Sprocker...

Shoot2kill

Got a 3yr old sprocker on trial Monday, dog came highly recommended buy a cousin of mine. The lad that had him was selling him to buy a working terrier. Picked the dog up on the way home from work anyways and had already arranged for two of the buddies to meet me at home so we could bring the dog to a nice bit of cover up the back of mine.

We headed up anyway, the two buddies were at the end of the break, me at one side and the brother opposite me. I let the dog in and he hunted very hard up through it, he's not one bit afraid of briers anyway. About half ways up through it he starts roaring his head off, I can hear him busting up through it inside. Next thing a fox breaks out the brothers side..... BANG! hits the fox good & hard but it doesn't drop him, he's gone too far to fire the second so im thinking to myself.... F#@K!!! Then he starts to slow and stops, throws himself down but by no means dead.

Two seconds later out comes this sprocker up the field trailing the fox and locks on solid onto him. By the time the brother ran the 80yrds up to them, lets just say there was no need for the second cartridge!

Just bought myself a new dog!!

djflawless

welcome to the sprocker club
ive a 3 year old bitch that would go through briars like a hot knife through butter.absolutely brilliant dogs by all aspects of the word.id highly recommend 1 anyways.
Nearest ive been to a fox with mine was around an earth during last years pheasant season.id say the stump of her tail was sore for a week with all the wagging.
Congrats to you

deeksofdoom

He sounds like a good one, well wear as they say.

I know a lad who has one and he walks behind him the whole time, you get duds in every breed.

Shoot2kill

djflawless wrote: »

welcome to the sprocker club
ive a 3 year old bitch that would go through briars like a hot knife through butter.absolutely brilliant dogs by all aspects of the word.id highly recommend 1 anyways.
Nearest ive been to a fox with mine was around an earth during last years pheasant season.id say the stump of her tail was sore for a week with all the wagging.
Congrats to you

I have a springer bitch too, she's unreal on birds & this lad is retrieving back to the hand as well... I reckon they will throw some nice pups.

deerhunter1

Shoot2kill wrote: »

Got a 3yr old sprocker on trial Monday, dog came highly recommended buy a cousin of mine. The lad that had him was selling him to buy a working terrier. Picked the dog up on the way home from work anyways and had already arranged for two of the buddies to meet me at home so we could bring the dog to a nice bit of cover up the back of mine.

We headed up anyway, the two buddies were at the end of the break, me at one side and the brother opposite me. I let the dog in and he hunted very hard up through it, he's not one bit afraid of briers anyway. About half ways up through it he starts roaring his head off, I can hear him busting up through it inside. Next thing a fox breaks out the brothers side..... BANG! hits the fox good & hard but it doesn't drop him, he's gone too far to fire the second so im thinking to myself.... F#@K!!! Then he starts to slow and stops, throws himself down but by no means dead.

Two seconds later out comes this sprocker up the field trailing the fox and locks on solid onto him. By the time the brother ran the 80yrds up to them, lets just say there was no need for the second cartridge!

Just bought myself a new dog!!

Well done and good luck and happy hunting

pheasntstalker

Shoot2kill wrote: »

Got a 3yr old sprocker on trial Monday, dog came highly recommended buy a cousin of mine. The lad that had him was selling him to buy a working terrier. Picked the dog up on the way home from work anyways and had already arranged for two of the buddies to meet me at home so we could bring the dog to a nice bit of cover up the back of mine.

We headed up anyway, the two buddies were at the end of the break, me at one side and the brother opposite me. I let the dog in and he hunted very hard up through it, he's not one bit afraid of briers anyway. About half ways up through it he starts roaring his head off, I can hear him busting up through it inside. Next thing a fox breaks out the brothers side..... BANG! hits the fox good & hard but it doesn't drop him, he's gone too far to fire the second so im thinking to myself.... F#@K!!! Then he starts to slow and stops, throws himself down but by no means dead.

Two seconds later out comes this sprocker up the field trailing the fox and locks on solid onto him. By the time the brother ran the 80yrds up to them, lets just say there was no need for the second cartridge!

Just bought myself a new dog!!

well done,you have a good one by the sounds of it ,happy hunting:D

Shoot2kill

Can't wait for the Sunday morning gatherings to start up again..

Roll on Sunday!!;)