lurcher keeps missing daytime bunnies

[Guest whitser]

i have a lurcher,whippetxbedlingtonxsalukixgreyhound, 15 months old. i started lamoing him at xmass just an odd slip at first then more and more by march he mas catching between four and six out ten on average which i was happy with,for a young dog. But since the lamping finished he only gets the odd chase in the evening when the terriers bolt them from cover but he hasn't managed to nab one. in fact he's missed them all. he seems to be just unlucky cos he runs them well. Has the fact that he only ran them at night effectd him or is he just the unluckiest lurcher in ireland?

[Guest sushie]

Give him time and practice mate! Daytime rabbits are alot different to lamped ones! I am sure he will start catching them once he gets used to it!

[Guest MOLLY]

One of mine runs like a demon on the lamp, but daytime bunnies is totally different. She seems to be 'watching them'...its weird, running along side them like she is waiting for them to make a change of direction etc instead of just striking at them, yet at night she strikes with such force she does summersaults...i cant figure it out at all

MOLL.

[Guest Cal]

A daytime rabbit (not ferreted) on its home turf is no mug.

[SONNY 0]

he just needs more runs to get more experience.my dog caught first time out on the lamp but struggled for a while on daytime rabbits.stick with it mate & he'll come right

[colliejohn 840]

i would,nt worry to much,this time of year there,s to much cover ,your best bet is to wait till september,and take your dog ferreting it will gain more experience of the rabbits ways and have more chance of catching.taking your dog out with your terriers bushing is ok,but its very rare you get a chance of a decent run for your dog as the runs are usually from cover to cover.have plenty of patience and in time your dog should start catching.regards collie john.

[dodger 2,754]

With a bit of patience and quality time im sure the penny will drop'but as people have said daytime rabbits during the "hunting season" can be a test for any dog.Good luck

[Rabbithunter 456]

IMO the day time rabbit is one or the hardest things to catch in quantity.

 

 

ditto

[Nipper 0]

Don't forget at night you are surprising the rabbit with the lamp, in the daytime they can see you and don't move far from home. If they do, it is via cover and bramble patches.

 

Try for a couple of walks, keeping the dog on a lead as sometimes they are that keen they are ahead of the terriers etc and never cotton on to what is required. Good dogs in my opinion potter around when hunting rabbits in the daytime and put the speed on when needed.

[ROZ 0]

If it's to biuld the dogs confidence up I would run him on mixy rabbits this time of year as they can be a bit easier on the dog.plus your doing the rabbits a favour by not prolonging their suffering.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Its easy to say keep at it but if the dog gets failure after failure ,in the end it may quit running rabbits in daylight .Its very frustrating to see apparently catchable rabbits avoid the dog but they are after all running to survive.It will probably happen when you least expect it .Good luck .

[Guest mucker]

nearly every daytime rabbit ive had has had mixy :Di dont bother with the daytime hunting.

[MikeTheDog 153]

Never underestimate the humble coney ......Find a nice peaceful field with a few hundred rabbit holes and stick a ferret down ...The more runs the dog gets the better it will get...

 

 

 

They will get there in the end..

 

 

 

[Guest MOLLY]

I havent seen any pics of Meg for ages Mike, since she was still a yearling....get some put up please

MOLL.

[MikeTheDog 153]

Just for you Molly

 

 

 

She's a big strong girl now..