mooster 1 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 I was brought up in the Devon countryside and spent my early life finding ways to bring bunny to the pot. I always loved ferrets and ferreting but never had my own. I've lived in the nearest town since the 's and managed to keep up my hunting life but still no ferret of my own,no garden,no garage,no space. One day in October 2004 I was in my back yard breaking up an old chest of drawers when I saw something out of the corner of my eye,yes you've guessed it, a stray. She was nervous but friendly.An albino jill 3/4 grown. I realised she had been living in our old outdoor toilet and quickly transformed the chest of drawers into a tempoary home for her. I made local enquiries but nobody claimed her...could not believe my luck! Everybody says i'm lying (wife and teenage kids included)! - as I've always dreamed of having a ferret of my own for bunny hunting. I couldn't wait to try her and we soon became a team,what a great feeling the first catch was! W'eve had some great outings,I am always amazed how gentle and even timid she is at home but show her a burrow entrance and she turns into the fiercest of hunters and works her little heart out for me. I read all the books at the library,bought a locator on ebay and have built her all sorts of extensions with wood and bits of pipe found on skips. This year I borrowed a hob from a local bloke and have kept one hob and one jill who have been out twice with mum and had a run around some burrows with her. Anybody know why the mum recently kept biting the jill between her shoulder blades.Is this her way of sorting out the "pecking order" now that her daughter is about fully grown? Thought i'd write something on here just to share my experience. Happy hunting fellow ferreters.Mooster. Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Hi Mooster, that was a nice read sir. Im not 100% sure, but it sounds like a pecking order thing alright. Hope you have many years of happy ferreting, you cant beet it, MAGIC Frank. Quote Link to post
Hywel 53 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Nice post Mooster and good luck with it......... Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 sounds like the jill is still trying to mother the kit, is she trying to drag her to the nesting box Quote Link to post
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 TELL THE TRUTH !!! Ye had her fae a mate.........same as the rest of us :11: Quote Link to post
mooster 1 Posted October 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Oh my GOD "Ricky"...You are my wife aren't you!! Cheers.Mooster. Quote Link to post
wilba1985 0 Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 excellent feed mate it sounds like pecking order to me Quote Link to post
amd50 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Nice, honest and down to earth read. Quote Link to post
mooster 1 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Thanks for the feedback. Quote Link to post
king 11,984 Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 good luck for the season mooster. ferreting is addictive well im addicted mate Quote Link to post
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