how often do you get out?i know we all got differant circumstances

[Guest markbrick1]

been out tonight for about 2 hrs as well as this morning for 4 hrs totall caught today 37 rabbits in totall and a fox,iam gettin out at least once a day it could be lamping are daywork somtimes twice,my catch rate has to average 150 rabbits a week and a few foxes is this to much???????????would your dog spew will mine??????? the dogs are runing the landrover 3 times a wk and catching at the side of it doing approx 7 miles its some going for my breeding but the black bitch wants more shes a pain in the arse for runing she loves it,anyway some pics of tonight mark

I had 30 years of lamping,i was addicted to it,it must have cost me thousands in days off work and fuel,iwould go anywhere ,at any time ,[moon and weather permitting],i had some very good bags of rabbits and sometimes no rabbits,but i allways enjoyed it.Then one day compleatly out of the blue it turned into work,and that was that.Iam now addicted to snareing, and thats much worse.Just to set the cat among the pidgeons the best dogs for lamping in my opinion, are bedlington or collie greyhound crosses,no dog will catch a 100 rabbits in a night , and todays lamps are to bright.micky.

well i agree with what you said there 100% about the turning into work,i dont want big nus what can i do with them??????????i do agree with the lamps bein to bright for big nus i would rather see my dog run and know were ever you shine that light being over 5 barred gates thick hedges in between livestock are 300 metres down a beam my dog will go no question asked thats why i like the big lights its not about numbers to me i can go out tonight and easily get 100 rabbits but no way will i want em and no way am i killin for the sake of it,,now snaring to me its not my kettle of fish it serves a purpose and stops there in my book,and the cross of dog you mention well thats my cross both mine are them,cheers mark

[Guest Rabbiteer]

Yeh well, I like to get out as much as possible too.

 

I keep on asking lamping mate of mine to go for a drive out on his permission, but you always hear the same old stories...............

 

My legs hurting after last night.......?

The miss's says I have to stay in......?

 

Well I got ONE last week on the lamp and that was more than enough for me, improved my dogs catch rate by 50%.

 

Wishing you night walkers all the best.......

 

 

Rabbiteer

[Guest SJM]

Im out most days of the week, If I fill my rucksack (nicknamed "death bag" ) each time I am out then Im happy with that, it soon tallies up For example last week I had 18 rabbits, 1 brown hare, 13 Mountain hares and a pheasant. hopefully this week I will match that or better it, only been passed my test 2 weeks this Wednesday and allready the car is full of the smell of death

Edited September 22, 2008 by SJM

[mikeyboy 7]

i go a few times a week lamping. im bringing my my young bullx on at mo so he just does bits as he only 12 month old. even so i would love to see 30 plus rabbits in a night we just haven't got them numbers here. well not where i go anyway. get lot people with rifles which pisses me off because they just make everywhere extinct

 

atb mike

[BULL 96]

ive only got one mature running dog now ive had him out at least 3 times a week and up to 7 nights a week ,but as sods law would have it he seems to have a good week and thens knocked up for a week or so ,thats the trouble of just having the one dog cant wait till the pups of age she can help the old knacker out.lol

[Guest little_lloyd]

Get out on the lamp about twice a week,, This is not rabbit country so about three to five rabbtits is whats expected,, And occasional bump into something else Take the mutts out for a stroll everyday,, ,Down into the valley,, But nothing lives down there beacuse of our friends the rilfemen

 

[scotty3968 0]

Wish i could get out more,,once a week lamping but out every day walkin the dogs ..if i had more permission i would defo be out more

 

scotty

[Guest markbrick1]

rifle men piss me of as well wees the sport in that shooting at night should be banned full stop,mark

[Zerky 133]

rifle men piss me of as well wees the sport in that shooting at night should be banned full stop,mark

very true mark. melt them down

[mikeyboy 7]

iv got a mate who ran lurchers for years and years then due to health now he can't so he turned to rifle shooting and all his ground is like a graveyard lucky to see 1 rabbit a night. i just can't see the point

 

atb mike

[Guest markbrick1]

Yeh well, I like to get out as much as possible too.

 

I keep on asking lamping mate of mine to go for a drive out on his permission, but you always hear the same old stories...............

 

My legs hurting after last night.......?

The miss's says I have to stay in......?

 

Well I got ONE last week on the lamp and that was more than enough for me, improved my dogs catch rate by 50%.

 

Wishing you night walkers all the best.......

 

 

Rabbiteer

i know exactly what you mean mate i had someone down last wk and had to free role past his van then he wouldnt wake up i cant walk much now but doin a bit of drivin i sympacise with your mate as ive hurt my knee and its just comin good now in time for this moon,but tell your mate to tell his mrs to f**k of as no way i would put up with mine tellin me to stop in ,all the best mark

[spep21 0]

Everyday either on the lamp or first/last light depending on what I've got on for the day workwise. Probably get 20 or so rabbits in a week. Not as many around as down your way mate. Is it the black one that my bitch is up against in the comp?

[scent 509]

im out 2 to 3 nights a week lamping and im out hunting cover with the terriers most evenings .Even when im just walking the dogs i keep them working away and im constantly busting through ditches looking for new earths.Basicly i wish i could hunt cover ,dig and lamp every minute of the day,no matter how much im out its never enough

[Guest markbrick1]

Everyday either on the lamp or first/last light depending on what I've got on for the day workwise. Probably get 20 or so rabbits in a week. Not as many around as down your way mate. Is it the black one that my bitch is up against in the comp?

it surely is mate shes runin well but the brindle has a taste for other things at the moment and 6 rabbits is enough for her she wants other things bored with rabbits i think

[spep21 0]

Everyday either on the lamp or first/last light depending on what I've got on for the day workwise. Probably get 20 or so rabbits in a week. Not as many around as down your way mate. Is it the black one that my bitch is up against in the comp?

it surely is mate shes runin well but the brindle has a taste for other things at the moment and 6 rabbits is enough for her she wants other things bored with rabbits i think

I have seen a couple of mates dogs that seem to get bored of the rabbits. Reckon it could be the collie in them. What do you think?