Ferreting

[whippeter69 88]

My and a mate decided to to hi old permission where he lived up north wales on sunday for a bit of ferreting, so we left at 5 in the morning to get there at first light. We got at the first set and bolted 2 but we didnt get them as we put the long net out but the ran in a different way but we had plenty more hole to ferret. We arrived at the farm, got the kit ready and we got going. We had with us my whippet and my mates lurcher, 2 50ydrs one 10Z the other 6Z, 2 ferrets and 20 purse nest.

 

We were mainly ferreting hedge rows, put the long nets each side of the hedge at the bottom and then ferret the hedge down and because the dogs will be right behind the rabbits they wont have time to run into the holes, this method worked really well.

 

We were bolting the rabbits on 2 but we got to the last hedge and bolted 4, before we knew it we had 17 in the bag, and one of those were a black rabbit, PURE black, i have never caught one of these before, so it was a good experience. Then after we finished ferreting we went into the village got a kebab them came bak to the farm and did a bit of lamping and my whippet got 4, she worked really well and i was really pleased with her this trip out ferreting. Anyway, the rabbits are now gutted skinned and sold, we made a few bob on them which was good.

 

Heres a few pics

Edited January 26, 2010 by whippeter69

[pencoed hunter 7]

Well done mate good pics to

[michael40 4]

fair play mate. it looks like you had a good day out good pictures to

[trapper123 7]

good post and pics mate

[whippeter69 88]

Cheers lads

[Mikebee 7]

Looked like a good day mate. Nice dogs too, whats in the rough coated one?? Im looking at getting a whippet or lercher an i would like a lercher like yours.

Cheers atb Mikebee

[The one 8,477]

Nice picts mate looks like you had a good day

[stealthy1 3,964]

Good haul

[nighteyes 275]

good stuff

[longdog13 36]

Great pics fella, sparked some great memories believe it or not i actually miss living in north wales!!

 

ATB LD13

[Parabuteos lad 878]

Always nice to see a black one!!

 

 

 

(rabbit)

[theferreter 311]

well done lads

[whippeter69 88]

Looked like a good day mate. Nice dogs too, whats in the rough coated one?? Im looking at getting a whippet or lercher an i would like a lercher like yours.

Cheers atb Mikebee

The rough coated one is a bedlington/whippet/greyhound.

 

But if yours after rabbits then you cant beat good whippet

[mattyv1433 8]

r8 is a bedlington whippet a good dog to get to take with you for when you are ferreting then coz im on about getting one and are they hard to look after

[Tallyho 181]

looks like you had a good day , good pics