Rabbits full of young

[max abell 196]

We went out today did 1 small warren got nothing then changed location netted up a well used warren

of about 30ish holes put in 2 jills and cleanly bolted 6 rabbits

The only downer on the afternoon is 5 of the 6 rabbits were full of quite large young i know its part and parcel

of ferreting iv done it for enough years but im sure im not the only one who feels a bit sad when you see this ?

its hard to beleive in this STILL freezing cold weather that any animal would be carrying young but thats rabbits for yer

[leegreen 2,210]

We went out today did 1 small warren got nothing then changed location netted up a well used warren

of about 30ish holes put in 2 jills and cleanly bolted 6 rabbits

The only downer on the afternoon is 5 of the 6 rabbits were full of quite large young i know its part and parcel

of ferreting iv done it for enough years but im sure im not the only one who feels a bit sad when you see this ?

its hard to beleive in this STILL freezing cold weather that any animal would be carrying young but thats rabbits for yer

 

I have seen young for the last month or so, maybe if you feel sad you should take up golf

[max abell 196]

We went out today did 1 small warren got nothing then changed location netted up a well used warren

of about 30ish holes put in 2 jills and cleanly bolted 6 rabbits

The only downer on the afternoon is 5 of the 6 rabbits were full of quite large young i know its part and parcel

of ferreting iv done it for enough years but im sure im not the only one who feels a bit sad when you see this ?

its hard to beleive in this STILL freezing cold weather that any animal would be carrying young but thats rabbits for yer

 

I have seen young for the last month or so, maybe if you feel sad you should take up golf

Maybe if you have no feeling for anything you should take up hanging

[leegreen 2,210]

We went out today did 1 small warren got nothing then changed location netted up a well used warren

of about 30ish holes put in 2 jills and cleanly bolted 6 rabbits

The only downer on the afternoon is 5 of the 6 rabbits were full of quite large young i know its part and parcel

of ferreting iv done it for enough years but im sure im not the only one who feels a bit sad when you see this ?

its hard to beleive in this STILL freezing cold weather that any animal would be carrying young but thats rabbits for yer

 

I have seen young for the last month or so, maybe if you feel sad you should take up golf

Maybe if you have no feeling for anything you should take up hanging

Ha ha ha.

[Ideation 8,216]

This is the 500th post announcing young. Yes - they breed like rabbits! Had a young one fire through the net the other day and it would have been born during a 2 week period where there was about a foot or more of snow on the ground . . . . . go figure. Taken 20 + in the last couple of days and only 1 or 2 had young in them. However twice today the hob went in and came back out covered in blood - i think one may have been a grown rabbit as there was a bit of bumping before, but the second i'm pretty sure was a nest full of young. It's not pleasant and i'll be stopping some permissions now. Others are pest control so must be done throughout the summer, either using dogs, guns or a ferret that kills then moves on.

 

atb

 

jai.

 

 

P.s - Can we all stop writing 'today i found young'. It's getting repetitive.

[Ideation 8,216]

As Chalk Warren correctly points out - the ferreting season must now be judged on a local level. No longer can we ferret 'every month with an R'. If you wanted to avoid young you would need to confine your ferreting oct-jan. Obviously if you were in the Scottish Highlands you would get a longer 'young free' season than those down south. Even in one area here - we get a lot more young earlier in some spots which are lower or have a more gentle climate, and so have an extra month to do the top slopes.

 

 

atb

jai.

[leegreen 2,210]

We went out today did 1 small warren got nothing then changed location netted up a well used warren

of about 30ish holes put in 2 jills and cleanly bolted 6 rabbits

The only downer on the afternoon is 5 of the 6 rabbits were full of quite large young i know its part and parcel

of ferreting iv done it for enough years but im sure im not the only one who feels a bit sad when you see this ?

its hard to beleive in this STILL freezing cold weather that any animal would be carrying young but thats rabbits for yer

 

I have seen young for the last month or so, maybe if you feel sad you should take up golf

Maybe if you have no feeling for anything you should take up hanging

 

Steady now, bonny lads,..

 

Max,.we have been catching baby rabbits since Xmas,....its a bit of a fecker I know,.but what can you do...

 

Facts are,...the traditional,..'ferreting season' is getting shorter and shorter each year,...

 

All the best,.CHALKWARREN...

Thanks Chalky, he had me checking my conscious. And sorry Max but if you don't laugh you'll cry

[max abell 196]

We went out today did 1 small warren got nothing then changed location netted up a well used warren

of about 30ish holes put in 2 jills and cleanly bolted 6 rabbits

The only downer on the afternoon is 5 of the 6 rabbits were full of quite large young i know its part and parcel

of ferreting iv done it for enough years but im sure im not the only one who feels a bit sad when you see this ?

its hard to beleive in this STILL freezing cold weather that any animal would be carrying young but thats rabbits for yer

 

I have seen young for the last month or so, maybe if you feel sad you should take up golf

Maybe if you have no feeling for anything you should take up hanging

 

Steady now, bonny lads,..

 

Max,.we have been catching baby rabbits since Xmas,....its a bit of a fecker I know,.but what can you do...

 

Facts are,...the traditional,..'ferreting season' is getting shorter and shorter each year,...

 

All the best,.CHALKWARREN...

Thanks Chalky, he had me checking my conscious. And sorry Max but if you don't laugh you'll cry

Agreed lol

[The one 8,511]

Depends if your a weekend ferreter or in this game for pest control in my eyes