im 46 years old and i have been ferretting all my life up until last weekend i have never used a locator. if the ferrets are well handled and well fed you might get the odd kill in and a bit of a wait but generally the ferrets come out eventually. i have never lost a ferret, left one down a hole once and left the carrying bag outside the hole, when i came back the next morning the ferret ran over to me i think it was more releived than i was,
a dead rabbit waggled in a hole, making a thumping noise with a stick, squeaking the back of your hand all of these work sometimes.
Just be sens