The Mchull cup

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47 minutes ago, BobDown said:

She’s fed well is the pendle queen , it’s me that needs feeding up 

That meat isn't supposed to be for the dogs lol

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1 hour ago, BobDown said:

She’s fed well is the pendle queen , it’s me that needs feeding up 

On the mince pal?

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48 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

for the 3rd in them conditions wow 

like you say them hares your dogs overmatched really it’s struggling to keep close never mind spin it up only a small fraction of dogs will kill them 

Yes when it takes a minute to even put a bend in then another minute find any sort of control then when you think your dog is getting somewhere your 3 minutes in and your dog may throw a faint or may well have a go but the timing is slightly out or this particular hare has been here before and remains calm, inches close but not close enough and before you know it the hare has pulled 5 10 15 20 yards on your dog but somehow your dog manages to get back to it n that hare may pull a few times "we've all been there need a strong dog that likes strong hares"

in n out of copses along dykes looking for that hole and your dog running alongside both the dog and dyke knowing or having to learn about that hole keeping it away needs to be relentless but also clever the hare will keep trying and either get in or realise on this day it can't and go for a plan b witch all these top hares have is a plan b and now it can be a case of one is guna die but which one will it be

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28 minutes ago, Pardus said:

On the mince pal?

Mince , fish , eggs , bits of scraps, offal  and kibble , I sell meat so i don’t go shy on it , I like a dog fed well and keep a strong back on them 

[BobDown 930]

Get ready @mC HULL coming for you we the  whippets , only joking will definitely meet up with you and @The drover this winter for bit of rabbiting 

Edited yesterday at 00:31 by BobDown

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10 hours ago, dodger said:

Yes when it takes a minute to even put a bend in then another minute find any sort of control then when you think your dog is getting somewhere your 3 minutes in and your dog may throw a faint or may well have a go but the timing is slightly out or this particular hare has been here before and remains calm, inches close but not close enough and before you know it the hare has pulled 5 10 15 20 yards on your dog but somehow your dog manages to get back to it n that hare may pull a few times "we've all been there need a strong dog that likes strong hares"

in n out of copses along dykes looking for that hole and your dog running alongside both the dog and dyke knowing or having to learn about that hole keeping it away needs to be relentless but also clever the hare will keep trying and either get in or realise on this day it can't and go for a plan b witch all these top hares have is a plan b and now it can be a case of one is guna die but which one will it be

Wise words @dodger 

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On 17/03/2025 at 09:56, tatsblisters said:

Might not be as bad if you have some permission especially on land away from public footpaths and the publics gaze. Been thinking of getting another running dog for mooching about local though with bumping into roe and hare's every time I have a mooch it would only be a matter of time before some sort of incident would happen and feck walking about with a dog on the lead all the time on a mooch. 

Obviously you have some good memories of days gone by tats, what sort of style did you prefer when you was out regularly out of interest 

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1 hour ago, dodger said:

Obviously you have some good memories of days gone by tats, what sort of style did you prefer when you was out regularly out of interest 

Tbh mate I have always liked and had lurchers with decent pace as I also lamped with them aswell and never really had a very heavy saturated saluki type as i never ran my dogs on the fens or big land that often and my best hare catching lurchers I've owned though not in the same class as these coursing lurchers that's about in the last decade or more were lamping lurchers put to saluki hybrids though they both had 3 minutes in the tank and a decent recovery rate and good mouths. Never been into matching just enjoyed a day's coursing and a nights lamping and ferreting. 

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17 minutes ago, tatsblisters said:

Tbh mate I have always liked and had lurchers with decent pace as I also lamped with them aswell and never really had a very heavy saturated saluki type as i never ran my dogs on the fens or big land that often and my best hare catching lurchers I've owned though not in the same class as these coursing lurchers that's about in the last decade or more were lamping lurchers put to saluki hybrids though they both had 3 minutes in the tank and a decent recovery rate and good mouths. Never been into matching just enjoyed a day's coursing and a nights lamping and ferreting. 

Bet you had alot of fun it's a good type n 3 minutes is still a good amount in the tank isn't it..

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16 minutes ago, dodger said:

Bet you had alot of fun it's a good type n 3 minutes is still a good amount in the tank isn't it..

Certainly had some fun over the years with lurchers mate since getting my first one in the 70s and met some good lads along the way a few sadly no longer with us.