Warreners of old.

[TOMO 26,503]

just looked online at thetford museum, and it does mention the warreners

 

so i asume there's still a display

[Brimmer 220]

Sorry fellers been away the weekend, thanks for the posts. Will look into the info given, and see if i can follow it up!

I'm going to start asking around with the farmers on the land we go on when the season starts, sure they'll have a few tales to tell.

I,m sure life must have been hard back then, but some folks used to control rabbits, day in day out as there job. (Might not have been a huge wage, but would still like to hear of the methods/seasons/animals they used, totals they got in a year, and the payment they recieved.

Thanks fellers.

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

the last job i want is to be a warrener

[col g 0]

ive got some books in the house somewhere that tells some good tales of old.the books are called the old poacher and the other is called the old gamekeeper.the stories in these are set a long time before the 1st world war.theres a funny story in the old poachers book about two fellows working a warren.one bloke was new to ferreting,he heard something going on down the sett and decided to stick his head near to the enterance,after doing so the rabbit bolted,hit him smack bang in the face and knocked him clean out,which i found highly ammusing .if i can find where ive put these books you are more than welcome to have a borrow of them brimmer

Edited August 10, 2009 by col g

[Cornio 0]

I read somewhere that years and years ago, taking rabbits without permission was punishable by death.

[the_hunter1983 2]

lol funny you shud say that i have the same very to books the book "more tales of the old poacher" is by a fella called John Humphreys which is as you said funny as hell,i have the illustrated edition that i think was around in 1995,theres also a crackin book called The Confessions of a Poacher i think it was done in about 1890 (dont quoate me but its sumfin like that) its also a cracker book im sure i have them around also,which if ya want a lend of brimmer you can i will have to hoak my old books out from tha attic and give them a dust lol

[awen 29]

lol funny you shud say that i have the same very to books the book "more tales of the old poacher" is by a fella called John Humphreys which is as you said funny as hell,i have the illustrated edition that i think was around in 1995,theres also a crackin book called The Confessions of a Poacher i think it was done in about 1890 (dont quoate me but its sumfin like that) its also a cracker book im sure i have them around also,which if ya want a lend of brimmer you can i will have to hoak my old books out from tha attic and give them a dust lol

 

very wierd the missus just got back from the library and goes ere ya go and passes me 'more tales of the old poachers' by john humphreys as im readin this thread. it must be a sign either to read it or go out for a bit of poachin lol, rekon ill read it first ay

[rosspti 2]

That's right Cornio, for poaching a single rabbit you could be flogged, hanged, or deported to Australia as a prisoner.

[the_hunter1983 2]

lol funny you shud say that i have the same very to books the book "more tales of the old poacher" is by a fella called John Humphreys which is as you said funny as hell,i have the illustrated edition that i think was around in 1995,theres also a crackin book called The Confessions of a Poacher i think it was done in about 1890 (dont quoate me but its sumfin like that) its also a cracker book im sure i have them around also,which if ya want a lend of brimmer you can i will have to hoak my old books out from tha attic and give them a dust lol

 

very wierd the missus just got back from the library and goes ere ya go and passes me 'more tales of the old poachers' by john humphreys as im readin this thread. it must be a sign either to read it or go out for a bit of poachin lol, rekon ill read it first ay

 

lmao good stuff matey...is it the hand illustrated one? its a crackin book well worth a read il tell ya...ya shud copy it cuz its hard ta come across