stuck in my head, how do they know the fox was dead? 

I've seen, as I'm sure many have, a dog come from an earth in pieces with people present saying 'oh hes killed it' and then enter another terrier and the fox is still very much alive. 

I've nothing against the rock piles Ziggy as I'm sure you have some good sport from them, but do you not find yourself with more questions than answers when working them? 

[ziggy 619]

On 26/08/2018 at 21:46, Rabbit Hunter said:

But how would you know the dog had killed the fox rather than come away from it?

I remember reading something in Plummer's 'Fell Terrier' where a dog was described as having appeared 'bloodied but unbowed, victorious from the rock pile' etc and it always stuck in my head, how do they know the fox was dead? 

I've seen, as I'm sure many have, a dog come from an earth in pieces with people present saying 'oh hes killed it' and then enter another terrier and the fox is still very much alive. 

I've nothing against the rock piles Ziggy as I'm sure you have some good sport from them, but do you not find yourself with more questions than answers when working i

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[johnrussell84 2,831]

Good thread this could be, takes a different kind a man to look beyond the dangers and drop a dog and dog’s alike to take to rock, fair play to whoever is going at  braver men than me

[tank34 2,341]

some pic of rock piles all deep spots , a good rock dog needs very good nose an a bit hard to get em moving for bolt

[tank34 2,341]

My young bitch marking up the rock 

[tank34 2,341]

Getting old now but she good in rock if don't move em she will come out an drop back in most times get your bolt 

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

They look like my worst nightmare, I simply couldn't drop a dog in there as there's too many what ifs, especially for the sake of bolting a fox. One of my main concerns would be if the collar got hooked onto something or jammed somehow, how would you get the dog out?

[ziggy 619]

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[ziggy 619]

On 27/08/2018 at 08:14, Rabbit Hunter said:

They look like my worst nightmare, I simply couldn't drop a dog in there as there's too many what ifs, especially for the sake of bolting a fox. One of my main concerns would be if the collar got hooked onto something or jammed somehow, how would you get the dog out?

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[shaneg 2,578]

Lad

1 hour ago, ziggy said:

dog was in 5 days... first fox bolted an keeper shot it... then dog found the second and could be herd going deep we couldent her her for 4 days ...on the 5th we could here her trying to get up throu the depth s so we waited  an two hours later she poped out... 

You have some balls working them rock piles no way could I put a dog in them places 

[RTurlough 160]

On my day off I decided to scour the best international hunting websites. This is absolutely the best thread i have read with some hard-core hunting photos to back up its all guts and glory.  If THL posts where all like this it would without doubt be the best in the world.

WELL DONE LADS!

[ziggy 619]

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