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Had an hour out on the lamp last night. During the afternoon the wind had been up and it looked like it would be a good night to for a lamping session. A phone call to the farmer let him know we would be around. My daughter Emma had been out a few times before when I`d been lamping, and she was going to accompany me tonight.
We got to the farm, and there was no wind! just heavy rain. We had Suzie and Gypsy with us, I haven`t had Suzie out on the lamp yet so it would be good education for her. We saw a few rabbits sat out, but due to the rain they were sat very close to the hedges. Both Suzie and Gypsy had runs , but didn`t get a real chance to catch . The rain eased off a little as we headed for the last field . I scanned the field and saw a sitter in the middle of the field, sat under a telegraph pole. I walked up to it and Gypsy saw it in the beam. I slipped her about 15 yards away , and she closed instantly on the rabbit . She turned it on her first strike and it headed for the hedge. Gypsy seemed to find another gear and smartly anticipated and turned it off the hedge , taking it with a great strike.
I was really pleased with her, she is getting back to her best after her phantoms . She is a credit to her breeder Mr Mike Brown and always gives 110%. All in all an enjoyable hour out.
We got to the farm, and there was no wind! just heavy rain. We had Suzie and Gypsy with us, I haven`t had Suzie out on the lamp yet so it would be good education for her. We saw a few rabbits sat out, but due to the rain they were sat very close to the hedges. Both Suzie and Gypsy had runs , but didn`t get a real chance to catch . The rain eased off a little as we headed for the last field . I scanned the field and saw a sitter in the middle of the field, sat under a telegraph pole. I walked up to it and Gypsy saw it in the beam. I slipped her about 15 yards away , and she closed instantly on the rabbit . She turned it on her first strike and it headed for the hedge. Gypsy seemed to find another gear and smartly anticipated and turned it off the hedge , taking it with a great strike.
I was really pleased with her, she is getting back to her best after her phantoms . She is a credit to her breeder Mr Mike Brown and always gives 110%. All in all an enjoyable hour out.
