Few hours today on some old areas

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

Earlier this week i took the dogs & ferrets locally along

the Dandenong Bike track, a 5 min drive from home here, for a burn around

Don't worry the current cage/carry box is just a passing fad as a traditonal carry box

is being made very soon.

 

 

Today, well i went for a drive with my faithful pair of dogs.

Mel & Molly also came along.

I travelled across to the Myrniong region not far west of Baccus Marsh.

Around an hours drive west from Melbourne city.

This was the old stamping ground from years ago for a spot of traditional Ferreting.

 

After saying hello to the new property owners, it was like the old days,

although i was on my own so it was a pretty casual affair.

The results of a mild winter are quite apparent with very dry

conditions, save for a few spring weeds here and there.

The first area i worked was an 18 set bury.

 

Tasha holds her head & ground proud with a nice pair.

 

Coco cruises back in to the set after an unsuccessful chase on a

rabbit she had flushed from some nearby tussocks.

 

Nice easy set here, although it was a non event action wise.

 

Given the late start of 2.00pm before Mell & Moll were set to work,

I only did three sets all up.

They were so good considering it was their first outing.

Good on the Nets without any tangles & no hold ups despite

getting a bit of run around from a couple of bunnys.

 

In the end i had just the 3 to take home,

but a great days sport with some great memories rekindled.

 

I'll be back again soon, as the current stock & size of the

Underground Chickens here display there was an early mating

season this year.

The smaller ones are almost half grown already.

So this means less hassle with tiny bunnys getting slaughtered

below ground by fired up Ferrets.

 

Cheers,

 

Shaun

[Malt 379]

Thanks for sharing that Shaun.

[philipmurray 0]

Interesting post well done..!

[muddy 6]

Well done mate. Nice pics.

[Guest lavyheed]

Cracking pics mate

 

Is that a dark eye white in the carry box?

[stealthy1 3,964]

Nice one Shaun!

[The one 8,493]

Nice mate looks lovely clear burrows

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Hi shaun welcome to the site.Nice write up and pics,look forward to hearing about your days ferreting down under,nice clear warrens them

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

Cracking pics mate

 

Is that a dark eye white in the carry box?

 

Thankyou for the cheerio's guys,

 

Yes, actually its the first dark eyed white i have owned.

She has a slight almost charcoal dusting along the top

of her back.

 

Very switched on little girl she is, just on 12 months old

& was desexed around 2 months ago.

Has a fantastic demeanour & is a joy to handle.

 

She's the one in my avatar pic.

Here's a larger shot for better detail.

 

Here's another of Molly, her sister in Polecat coloration.

 

One more of them doing there daily WWF tryouts

 

On the issue of clean rubbish free burrows.

Although we have plenty of blackberry patches &

other assorted shitpiles to work ferrets in

 

My father was never a real fan of them as it was such a job to nail

around the same amount numbers wise as the more open accessible buries.

 

It's rubbed off on me as i find it a lot more enjoyable , as well as not cutting up

the dogs into shredded paper

Still i have noticed some of the longnet arrangements that encircle the bury on other posts here.

Would be great in some areas i work.

 

I suppose we are very lucky in some areas, that the buries look almost as if

designed by a warren architect as they can be paced out along some

hillsides, with pretty much the same distance and hole count on each one

 

Cheers,

Shaun

Edited October 4, 2009 by Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter

[landl10 0]

Hi Shaun,

we will have to meet up up one day I have the same, a whippet, foxy and 2 ferrets and approx 30 nets there is a shit load of rabbits where im from (werribee)

 

cheers Luke

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

Hi Luke,

 

Thanks for the offer, we'll have to catch up for sure

I almost headed towards the Werribee area, but decided to go to

the old property we always worked to see how things were.

Between the pair of us it could be good 4 dogs, two for buries,

two for escapes...

Would be fun mate.

 

It is unreal hey, we live 45 mins away from each other yet

have joined common interests on a website that's headquarters

are 12,000 friggin miles away

 

Cheers,

 

Shaun

Edited October 5, 2009 by Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter