Big killimg hobs

[joey1979 0]

Hiya lads new here so go easy on me. Ferreting 25 yrs now and still love it as much as the first day i went out. What i want to ask is i ferret with big killing bucks and love to the dig to the rabbit. A seasoned big hob could kill up to 20 rabbits in a day, surely he is an animal to be admired for that but most of u seem to think its not the proper way to ferret. Any comments or anyone out there that ferret this way?

[watchman 256]

well i been doing it thirty on and off mate and have to admit the thought had never crossed my mind,might take it up in the new year,lose a bit of weight

[lurcherchavvy 3]

not about digging mate a good ferret to me is pushing them out not laying up......if my ferret would push them 20 rabbits a day into nets so i don't have to dig i would be more than happy im not into the digging at all

[joey1979 0]

Ha ha it knock the wait of alright. After a while ull get handy one or two pocks with the bar and [bANNED TEXT] in. Must of my digging is on the hedges two or three feet digs at the must, i guess the ground burrows deeper alright. Dont get me wrong love the odd bold to the lurcher too no nets hear.

[8shot 191]

would love to see you dig 20 times in a day down hear=

the banks are thick with blackthorn

[joey1979 0]

Get a mini digger 8shots ha ha. No wouldn go within a mile of a bank, but the hedges here scoldy too.

[The one 8,479]

Depends what your doing Pest Control or ferreting mate

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

Get a mini digger 8shots ha ha

 

Hmm Perhaps one of these could help

Looks like a mini version of the Thunderbirds "The Mole"

Used with a locator it would be the bizz :11:

Cheers,

 

Shaun

[auld salmon 28]

Get a mini digger 8shots ha ha

 

Hmm Perhaps one of these could help

Looks like a mini version of the Thunderbirds "The Mole"

Used with a locator it would be the bizz :11:

Cheers,

 

Shaun

need a big ferretn bag to get that in

[joey1979 0]

No not pest control mate,u woouldn get the big numbers like u would with long nets and the bolting id average a ten or twelve a day helped by the terrier marking more for the sport, u get the hunting with the terrier the killing with the buck and what bolts, u get the chase brillant. just thinking lads even for u net men say u get a lay up, seriously woulldn a small handy battery operated ground auger be of huge benifit to drill to a pouch does that sound crazy cut out the labour. M ight have a word with Deben.

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

I think a standard 'Spear & Jackson' spade would fit the bill.

Combined with a ferret locator it should make life a little easier

for you.

 

Over here its pretty hard to dig as the ground is either rocky or

very hard through lack of decent rains.

Winter in some areas it is a little easier but not much

Don't own a locator as yet, although 25 years of ferreting without one

has me saying, "why bother" ?

I always have dogs with me who are never wrong on the scent, & they don't need batteries replaced

Fortunately i have got a very good pair of Jills who haven't stayed down

longer than needed when on the job.

 

Cheers,

 

Shaun

[stubby 175]

Im not into digging, but I do keep more hobs than jills 8 to 4

[joey1979 0]

Im not into digging, but I do keep more hobs than jills 8 to 4

Do ya find the bucks better for bolting?

[Barks66 0]

sod that, me mate's got a hob like that always killing down, much prefer them to bolt, mind u some days they just won't have it so have to dig but don't find it fun as like a busmans holiday to me!!!!!

[Tyla 3,179]

it depends on your ground, i prefer bolters as alot of our buries are more than 10 feet deep so a killing hob would be more of a pain than anything else! On the other hand Brimmer off here does alot up north on the dales in shallow buries where a hard hob and a good spade are a good option.

 

Same as most things, horses for courses!