Most rabbits killed with one lurcher on nights lamping now let's be truthful lads about this one

[OldPhil 5,718]

 Taken a lot of rabbits over the last 60 years with various working dogs,....but, under the spotlight,..I would think that 78 with my Sadie , back in the 1980's would be the most that I've grassed in a night. Now I know that lads have bagged up , on the Dales and similar rabbit laden areas, but back then, such Elysian Fields were unknown to me.

We were poaching in West Sussex, mostly on stubble, and it was strictly a case of lamp on, lamp off, and keep on moving..

You could not get yourself or the dog into any kind of rhythm, it was all in and out , guerrilla tactics,.hardly conducive to notching up a big tally..

 Funnily enough, as the night wore on and daylight started to break,...I noticed that the Halogen spotlight was glowing yellow and dying on me, but also saw that my bitch was seemingly, getting stronger....

Some fecking cracking dogs back then....

Good old days and even better nights...

 

Edited June 28, 2021 by OldPhil

[Ferretman65 2,203]

Phil when we were takeing them numbers of rabbits in the Border very few lads were lamping the Border in Northern Ireland then from 1978 till 1990 trust me its was a very Dangerous place to lamp then

[TOMO 26,113]

done the ton a few times with two dogs...

but on my own just me and 1 lurcher 63.....only at it around 4 hours as well that night....had longer nights for smaller bags....didnt start till around 1 am and finish at 5...got my head down in the car ...and at 8 am my mate vin woke me and we went ferreting ....and the same dog came with me ferreting...

then 3 days later she caught 43 ...Darcy was with me that night and his pup had 22 or 23 ....he put a few pics in his book from that night..

 

[TOMO 26,113]

not worked

Edited June 22, 2021 by TOMO

[TOMO 26,113]

try again..

63 taken the night before ....took this pic before we set off ferreting

Edited June 23, 2021 by TOMO

[dytkos 17,784]

9 minutes ago, TOMO said:

try again..

63 taken the night before ....took this pic before we set off ferreting

Don't see many gate pics now mate

Cheers, D.

[TOMO 26,113]

Just now, dytkos said:

Don't see many gate pics now mate

Cheers, D.

2013 that was D....

bloody Andy started me off doing that....does make for a nice pic....but i realy cant be arsed now...

[dytkos 17,784]

Great memories mate and shows dedication to the cause

Cheers, D.

[Black neck 15,899]

9

[Black neck 15,899]

2 minutes ago, Black neck said:

9

In a season

[TOMO 26,113]

here's 1 night we got 90....45 from each dog...my dog Venus and Andys dog Don

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[nothernlite 18,080]

84 from 2   13 month old pups my 40 odd each 

[jackthelad 1,893]

north uist one night 104 second night 70 odd and that was with a 9 month oldd pup all took on the marram never saw as much rabbits in my life since whole island was moving the bitch who done the ton was 4 year old collie grey....

[TOMO 26,113]

5 minutes ago, jackthelad said:

north uist one night 104 second night 70 odd and that was with a 9 month oldd pup all took on the marram never saw as much rabbits in my life since whole island was moving the bitch who done the ton was 4 year old collie grey....

did you never go back mate and try again??

i know jim who used to be on here as terryjones....and loftie from moochers have both done the tone with a single dog ....im sure they had 300 odd over 3-4 days on some other islands ...jim had some good photos of the catch..

[terryd 8,409]

7 hours ago, Ferretman65 said:

No one's telling lies just because u didn't do it dosint meen someone else didn't do it mate from 1978 till 1990 rabbits were everywhere specially down round the Border in N Ireland 

I wasnt saying you did  in general