Ferreting In the Snow

[Rolfe 2]

Just had a nice couple of hours on the golf course ferreting under a few ancient sweet chestnut trees. It was easy to spot the well used holes at the tree base, so it was a case of wrap the quickset round and slip the ferrets in. Ended the short session with 6 plump winter bunnies on what was a cold but gloriously sunny winters day....! Judging by old Charlies footprints in the snow........he'd been hunting bunnies too.

[froese11 1]

very interesting thanks a lot! Nice to see some other ways of catching rabbits

[Jamie93 57]

Nice one mate. Like the pic of the rabbit in the base of the tree

Happy Hunting Jamie93

[The one 8,459]

Whats the net mate 4z any problems with it ???

[Rolfe 2]

Whats the net mate 4z any problems with it ???

6z....75yrd......No problem at all.

[wiltshire-trapper 0]

hi rolfe, do you get your ferrets laying up under ground under the trees? iv always been a bit iffy with that....

[moley 115]

rolfe ,was there two sets of fox prints on top of each other going across that field ?, as they don,t look like one lot of prints to me , just an observation as at this time of year they are busy chasing ..atb moley

[daidogs99 0]

[Rolfe 2]

rolfe ,was there two sets of fox prints on top of each other going across that field ?, as they don,t look like one lot of prints to me , just an observation as at this time of year they are busy chasing ..atb moley

 

Now at first that is what i thought........but........if you look closely you will see two single prints and then a double.......repeated the entire length of the prints. My take on it was the fox was moving a bit faster than the normal fast trot........but not quite as fast as to be galloping.........somewhere in between. The prints are too uniform to be another fox running the same path...... in my opinion....!

 

Regards

 

Rolfe.

[Rolfe 2]

hi rolfe, do you get your ferrets laying up under ground under the trees? iv always been a bit iffy with that....

 

I have had them kill-in occaisonally but....... my workers never seem to lay up........they kill (if the rabbit won't or cant bolt) and move on.

In over 11 years on this course i have never yet had to dig around the trees yet...... so in answer to your question i have never had a problem. Sods law now dictates i will.....