Author Topic: saturday rabbit hunt (Read 14917 times)

plottwalker · « **on:** December 31, 2012, 06:43:54 AM »

went out this saturday morning with rangerGSP on this site. weather was perfect,we hunted until noon, the shooters did well, i think we seen about 11 or 12 rabbits, and brought 7 home. dogs did there part, lots of good races, dogs almost had one caught on the ground but it sliped away.

plottwalker · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2012, 06:45:55 AM »

pic of the 4 dogs

jackmaster · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2012, 06:48:33 AM »

that is cool, whee do you rabbit hunt if you dont mind me askn, we use to hunt ft lewis when i was young but we didnt have dogs

ICEMAN · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2012, 06:53:48 AM »

Is Rip the pup? Very cool pic.

plottwalker · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2012, 06:57:27 AM »

for cotton tails theres a few bird release sites around sw washington. and in oregon theres e.e. wilson area. theres lots of bunnies in a small area. but i mostly hunt the woods for the bigger brush rabbits. not as many rabbits in the woods, but they make for a longer race for the dogs.

jackmaster · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2012, 06:59:58 AM »

how much room do you need for rabbits? i have about a million of them around my place, i only have 5 acres though not sure if the neibors would lose their mind but it would be cool to thin them out, but they damn sure arent very big rabbits, fast little suckers though

plottwalker · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:00:55 AM »

yes the female pup is rip.(rose in paradise)

plottwalker · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:03:59 AM »

jackmaster, it just depends how thick the cover is for them, if its all briars, the rabbits wont go very far, but if theres lots of open areas they will make about 500-800 yrd circles and probably run off the property. that is for cottontails. snowshoes and brush rabbits can make 1 mile circles or bigger.

jackmaster · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:09:17 AM »

that pic of the pup trying to help is awesome, i think i would get a poster of that pic made

plottwalker · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:14:38 AM »

lol. i wish she tried to help... the old dog was bringing the rabbits to us, and the pup trys to take them away from him. she took one back in the briars and i had to crawl back in to get the rabbit. not easy to get in a rabbit tunnel!

jackmaster · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:16:43 AM »

that is awesome, i bet its alot of fun on the snow, well as long as it aint to deep right? are those beagals? what does a good started rabbit dog cost?

plottwalker · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:33:59 AM »

they can run in snow, but you dont want deep snow, maybe 3-6 inches is about perfect. yes they are beagles. it all depends on the price of a dog. and what kind of dog you are looking for. a good brush dog may not work out on the faster longer races like a snow shoe hare. and a hare dog might not get in the briars enough to push a cottontail rabbit enough. but a finished rabbit dog is alot cheaper then a bird dog. or finished hound. i would say 200-800 is about what they would go for. that is if you can find one around here.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2012, 08:09:30 AM »

Awesome ....need to get by butt off the couch and run my dog !!

MIKEXRAY · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2012, 08:26:40 AM »

Now that looks like a blast ! Congrats on a great day. I need to start implementing some of my ideas instead of working. Mike

dkecoleman · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2012, 08:30:48 AM »

Awesome post man, it's been a long time since I've been on a rabbit hunt, my older brother used to run dogs back in Kentucky, that brings back some memories, congrats on the good hunt

C-Money · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2012, 08:36:28 AM »

A Beagle on a rabbit is a wonderful sound. Great times. I harvested my first bunny that was chased to me from my Uncles beagle in Pennsylvania.

crazysccrmd · « **Reply #16 on:** December 31, 2012, 08:41:35 AM »

I need to try gun hunting rabbits with a beagle. I've only ever done it with a hawk (falconry) which is a whole different game. My beagle now is a house pet, not a hunter like his predecessor, that needs to change.

C-Money · « **Reply #17 on:** December 31, 2012, 08:53:38 AM »

Quote from: crazysccrmd on December 31, 2012, 08:41:35 AM

I need to try gun hunting rabbits with a beagle. I've only ever done it with a hawk (falconry) which is a whole different game. My beagle now is a house pet, not a hunter like his predecessor, that needs to change.

