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Just come back to NZ after being away for 18 years, should never have left. Changed from shooting to Hare coursing ut still have a fantastic Working Cocker Spaniel coming here from the UK in 9 weeks time. On the lookout for Lurcher breeding stock now to get stuck into the Hares. If anybody knows anyone with anything decent let me know please. Deerhound Greyhound First X or Collie Greyhound First X or Saluki instead of the Greyhound.
Cheers
Welcome Topdog. And welcome home.
Cheers Rushy, appreciated
Sounds like you may of been hanging out with the Pikeys over there ;)
Welcome back to the better of the two places
You from a pig hunting forum as well?
Regardless, welcome.
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Welcome Topdog.
Where about in the UK did you live?
There are a heap more hares to get stuck into over here. Don't know anyone with suitable dogs here, but I used to enjoy getting out with friends and their dogs back home for a mooch about.
Hi Matt2308 I came from up North of Newcastle in a place called Ashington, there's been tremendous hare coursing dogs up there for over 80 years now, its from the old mining town days where there were lots of poachers. I'm looking at bringing dogs in and breeding my own as I'm struggling to get anything at all. I was at a lurcher show the other week and not one dog was worked "everything had flat feet so I'm not sure if they were walked let alone worked". Ample hares where I'm living if I get sorted one day I'll give you a shout if you fancy some good old fashioned coursing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt2308
Pengy,
Definitely the better of the 2 places, and yes I did spend a bit of time with some of the Pikeys "not all of them" and there was some bloody good dogs around believe me. Cannot wait to get into it here though.
The old mining towns certainly produced some good lines.
I'm currently back in Hathersage visiting family. Have a couple of friends from Barnsley that will be over later in the week for a mooch about with their dogs. I'm lucky to have built up a lot of permissions that I controlled the foxes and vermin on over many years. I managed to get out last night and shoot a vixen that had been seen around a friends pheasant pens.
Let me know what dog you end up with. I would love to get out for a mooch!
Topdog you should drop in to Maca's for a catchup the weekend of the Sika Show.
Rushy " Excuse the ignorance mate but who or what is Maca's?" you don't mean bloody MacDonalds do you?" lol I'm around for the Sika show so I'll definitely be there anyway as I'm just down the road. Cheers for the heads up though.
Matt,
Good for you mate , get out as much as you can when you are over there. I hate the bloody foxes and shit have I had some sport with them over the years with the terriers and lurchers. My nephew does well with them & he averages about 30 a year just with the terriers and he's done the same this year but he's at about 25 already. When I get sorted with something I'll keep in touch. I hate seeing the dead hares around everywhere knowing that they've croaked without having a good lurcher throwing them all over on a good race during their life.
Welcome to the forum.
How do you catch the hare in the first place for coursing?
All I have seen of it is the movie "snatch"
Welcome. We have a unique way of getting our hares here, .17 and above :)
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I don't think they release a hare, just go to a field where there's likely to be a couple... I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
First of all this isn't Greyhound coursing so you don't need to catch the Hare!! A good lurcher & I mean a good one will work the field for you and pick up the scent and that's it you're on, they don't live in Warrens or Burrows like Rabbits as they lie in a small hollow on the top of the ground called a "Form". If you're good enough you can squeak them in to you like a fox or even walk them, where you can get right on top of them. The fact that they don't live in the ground makes them easier to find. Then there's the hard part and that's having a dog that is fast enough to catch one And don't think a Greyhound is the answer because it isn't . If you had a great Greyhound it might get 1 and if it's a long race it's burnt out afterwards but a good Lurcher will just go all day, and if you ever do it make sure it's the right way. One dog one Hare! Oh by the way too "In the movie Snatch they didn't catch the hare to release they'd have been poaching and if you've ever met a Pikey before you know full well that a hare wouldn't be caught to be released again"!! it would be eaten before it got away!!ha ha lol
Where's the sport in shooting a Hare? Rabbits perhaps but shooting a good hare is a waste of good sporting material in my eyes & they've been shooting them for years so what's unique about it ha ha
Matt,
How did you go with your mates. Did you get out with the dogs? Cheers Topdog
Matt, A good mate has just bred some Lurchers for me. As you know there's no breeding stock over here so they won't be world beaters but should course. The breeding line from these pups I'll probably put to a Greyhound or Saluki then that's it job done. You know anyone who'd be interested in pups.
Cheers
Topdog