Kin fuming

[SheepChaser 8,083]

Got to admit though - always going alone can be a a bit crappy 

[SheepChaser 8,083]

28 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

I love bein out on me own, but also have w very good mate who I’d take anywhere an do anything with, we on same wavelength when it comes to the dogs an this game we play, an my eldest lad is same, he lives bein out an don’t feel the need to chat shite but there again there’s only so much hunting shite we can chat so we end up having some right good father/son chats and times as there’s nowhere to hide from each other on a long car journey or a long dig of that makes sense, but like I said, stood in the dark, nobody for miles with the wind in ye face an world at your feet is a feeling that I don’t quite understand but it feels great

It’s either in you or it’s not. I genuinely doubt I’d still be here if at times I couldn’t go out with the dog and walk into the wind. 

[jake824 517]

Know exactly where you re coming from . I ve had a chap take a phone call years back as a fox was being squeaked . Sitting in my house for an hour before we go having a cuppa and a chat then pulling up at the permission to be told they have to get changed and slam every door getting stuff out the motor. Then constantly shouting at the dog for pulling on the lead. Just me and my lad now , better off on ur own mate. 

[cantona 310]

On 21/10/2020 at 16:33, bird said:

100%  right      (misses teach nothing )   1/2 these dogs that  , open up= yap,  bad recall, none retrieve  etc, is all down to   to many misses  , because once they do catch , they think fook you i am keeping this a, and coming back to you etc. What ive done with all my lurchers  is get them on easy rabbits to start off , even walking right up to the rabbit, most times the thick fookers dont know it right by them lol, just touch the rabbit on and  drop the dog right on top of the rabbit, do this dozen or so times , the dog think he the best lol. once start  click , you can lamp longer distance . My best dog for picking it up quick  was Buck, Bryn close 2nd   , Buck learnt it very quick, bring rabbits right back to hand  all alive , trigger would tell you the same thing , and lot of his game  was caught out the beam , what ever quarry you slipped him on .

Thats given me a good idea cheers, ive started my whippet lamping after been ferreting twice, shes had her nose down both times ive walked a field because of sniffing burrows and around them ,shes  not seen a rabbit run untill its flat out and not worth running for a pup , next night when its windy enough i will carry her up to a squater and try and get it to run before i let her down if shes seen it, never had to start a dog like that before but it might speed it up for her first catch

[SheepChaser 8,083]

Hold her head up mate. Tighten up the slip so you’re lifting her head, lamp on the squatter, walk up on it, little his to get her looking, thinking something is going on. Soon as that rabbit moves she will see it and if it gets up too early just hold on to her and lamp it running, she will be doing cartwheels . Soon enough one will clamp till you’re close enough and when it gets up let her go and watch, she will sharp learn that the big white circle is where to look!

Ps if ray was literally dropping buck on rabbits They would be flat as a pancake and hey, he’s got a bad back don’t you know ? 

[keepdiggin 9,559]

I don't lamp anymore but went a couple of times on my own and it got a bit boring especially when one of the dogs couldn't catch a cold 

[Gilbey 1,432]

Like to stand where the rabbit wants to be and wait untill the pup has seen it, and slip it out into the open. Think if you walk up to squatters you could just end up lighting up a tail chase to home..

[SheepChaser 8,083]

40 minutes ago, Gilbey said:

Like to stand where the rabbit wants to be and wait untill the pup has seen it, and slip it out into the open. Think if you walk up to squatters you could just end up lighting up a tail chase to home..

[Moocher71 4,049]

On 21/10/2020 at 16:33, bird said:

100%  right      (misses teach nothing )   1/2 these dogs that  , open up= yap,  bad recall, none retrieve  etc, is all down to   to many misses  , because once they do catch , they think fook you i am keeping this a, and coming back to you etc. What ive done with all my lurchers  is get them on easy rabbits to start off , even walking right up to the rabbit, most times the thick fookers dont know it right by them lol, just touch the rabbit on and  drop the dog right on top of the rabbit, do this dozen or so times , the dog think he the best lol. once start  click , you can lamp longer distance . My best dog for picking it up quick  was Buck, Bryn close 2nd   , Buck learnt it very quick, bring rabbits right back to hand  all alive , trigger would tell you the same thing , and lot of his game  was caught out the beam , what ever quarry you slipped him on .

I see few terrier xs open up ,nothing todo with way they brought on it's just the terrier in them ,

[SheepChaser 8,083]

Dogs yap for a few reasons -

Over matched when young 

Frustrated / unfit

Excited (the kind that give couple yaps on first slip of the night)
 

Because they are noisy yappy ba***rds  

[Kalibrgun 930]

It sounds like the dog needs a few easy rabbits and end the night on a kill too I've seen it loads of times dogs lapping a field cos they're wound up and want a kill

[fireman 10,869]

On 21/10/2020 at 10:54, Bobob said:

I've recently moved into a static caravan on a 150 acre farm which is overrun with rabbits and roe. I've struggled to get out on the lamp due to life and the bloody moon, so last night was the night. I decided out of curiosity to invite the bloke next door with his young saluki. What a mistake that was, with the farm I'm on and the neighbouring farm I've got about 300 acres to go at and I came back with 3 rabbits. If the incessant chat and bollocks coming from this blokes mouth wasn't bad enough alerting every bit of game within a 10 mile radius of our presence his f***ing dog after every slip decided to do several laps of the field and even the next. I'm not a numbers man (I can't be running an old dog) but I want to see them work. I've really not slept well and I've woken up just as angry . If my old boy can still move tonight I'll go out on my own.

 

His name isn't whin is it ? as i had the same sort of night with such a plonker one time but he went one step further and slipped his dog in on a run then tried taking the glory when it was killed..

[king 11,972]

A lad came out lamping 1 night.slipped his dog on a rabbit the dog missed it then done a big lap while the owner was shouting at the dog to come back.

30 mins later.there was a rabbit about 40yds away we said you can have that 1 

He started to run as fast as he could towards the rabbit keeping the dog on the slip and trying to keep the beam on the rabbit after 20yds and running as fast as he could he tripped.landed straight on his face legs up in the air I think he was trying to catch the rabbit by hand  

[terryd 8,385]

I caught a rabbit one night my self as young fella. Was out lamping with couple valley lads. Crossing wet field with long grass and put light on to see and there was a rabbit legging so I set off and got it off track and nailed it. I even retrieved it too. Give it a crunch I was bit hard mouthed  Was quite funny. Great days on the perms at 9 and off piste after midnight. Would love to go back 

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

I hate hunting with other people,even family,annoys the f___ out of me and the dogs.