I am sure your dog would pick it up quite fast with a little time in the field.

swwaoutdoorsman · « **Reply #18 on:** December 31, 2012, 06:11:11 PM »

Love the little hound dogs. Looks like you got some go getters.

crazysccrmd · « **Reply #19 on:** December 31, 2012, 06:37:45 PM »

A picture from the good ol' days.

plottwalker · « **Reply #20 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:03:54 AM »

looks like beagles and a hawk would be a blast. how open of an area do you need to use a hawk? lots of the areas we run in are pretty thick.

crazysccrmd · « **Reply #21 on:** January 03, 2013, 08:28:03 AM »

Quote from: plottwalker on January 03, 2013, 07:03:54 AM

looks like beagles and a hawk would be a blast. how open of an area do you need to use a hawk? lots of the areas we run in are pretty thick.

It's pretty awesome. You really don't need a very open area. Since the hawks have the altitude they can strike in pretty small openings. Depending on the hawk (aggressiveness/weight) and the overhead cover thickness they can crash through brush pretty well.

Stilly bay · « **Reply #22 on:** January 13, 2013, 02:04:27 PM »

lokidog · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2013, 05:57:42 PM »

Cute pup, sounds like a good day and some fine eats to boot.

Donaye37 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 14, 2013, 11:15:53 AM »

man that is awesome!

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 14, 2013, 03:52:13 PM »

Quote from: Stilly bay on January 13, 2013, 02:04:27 PM

Where did you find this ....

Stilly bay · « **Reply #26 on:** January 14, 2013, 04:50:06 PM »

Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on January 14, 2013, 03:52:13 PM

Quote from: Stilly bay on January 13, 2013, 02:04:27 PM

Where did you find this ....

I stoled it from the facey pages

plottwalker · « **Reply #27 on:** January 16, 2013, 06:26:37 AM »

ran on sunday and had a quick race and a dead rabbit in the end, weather was cold(18-20 degrees)dogs had a hard time pushing the rabbits out, by noon it warmed up to 25-26 degrees and they could keep on the next rabbit for a 2 hour run before we pulled them off.seen the rabbit 3 times and he was moving!

plottwalker · « **Reply #28 on:** January 16, 2013, 06:33:00 AM »

ride home

hunter93 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 24, 2013, 02:28:41 PM »

those pictures are awsome. makes me want a beagle now really bad. so i can hunt day with them and nigh with the big ones. if you guys ever get rid of any i would be intrested.

Machias · « **Reply #30 on:** January 25, 2013, 04:22:18 AM »

Love the bottom photo, ah blissfully sleeping after working their little butts off! Very cool photo!

plottwalker · « **Reply #31 on:** January 29, 2013, 12:46:33 PM »

hunter93, thats what i did for the first part of the season, i ran the hounds till day light and beagles till around noon. worked out well, mine dont ride the box, but i do road them like the hounds and they take tracks that way as well as free casting. pm if interested in a dog, i might know someone getting out of one. or some pups coming up.

Austrian Hunter · « **Reply #32 on:** January 29, 2013, 01:30:26 PM »

Wow, now that looks like fun!!

seth30 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 11, 2013, 10:09:04 AM »

Do beagles yip and run in there sleep after a day of hunting?

crazysccrmd · « **Reply #34 on:** July 11, 2013, 10:27:53 AM »

Quote from: seth30 on July 11, 2013, 10:09:04 AM

Do beagles yip and run in there sleep after a day of hunting?

Mine does that sometimes without even having been hunting recently

Austrian Hunter · « **Reply #35 on:** July 11, 2013, 11:11:23 AM »

Man that looks like a blast!! And I love eating rabbit!!!

seth30 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 11, 2013, 11:31:17 AM »

Quote from: crazysccrmd on July 11, 2013, 10:27:53 AM

Quote from: seth30 on July 11, 2013, 10:09:04 AM
Do beagles yip and run in there sleep after a day of hunting?

Mine does that sometimes without even having been hunting recently

My labs do everytime after a hunt and think its great

One of these days I need to get it on video

Brianshounds · « **Reply #37 on:** August 05, 2013, 07:30:53 AM »

A bear we caught this spring in Idaho

plottwalker · « **Reply #38 on:** October 11, 2013, 10:27:38 AM »

next generation of hare pullers!

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