hobs any good

[ferretman16 0]

hi i have just got my first two ferrets polcat hobs everything is goin well at the moment all set to take them out tomorow. does anyone work hobs or do people prefer jills and do hobs kill and lie up more

chers

jamie

[Malt 379]

All depends on the hob IMO.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Its all down to personal preference, some times I work jils, some times hobs, or even hobs and jills together, they all hunt

[j davies 8]

hi i have just got my first two ferrets polcat hobs everything is goin well at the moment all set to take them out tomorow. does anyone work hobs or do people prefer jills and do hobs kill and lie up more

chers

jamie

 

i find hobs are slower than the jills so less kills for me but i rather use jills as they seam to work beter fior me may be its the jill i got that never let me down but he sons are very good to

[takman511 42]

my best have been hobs but i have a canny jill too

[8shot 192]

i find that they all work well

not found a ferret yet that hasnt worked

[max abell 196]

Have worked both over the years personaly prefere jills but have had some very good hobs too

[festa 206]

i work both hobs and jills if i was honest i love working the hobs better the 4 i have are big and nothing stays in the hole long when they are in

 

atb gary

[The one 8,512]

I like a good sized jill that has the pace to last a day's ferreting my hobs snipped and with the cost of that and a collar i never fancied the risk of losing him

[Brimmer 220]

A good sized hob takes no nonsense, and does not get dragged around the warren as easy as a jill. If you dont mind digging, a hob can be a great tool in the right place.

Getting a lie up with a decent hob is not usually a longwinded affair, most are on there way after a kill. Sometimes the jills can spend a long time finishing the job if they cannot get to the head end of a bunny.

All size and sexes of ferrets have there place. Knowing where to use them gives you easiest option.

[ferretman16 0]

A good sized hob takes no nonsense, and does not get dragged around the warren as easy as a jill. If you dont mind digging, a hob can be a great tool in the right place.

Getting a lie up with a decent hob is not usually a longwinded affair, most are on there way after a kill. Sometimes the jills can spend a long time finishing the job if they cannot get to the head end of a bunny.

All size and sexes of ferrets have there place. Knowing where to use them gives you easiest option.

 

chers guys took them out today and they worked ok they could do with a bit of weight of them tho any ideas

[peeser 1]

some dry ferret nuts,chicken,plenty of rabbit works for me atb peeser

[theferreter 311]

i perefer jills mate dont kill as much as big hobs means less digging

[Hob&Jill 258]

I much prefer hobs. All the hobs Ive had I have prefered to the jills. I dont even think they kill more they just do it quicker and ground the rabbits better to give you a solid location to dig to. Where as I have had jills get pulled off kills, if there not in a cul-de-sac (stop end lol) I dont find any advantages to jills where I work them, just dont like them. I think hobs get are quicker to enter too as alot of jill kits ive had just feck around for a good few trips out before they start doing anything much. I also think they are more methodical in the way they work. Never found much difference in disturbing nets either, but the hobs I do have are about medium sized not the ones that look like dogs lol.

 

Its not like jills have any less prey drive and dont try to kill as much they just dont do it as quickly and efficiantly as a hob.

 

But to be fair I havent owned enough ferrets to give a fair view but thats just what Ive found from the ones I have owned.

Edited November 23, 2009 by Hob&Jill

[shotgunandy 2]

really mate its down to the individual ferret. i have worked both hobs and jills and have very good results with both. both have different advatages, for example a hob is bigger and is less likely to be kicked about but if a rabbit gets "dead ended", the jill can get round him easier to bout him. also i find that if the jill lies up, dropping the hob in will knock her off the rabbit and both will come out, it saves on digging.