my 1st permission

[niall_b73 41]

i could not be happier.

today i got permission to go ferreting on the land in the pic's

there is a whole lot of land with all the rabbits to go with it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

basically as far as the eye can see is mine.

roll on october so i can get my ferrets out

 

niall_b73

Edited September 13, 2009 by niall_b73

[robbo 832]

i could not be happier.

today i got permission to go ferreting on the land in the pic's

there is a whole lot of land with all the rabbits to go with it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

basically as far as the eye can see is mine.

roll on october so i can get my ferrets out

 

niall_b73

youre gunna need a good spade in that lot mate. congraulations on getting youre first permission and good hunting.

[philipmurray 0]

Be careful with them burrows ferreting.....tend to collapse i wouldnt chance it... ;)

[niall_b73 41]

this is news i was not wanting to hear.

so because the burrows are well established would they not be safe enough ??

 

is it really that dangerous?

[pencoed hunter 7]

Nice permission mate good luck

[ferret1 6]

Nice bit of permission mate but go careful they can collapse when you walk over the tunnels and if you have to dig to ferret you might get problems but take it steady and you should be ok.

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

this is news i was not wanting to hear.

so because the burrows are well established would they not be safe enough ??

 

is it really that dangerous?

 

If the burrows are in sand they tend to go deep,so when you come to dig your ferret out there is a big risk of the sand caving in while you are down the hole.MAKE sure you take somebody with you.

If you can't/or don't feel comfortable ferreting them you could all ways use fenn traps or snares.

 

Or you could look round to see if there is any smaller burrows THAT you can ferret.Then just stink the big burrows out and the rabbits will move to the smaller burrows.

 

Well done on your first permission.

[Fat-Ferret 857]

this is news i was not wanting to hear.

so because the burrows are well established would they not be safe enough ??

 

is it really that dangerous?

 

90% of the ground I do is exactly like yours, It is dangerous digging as TP has said, My mate held me by the ankles last week when we dug down 9ft and across, and it was a stupid thing to do, It takes nothing for sand to collapse and a whole lot more to get out, and if your down far you havent a hope if your alone - Theres times when your ferret will come out a hole a lot further away than you expected, Because rabbits seemt to dig very wide in that type of ground, Just keep your eyes open all the time and I wouldnt ferret anywhere where you cant see behind, or around, and stick to small set, Because there have been times when I have missed a ferret coming out away far out and he has wondered off into the growth...Its just a little different than the fields

Edited September 13, 2009 by Fat-Ferret

[stealthy1 3,964]

Nice bit of land, we do sand dunes all the time here, not had any problems, only do the ones with the grass and scrub around them and you should be sound, the open ones just cave in

[ian21 0]

nice bit of land to ferret mate good luck

[niall_b73 41]

this is news i was not wanting to hear.

so because the burrows are well established would they not be safe enough ??

 

is it really that dangerous?

 

90% of the ground I do is exactly like yours, It is dangerous digging as TP has said, My mate held me by the ankles last week when we dug down 9ft and across, and it was a stupid thing to do, It takes nothing for sand to collapse and a whole lot more to get out, and if your down far you havent a hope if your alone - Theres times when your ferret will come out a hole a lot further away than you expected, Because rabbits seemt to dig very wide in that type of ground, Just keep your eyes open all the time and I wouldnt ferret anywhere where you cant see behind, or around, and stick to small set, Because there have been times when I have missed a ferret coming out away far out and he has wondered off into the growth...Its just a little different than the fields

 

 

thats more reasuring to hear.

as for the ferretfinder i have a "mk3 deben terrier finder. hardly used so in very good condition.comes with 1 collar. and instruction leaflet. could also be used with ferrets with the correct size collar". on the way with 1 collar from ebay (i hope it works)

niall_b73

[The one 8,481]

Give it a go mate just as said before watch the digging any more than 3 feet have somebody watching your back