Getting my lurcher his first Rabbit

[Moocher71 4,049]

18 hours ago, Houndstooth said:

Hahaha it's bloody handbags at dawn.

Cheers for all the advice lads.

Just to clear up, I will mostly be taking him lamping, but was under the impression it's good to get a daytime rabbit first. Seems it's not necessary, so looks like I'll be taking him lamping one night this week to see if we can get one or two for pot... and they won't be getting dropped by me

You got to catch then to drop them and to me that's going backwards 

[Ferretman65 2,198]

We are all going on It's cruel to Drop rabbits for pups hunting is cruel in its own right do we think putting 4 ferrets down a hole then longnets around it purse net over holes then two lurchers waiting on the bolt well do u call that cruel on hunting to me it's the way we do things now and if that young lad wants to Drop one its none of ur business what he does Let him without sin cast the first stone on this one that's me finished with this one the woke site its called now  

[Houndstooth 26]

Nearly a year after posting he got his rabbit!  I did take him a few times after I posted this but didn’t get any good opportunities then got mad busy with work. 
Anyway took him weds he had two decent runs but they got back to the warren and then missed 2 sitters, he just didn’t see them and f****d off in opposite direction haha.  Took him fri night after and he caught the first one we saw, was a sitter but had a good run. Although his retrieve is usually pretty good, he held onto the rabbit and wouldn’t come back. I went over to him and he stood up walked towards me and let me take it. it was alive so dispatched it, but when I got home And skinned it there were some puncture holes where he’d had it, and a couple of snapped ribs. 

Made a lovely rabbit pie from it, which has fed us last couple of nights, gave him the offal. 
Buzzing that he caught one hopefully many more to come, but any pointers on the retrieve/slightly hard mouth?

cheers ta

[NEWKID 27,143]

You're up and away now mate... just keep at it, practice will improve him no end... doesn't sound particularly hard mouthed to me, the rabbit was dispatched by you after all!

Good luck for the season.

[Moocher71 4,049]

18 hours ago, Houndstooth said:

Nearly a year after posting he got his rabbit!  I did take him a few times after I posted this but didn’t get any good opportunities then got mad busy with work. 
Anyway took him weds he had two decent runs but they got back to the warren and then missed 2 sitters, he just didn’t see them and f****d off in opposite direction haha.  Took him fri night after and he caught the first one we saw, was a sitter but had a good run. Although his retrieve is usually pretty good, he held onto the rabbit and wouldn’t come back. I went over to him and he stood up walked towards me and let me take it. it was alive so dispatched it, but when I got home And skinned it there were some puncture holes where he’d had it, and a couple of snapped ribs. 

Made a lovely rabbit pie from it, which has fed us last couple of nights, gave him the offal. 
Buzzing that he caught one hopefully many more to come, but any pointers on the retrieve/slightly hard mouth?

cheers ta

Well done my scruffy bitch bit hard mouthed but I'd rather that than no catch  .

She just crunch and drop at me feet  

[Black neck 15,898]

23 hours ago, Houndstooth said:

Nearly a year after posting he got his rabbit!  I did take him a few times after I posted this but didn’t get any good opportunities then got mad busy with work. 
Anyway took him weds he had two decent runs but they got back to the warren and then missed 2 sitters, he just didn’t see them and f****d off in opposite direction haha.  Took him fri night after and he caught the first one we saw, was a sitter but had a good run. Although his retrieve is usually pretty good, he held onto the rabbit and wouldn’t come back. I went over to him and he stood up walked towards me and let me take it. it was alive so dispatched it, but when I got home And skinned it there were some puncture holes where he’d had it, and a couple of snapped ribs. 

Made a lovely rabbit pie from it, which has fed us last couple of nights, gave him the offal. 
Buzzing that he caught one hopefully many more to come, but any pointers on the retrieve/slightly hard mouth?

cheers ta

Well done  

[hounddog3 744]

On 30/10/2021 at 19:36, Houndstooth said:

I picked up my first lurcher last year, he's a good lad, very intelligent and responsive. 

His recall is good, he will retrieve a rabbit dummy back to hand over a farm gate. He has good prey drive for Rabbits and squirrels as has tried to chase a few when he's been off lead.

He's a year old now and I want to get him on the rabbits. I've bought a decent lamp but I've read it's best for him to catch a couple of day time sitters before taking him lamping.

I've never coursed before and don't know anyone who does it either.

What's the best way to get him a day time catch? I've got a few places where there's plenty about but they stick tight to the hedgerows when it's light and there's no sneaking up on them.  Will they come further out into the fields as they struggle for food during winter? And how shall I get him lamping for first time? Using the dummy at first?

Also he's a bit of a wimp so don't want him being put off in any way at the start, also slightly worried he'll catch a live rabbit and it'll shit him up haha. 

I attached a pic - he likes chilling in sawdust.

Cheers.

 

[hounddog3 744]

Just now, hounddog3 said:

Get someone with a few Ferrets for daytime,

 

 

after a few dropped he is ready then for the bolter’s.