As well as that a ferret that isn't big enough to hold or kill a rabbit could cause you to dig several holes as the rabbit drags it around.
The reverse to what you just said is mostly when its time for me to stop ferreting. I like to dig,dont get me wrong I love the bolters aswell, but when the baby bunnies are about and your digging down to the ferret and he draggs the baby bunny away.Does my head in.You would have holes all over the place.
what i am saying is with all the will in the world they are physically stuggle. with the low cover. the bigger dogs move easily over the top where the little chaps try to move through or kangaroo about. either way soon burns em out and they start lagging behind. i am a big fan of the smaller terriers but not in a lot of the top work we do.
Just on what your saying there. Over the years Ive been guilty of getting dogs I want instead of dogs I need. Its all ferreting and bushing for me this season. To cover the different types of land and cover around me.I got a cocker cross and 2 little r
good luck with the pup, just get it as much experiences out as you can when its old enough. the rest is up to the dog if it takes to it lovely. cant see why it wont
Bring him out at night, keep him on a lead at all times. Bring him to some cover that you can get in and around with him on the lead. He will deffo use his nose in the dark. Try a few sessions like that. I found it brings on bushers lovely.
Thanks,one of my mates is just short of 60, hes loveing it.He had a stroke in 2014. He wishes he had of took up ferreting years ago. the other mate would be a good bit younger than me, hes mad for it aswell plus he eats them.
Headed out today with 2 mates. Its the 3rd time theyve been out this season so still wearing there L plates. The crack was deadly. My older mate got to dive on his first live bolter and grab it. His last couple of outings where all digs so he got to watch. I was slagging him about his net setting, winding him up when a rabbit bolted into the net I was winding him up about. He was glowing for a few minutes after it. We got a couple of bolters and the rest where digs, love the digging. We got 7 in total all from ditches and headges most people will walk past. We missed a few because of all the c