Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 When ferreting, what do you think is the best dog to use in all ferreting work? Can you please put comment ect when you vote. Cheers, Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipster Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Hia Frank Why have you not included the Terrier. I am right into long netting using my Jack Russels with the ferrets working in pairs (just have to be careful when ferret pops his head out and old dog has a go at him) just cant wait till all them baby bunnies are all growd up and the ferreting starts again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Hia Frank Why have you not included the Terrier. I am right into long netting using my Jack Russels with the ferrets working in pairs (just have to be careful when ferret pops his head out and old dog has a go at him) just cant wait till all them baby bunnies are all growd up and the ferreting starts again Sorry Slipster, i did not think of terriers. I might be getting a whippet for ferreting and want a running dog really for the job, that is an all rounder. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferreter Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 i do like whippets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenlander Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 I,ve owned and used both,and in my oppinion a lurcher of the right kind of type is the better at the job , something that stands around 23" at the shoulder. All the best Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 i do like whippets Them are nice whippets their ferreter. Whats your opinion on whippets for ferreting? Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferreter Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 i dont use them much frank but i intend to they wait and watch well but there not to good on the marking (well the older one is ) not had his son out with the furts yet but i will try him in the winter ,the older one is outside in all weathers and the younger one inside so i dont think the weather when ferreting is a problem for a whippet ,my older dog has a nice thick coat aswell but his son doesn`t dont know if thisis down to him living inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 i dont use them much frank but i intend to they wait and watch well but there not to good on the marking (well the older one is ) not had his son out with the furts yet but i will try him in the winter ,the older one is outside in all weathers and the younger one inside so i dont think the weather when ferreting is a problem for a whippet ,my older dog has a nice thick coat aswell but his son doesn`t dont know if thisis down to him living inside Thanks ferreter. Do they catch well? Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferreter Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 frank there a fine height for catching rabbits i would have even tried my older dog on foxes if they hadn`t banned it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 frank there a fine height for catching rabbits i would have even tried my older dog on foxes if they hadn`t banned it Cheers. I have heard they are very quick? I use to have Lurchers, but found them slow for the job. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefman Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Frank. Whippets all the way I have three of them Mum ,Dad and I kept a bitch back from our first litter last year. They all catch walked up rabbits and squirrels in the woods near our house. I sometimes use them to spot squirrels for me in the trees when I am out walking with the moderated .410 The dog is especially fast,enough to take your breath away when you see them twist abd turn at full pelt. I posted a piccie yesterday of my Marlin 880 with the barrel shortened two of the whips and our spaniel are modelling in it. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Frank.Whippets all the way I have three of them Mum ,Dad and I kept a bitch back from our first litter last year. They all catch walked up rabbits and squirrels in the woods near our house. I sometimes use them to spot squirrels for me in the trees when I am out walking with the moderated .410 The dog is especially fast,enough to take your breath away when you see them twist abd turn at full pelt. I posted a piccie yesterday of my Marlin 880 with the barrel shortened two of the whips and our spaniel are modelling in it. Matt Cheers Matt. Im trying to find the pics. Keep the votes coming. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 I found the pics Matt, in the G & C section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 What about a Staghound? The traditional rabbiting dog down here is a Staghound or pure Greyhound. Whippets are used and I have mates with them but not too often, we tend to like the bigger dogs so we can use them on Foxes as well. Some even double as Pig dogs or in my dog case as a Goat hound. Jack Russel's and little Aussi fox terriers are also used as flushing and burrow dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 What about a Staghound? Had them before Speedy, they were too big for ferreting i found, is the fella in the pic good at bunnys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 That’s "Girl" and she is the best dog I have ever had, on a clean set in open ground she will catch the Rabbit 70-80% of the time and she has also started on Foxes getting 4 so far unaided and even bagged a few Hares. Her speciality however is goats and on a clean run I have never seen one get away from her inside 150m. It is fair to note however that her height does work against her in dead fall and choked areas but if she has room to run or when hunting her under the light she normally kills more then I do, I would cop more slack from my mates over that but she out does them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 That’s "Girl" and she is the best dog I have ever had, on a clean set in open ground she will catch the Rabbit 70-80% of the time and she has also started on Foxes getting 4 so far unaided and even bagged a few Hares.Her speciality however is goats and on a clean run I have never seen one get away from her inside 150m. Thanks Speedy. The places i work, are pretty tight and a whippet would be better prehaps. Your bitch sounds a good worker Id say she has corage to take most game. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Frank, both can be excellent but you have to take in all the variables. The terrain can work for one and not the other. If the scuts are bolting to a near hole you need fast ones. The terrier now comes into play as they are always hovering. If the scuts are bolting open field I prefer a bigger dog with the obligatory turn of speed. Horses for courses Frank and BTW I voted whippet. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Frank, both can be excellent but you have to take in all the variables. The terrain can work for one and not the other. If the scuts are bolting to a near hole you need fast ones. The terrier now comes into play as they are always hovering. If the scuts are bolting open field I prefer a bigger dog with the obligatory turn of speed. Horses for courses Frank and BTW I voted whippet. LB Cheers LB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fert Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 well as some of you will know a lurcher is a breed of sight hound crossed with another breed such as collie/gundog terrier.one of the most common rabbiting dogs is the beddie whippit which is classed as a lurcher. not many folk use pure whippets as they can perish in the cold weather and can rip there skin easily. but as lb says its horses for course you dont need a quick dog to go ferreting but a clever dog who listens to whats going on i have 2 collie greyhounds the one has been ferreting with me last year and he picked it up very well.a whippet would not be strong enough or hardy enough on some of the terrain i ferret. a good catch on rough terain a dog that marks well can save a hell of a lot of time waiting for a bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Some fantastic pics their fert. Thanks very much sir. Yes them collie crosses do look the part and look as though they can do the job well. Whats the breeding in them? Anything to do with Hancock? I have seen 1 Hancock dog work and it was a cracker. Cheers, Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 yes mate they are both hancocks dogs the merle one is a very quick learner and very game. the black one is still a pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 yes mate they are both hancocks dogs the merle one is a very quick learner and very game. the black one is still a pup. Thought so, cheers. Does Hancock still sell pups? Its been years since i bought the countrymans weekly. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenlander Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 One of the reason I prefer lurchers to whippets ,is because the lack of height in the whippet means they are easily unsighted,a dog that stands taller sees more that is going on,so can react quicker ,as well as being faster. A whippet going flat out may look the fastest thing on four legs,but a well bred Lurcher of around 23"will be easily quicker! and a more versatile hunting companion, I'm not knocking Whippets,in fact i'm a fan of them ,and they can make handy little ferreting dogs,and I would choose a straight whippet over a whippet cross lurcher such as a beddy\whippet every time, but my experience has taught me to go for a bigger type of Lurcher that can use its Brains as well as its speed. All the best Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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