Trainability

[SheepChaser 8,083]

I’m going to throw it out there....... but I’ve never had a dog that was good at running and catching other stuff that struggled with rabbits, but seen plenty  good rabbit dogs that couldn’t or wouldn’t do other stuff. Not saying rabbits aren’t impressive or there is any hierarchy, and they would be harder to catch in day etc but ultimately a decent Lurcher should kill you a bag of rabbits if they are there regardless of what it was got for. 

[SheepChaser 8,083]

2 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

You running rabbits or coursing em like hares lol 

don’t recon running a fox any different to running about with another dog playing lol  

You’ve not run a lot of foxes then  

[socks 32,253]

9 minutes ago, South hams hunter said:

Perhaps so but when lamping solid hedges the rabbits generally run up the hedge, turn 180 and run back down and then repeat until they either find a gap/burrow or get caught. A fox turns any which way with no pattern and any over run on a turn can cause alot more issues. its easier to learn running rabbits then it is foxes, rabbits run more mechanical 

Thanks for the lesson in lamping I’ve not done much of it ........

[mC HULL 12,134]

2 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Used 2 know a hare like that called sue uncatchable sue

What you call her once you caught her just sue  

[South hams hunter 8,921]

3 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Used 2 know a hare like that called sue uncatchable sue

There's a few down here like that, live in small fields with 3/4 gates on em. Could get em on a blowey night but they keep the population going don't they 

[South hams hunter 8,921]

4 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

You running rabbits or coursing em like hares lol 

don’t recon running a fox any different to running about with another dog playing lol  

Alot different ; miss him and he's closer to the hedge, miss him again and he's through it 

[Gypsydog94 4,557]

3 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

What you call her once you caught her just sue  

They never caught it every dog that went after it got carried off. They needed your super dog in the slop with 200 yrd slip to even come close

[mC HULL 12,134]

1 minute ago, SheepChaser said:

You’ve not run a lot of foxes then  

not none of these warriors that a normal lurcher or Sal x would shy away from  

ive been there mate with dogs out cars few a night but single slips bull x and bitza both capable I’ve seen just about every cross I can think of capable  

[South hams hunter 8,921]

3 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

I’m going to throw it out there....... but I’ve never had a dog that was good at running and catching other stuff that struggled with rabbits, but seen plenty  good rabbit dogs that couldn’t or wouldn’t do other stuff. Not saying rabbits aren’t impressive or there is any hierarchy, and they would be harder to catch in day etc but ultimately a decent Lurcher should kill you a bag of rabbits if they are there regardless of what it was got for. 

Completely agree, reason they're called the humble rabbit 

[mC HULL 12,134]

1 minute ago, Gypsydog94 said:

They never caught it every dog that went after it got carried off. They needed your super dog in the slop with 200 yrd slip to even come close

no super dog mate just good honest dog I could show you a few different crosses  

[shaaark 10,693]

3 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

I’m going to throw it out there....... but I’ve never had a dog that was good at running and catching other stuff that struggled with rabbits

I have, a few times.  Owned a couple, and seen a couple exactly like it.  Good on hare and deer, not so good on rabbits.  And in the case of one of my own, wasn't even interested in rabbits.

[Wales1234 5,489]

44 minutes ago, shaaark said:

I have, a few times.  Owned a couple, and seen a couple exactly like it.  Good on hare and deer, not so good on rabbits.  And in the case of one of my own, wasn't even interested in rabbits.

Got to honest this pointerx isn’t very good on rabbits but decent at catching other day time stuff she’s probably caught 3/4 rabbits in her life 

[Black neck 15,841]

1 hour ago, mC HULL said:

What you call her once you caught her just sue  

There were no catching uncatchable sue 

[Black neck 15,841]

1 hour ago, South hams hunter said:

There's a few down here like that, live in small fields with 3/4 gates on em. Could get em on a blowey night but they keep the population going don't they 

Me great granddad, me granddad, me faither and me have all had a good few runs on uncatchable sue ,she's still out there wi leverets 

[jackthelad 1,892]

20 hours ago, South hams hunter said:

Big bucks can take some stopping but they normally hit a hedge or fence eventually 

what kinda weight be in a big fallow buck  mate?