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rough shooting with terrier/jack russell?

  • 07-01-2012 6:02pm
    #1
    temujin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭


    Hi
    my friend is just after buying a terrier dog(bit like a big jack russell actually) and hes about 3 months old and very lively but not full blown earthdog breed..i am a shooter and i use springers and he's are thinking of trying to train him as a gundog when hes older as mainly a beating dog. i live in the west of ireland were its only really rough woodcock shooting and have a good bit of experience with gundog training and thought i'd try doing the same sort of training as with a spaniel. any one ever used one for shooting?? just thought it was worth the ask as i've heard they can hunt cover well.

    thanks


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  • #2
    daithi55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭daithi55


    my cousin had one few years ago and it was a ringer to hunt phesants
    only problem was he was small enough to go to ground and ya might have to wait around every once in a while for him to come back up lol


  • #3
    blackstairsboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 447 ✭✭blackstairsboy


    Thread on it a while ago might be useful to you.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73665512


  • #4
    temujin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭temujin


    would a jack russell be as good as a spaniel though at beating cover?


  • #5
    clivej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,072 ✭✭✭clivej


    Mate uses a Staf. Bull for retrieving pigeons and tracking downed deer.

    Nicksdeer04withdogface.jpg


  • #6
    tfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭tfox


    clivej wrote: »
    Mate uses a Staf. Bull for retrieving pigeons and tracking downed deer.

    Nicksdeer04withdogface.jpg

    does your mate know he's got a dog growing out of his face :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    cavan shooter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,070 ✭✭✭cavan shooter


    temujin wrote: »
    would a jack russell be as good as a spaniel though at beating cover?

    If there is scent in there he will be a dinger but he probabally will have to eat a pheasant first:D. Know a girl on here who hada brilliant yorkie that put up 4 pheasants one year on the first of November


  • #8
    ssl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭ssl


    clivej wrote: »
    Mate uses a Staf. Bull for retrieving pigeons and tracking downed deer.

    Nicksdeer04withdogface.jpg

    I can see his father in him :)


  • #9
    fodda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 947 ✭✭✭fodda


    They say people look like their pets.:)


  • #10
    arrowloopboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,154 ✭✭✭arrowloopboy


    Mate of mine hunts phesants with an Alsation,very strange looking set up.


  • #11
    sonofthegun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭sonofthegun


    lad here has a wire haired terrier hunts in every type of cover he is so skinny he fits into the smallest of gaps granted he grew up with 4 springers so as far as he knows he doing what he is ment to do
    stog


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