Loved the part where they were all listening- spellbound! Great vid.

Great answer David,one difference i've found with hounds and lurchers is hounds always want to hunt and the collie crosses sometimes know when hunting is a total wast of time- not lazy they just know. One habit that would drive a hound man wild.

I was thinking more about maximum speeds a hunting dog sometimes reach using nose alone?

Yes it always seems to average out at around 5mph but sometimes my young bitch hits 23mph almost sure shes not sighted what shes chasing and stays fairly accurate.The garmin is a godsend for cutting corners when all the huntings on foot Tom.

Just curious if anyone ever clocks the speed of a dog during a hunt via basecamp? Open country obviously cover rocks trees etc will slow them way down but i wonder just how fast they run using nose alone?

"desire to get ahead of the game" This may sound a little far fetched but i have seen this habit used with great results especially with two dogs well used to working together. Both dogs see the fox but instead of them both flat out trying to catch it, say like two greyhounds coursing a hare would ...

A friend of mine constantly talked about "the best dog that ever lived" lol He hated collies big time. Made my day when i hunted with the man that bred the dog some 20 years later. Turned out it was half english hound half BC!

Border collie crosses feature in lots of hunting dogs here in the UK- just imagine channeling that obsessive compulsive nature into doing exactly what you want!

Watched his play his first game after the bite- had to laugh, the fans were singing"in the jungle" and some were wearing lion masks!

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/83885-artificial-fox-earths/page-2
Great read Andy, be a shame to see foxes disapear altogether from an area. Most artificial earths in the UK are (were) built for pest control and sport, be good to see if you can increase the fox population by giving ...

Got to agree there CB, them bridge cameras (panasonic fz etc) are fantastic- not to bulky to be a nuisance when the main thing is hunting and great zoom capability when the action is way off.

Some great old footage for anyone who loves a bit of sound
https://youtu.be/yctzqw3H3Vs
Is it the leading hounds that make the most noise i wonder?

Great reading men, pity theres no "like" button for some of the posts.For me the ability for a dog to hunt at speed is impressive and usually the only way to get regular results. http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo301/ands07/rhiw%20to%20canwr%20dog%20fox_zpsf9mabbk3.jpg
A fantastic hunter for ...

Great read Dewy, i 'd say it takes a huge amount of time spent hunting to have that -link with the dogs!

I,ve been lucky enough to see a few lurchers that can hunt well and sometimes hunt at a serious pace. It definatly brings more results putting foxes under pressure through the shear speed of the hunt rather than just a long old hunt that suits the fox. Be great to see how a lurcher with a good nose ...