Locators.

[Englishhunteruk 17]

What locators does everybody use or which is the best? Bellman and flint or is there better? 
 

atb

[fireman 10,944]

Bellman collar,Peips box..

[Englishhunteruk 17]

Thanks Fireman didn’t know if anybody was going to reply

[Stormer 26]

Wich one is the best? would be a matter of personal preference i guess, I have always used the Bellman collar with the "old" Mammut pulse Barryvox, for me always spot on.

[harryshounds 1,176]

This the box with bellman color @fireman? 

[Fox dog 185]

While on topic yellow and green pieps box not bringing me straight down on top of dog anyone had the issue ? I'm not far out but not on top of dog at say 1.2 thereabouts

 

[fireman 10,944]

13 hours ago, harryshounds said:

This the box with bellman color @fireman? 

I have the yellow /green one the DSP Sport one,it's a number of years old now so it could have been updated as such by now but looks very much the same as that one..Foxdog mine has always put me on the right spot when i have dug to the mark it shows and maybe your one needs re calibrating?...

[Daniel cain 45,882]

The collars can play up,when they on their way out...try a different collar with the box first, before looking into calibrating the receiver

[Bangersanmash 3,094]

On 11/01/2025 at 19:07, Englishhunteruk said:

Thanks Fireman didn’t know if anybody was going to reply

Its not that members don't want to give you advise mate. It's just this question in topic will have been brought up on here many times. An if you stroll through youll find something on the lines of your question. Alot will be sick of been asked the same old. Atb. Fireman has answered you so you've got there in the end lol. 

[Bangersanmash 3,094]

On 12/01/2025 at 09:39, Daniel cain said:

The collars can play up,when they on their way out...try a different collar with the box first, before looking into calibrating the receiver

A lot say about being on top of the dog. I'm guessing it's like digging to a ferret. I've always dug to the side about half a foot width of a grafter just incase I hit the ferret or knock the soil in. You normally see the ferret away then if you need to dig to side a little more your finr. Last thing you want is to hit the ferret ad guess that's same with the dog. We all work diffrent some may say they dig straight over the top. 

[Daniel cain 45,882]

Depending on where the collar is on the dogs neck...the readings can change ..I like to break through just behind the dog,backfill the tube..dogs done it's job properly and the quarry should be Infront of you ready to be despatched..when your right on top of the dog..the quarry will try it's best to push past and that's when most of the damage is done to the dog imo

[Bangersanmash 3,094]

28 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Depending on where the collar is on the dogs neck...the readings can change ..I like to break through just behind the dog,backfill the tube..dogs done it's job properly and the quarry should be Infront of you ready to be despatched..when your right on top of the dog..the quarry will try it's best to push past and that's when most of the damage is done to the dog imo

Alot may think differnt but many old terrier men that I've been told used too release them. If the fox hadn't taken a beating well that would get dispatched.. But back then it was a sport now with yuppys you can't call it a sport. But they used to release to catch them another day. Same with bolting them too the net. You couldn't tell the land owner you'd released them. 

[Bangersanmash 3,094]

36 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Depending on where the collar is on the dogs neck...the readings can change ..I like to break through just behind the dog,backfill the tube..dogs done it's job properly and the quarry should be Infront of you ready to be despatched..when your right on top of the dog..the quarry will try it's best to push past and that's when most of the damage is done to the dog imo

Is that one of your lads danny or you back in day mate. A find alot of old terrier men take up swing the detectors. Just love playing about in the soil digging.

[Daniel cain 45,882]

56 minutes ago, Bangersanmash said:

Is that one of your lads danny or you back in day mate. A find alot of old terrier men take up swing the detectors. Just love playing about in the soil digging.

My eldest lad Daegan Lee ,he's around 6 yr old in that pic/taken in Bala...most of my old digging pals are now into the metal detecting and photography these days ...if the fox is able to run,then I would let them run,if no keeper was with me...same with the other fellas...