probably been asked before

[hunter16 0]

just want to know would a metal detector work as i almost lost my ferret on her first day out..... want to try all the options before forking out a big wad for a ferret finer.... still broke from a lithium dry cell and striker

[Hob&Jill 258]

What if you dig down 4 foot to a coin lol?! you would still need a some kind of collar with metal.

 

Just get a finder or dont, you will waste more money fecking about trying to come up with something that wont work than you would just buying a ferret finder. plus you'd look abit of a tit lol. cant imagine metal detectors are that cheap are they?

 

atb,

 

HJ

[hunter16 0]

ahm i borrowed one from the plowing championships......

 

stall owner il bring it back next year honest

 

na just joking but there alot cheaper than a mk3 and 3 collars

[stealthy1 3,964]

Only if your ferret has a hip replacement and only if your prepared to dig up every bit of metal to find your ferret, dig deep

[shepp 2,285]

Yes mate imagine if you spent an hour digging six feet down and all you came across was a flippin pile of priceless Roman coins.

You'd be well gutted!

[The one 8,511]

Aye they would beep at everything metal in the soil how would you know which was your ferret ??

[Rolfe 2]

Even the best metal detector..one costing many hundreds of pounds ....will only detect to a depth of just over a foot deep....so if the ferret was at any depth the detector would prove useless

 

Rolfe.

[John-B 4]

would work well on our land as it's 99% old tin mines haha dig deep and get a ferret locator

[Quixote 9]

what a stupid question? get your doller out and buy a locater and collar and then your set up propley!!

 

No it wasn't.............why give the guy a hard time for wanting to learn? Let's hear your views on the pro's & cons of them?

 

Personally, I tend to find that locators have their good & bad points. I have a pair of Deben Mk2's (one still in the original box!) but I can't remember the last time I used them. Choose your buries carefully, don't treat your ferts as expendable tools, & you'll find that common sense & a bit of patience will see you right

 

But! If you're the type of bloke who couldn't care less about his ferts, & chucks them down any old hole for the odd chance of a rabbit, then you definately need a finder, & deserve each & every sweaty moment you spend with a spade in your hand while the savvy ones are enjoying a pint that you can't afford 'cos all your money went on the shiny new finder

[Guest RN-Rabbit-Control]

what a stupid question? get your doller out and buy a locater and collar and then your set up propley!!

 

No it wasn't.............why give the guy a hard time for wanting to learn? Let's hear your views on the pro's & cons of them?

 

 

Yes it was, or there wouldn't be such things as ferret finders we would all use metal detectors.

[Guest RN-Rabbit-Control]

Personally, I tend to find that locators have their good & bad points. I have a pair of Deben Mk2's (one still in the original box!) but I can't remember the last time I used them. Choose your buries carefully, don't treat your ferts as expendable tools, & you'll find that common sense & a bit of patience will see you right

 

I have found that people who don't use ferret finders don't actually do a great deal of ferreting, yes people survived before there were ferret finders, but how long are you supposed to hang about waiting for ferrets to come out when they might only be a spade deep, never mind leaving dead rabbits underground to rot away.

[Guest RN-Rabbit-Control]

But! If you're the type of bloke who couldn't care less about his ferts, & chucks them down any old hole for the odd chance of a rabbit, then you definately need a finder, & deserve each & every sweaty moment you spend with a spade in your hand while the savvy ones are enjoying a pint that you can't afford 'cos all your money went on the shiny new finder

 

I really don't agree with this statement, as a lot of ferreters can't afford to pick and choose which holes they do, they have to do them all, as permission is easy lost, and if the landowner sees you deliberatly leaving rabbits on his ground, he will soon get someone in who will shift them, Not to mention people who get earn a living from rabbit clearance, how long could you go on like this, not very proffesional.

 

I think we can substitute the word "Savvy" for "Part-time"

[hunter16 0]

after all this id like to thank you all and i think ill get the finder....... only going to cost about €200

[Malt 379]

I have found that people who don't use ferret finders don't actually do a great deal of ferreting....

One word, bollocks. However I can't be arsed going over the same shite again, I don't understand the whole 'Lets hang someone because they don't use a locator' thing that goes on on this site, It's one of the reasons I don't frequent the ferreting section as much these days. It doesn't happen on other sites, & I'd rather discuss ferreting else where TBH.

[Tiercel 6,986]

I have found that people who don't use ferret finders don't actually do a great deal of ferreting....

One word, bollocks. However I can't be arsed going over the same shite again, I don't understand the whole 'Lets hang someone because they don't use a locator' thing that goes on on this site, It's one of the reasons I don't frequent the ferreting section as much these days. It doesn't happen on other sites, & I'd rather discuss ferreting else where TBH.

 

 

 

TC