is anyone still ferreting ?

[ferretman16 0]

hi just wondered if people are still ferreting of have most people stoped due to the young

[whippetboy 2]

hi just wondered if people are still ferreting of have most people stoped due to the young

hi mate i think everybody packs up for breeding season if not they are just killing there own sport for winter unless its there job

[Leeview 791]

Yes still ferreting a few young ones about,my ferrets kill and move on Im using 2 speyed jills at the moment and have nt had a dig for a couple of month As for killing next seasons sport my permission is pest control, yet to meet a landowner who gives permission for sport where rabbits are concerned

Y.I.S Leeview

[longdog13 36]

Yes still ferreting a few young ones about,my ferrets kill and move on Im using 2 speyed jills at the moment and have nt had a dig for a couple of month As for killing next seasons sport my permission is pest control, yet to meet a landowner who gives permission for sport where rabbits are concerned

Y.I.S Leeview

 

basically what He said

[masmiffy 82]

stopped! we never started as rabbits were so thin on the ground on our permissions!

Only went about 5 times in all and prob managed 30 in total!

Few more about now so fingers crossed for this winter!

Oh and a bit of lamping in between

[nod 285]

yes i will be out next week, if i dont do it the farmer will call some one else in,

[wullieh 53]

Ferrets are away now but still need fed so it trips out with the air rifle now.

[Brimmer 220]

Yes still ferreting a few young ones about,my ferrets kill and move on Im using 2 speyed jills at the moment and have nt had a dig for a couple of month As for killing next seasons sport my permission is pest control, yet to meet a landowner who gives permission for sport where rabbits are concerned

Y.I.S Leeview

Allright Leeview,i dont personally know you, but know enough to know you are serious about the game.

I see pest control as a reason getting thrown into the mix, backing up the reason for ferreting long into the breeding season, killing milky does and countless young.

Fair play you have to show a result to secure the permission, but why not put the effort in during the correct windows most call a season?

If you are unable to get out that much to do the job in that window, why not let a few young shavers get out and take over the land and do the job rather than ferret it well into breeding season because you cannot cover it.

Personally i know i can cover all my permissions (and probably more) during the season on our patch, 3 days a week.

Is there any need to keep going and kill everything long into breeding season if you get out and do your job well before breeding season?

[Ideation 8,216]

To be honest we hammer the land 3 days a week or more and lamp 3-5 nights during the season so it's fine to stop over summer and not one land owner is bothered.

 

Jai.

[Leeview 791]

Yes still ferreting a few young ones about,my ferrets kill and move on Im using 2 speyed jills at the moment and have nt had a dig for a couple of month As for killing next seasons sport my permission is pest control, yet to meet a landowner who gives permission for sport where rabbits are concerned

Y.I.S Leeview

Allright Leeview,i dont personally know you, but know enough to know you are serious about the game.

I see pest control as a reason getting thrown into the mix, backing up the reason for ferreting long into the breeding season, killing milky does and countless young.

Fair play you have to show a result to secure the permission, but why not put the effort in during the correct windows most call a season?

If you are unable to get out that much to do the job in that window, why not let a few young shavers get out and take over the land and do the job rather than ferret it well into breeding season because you cannot cover it.

Personally i know i can cover all my permissions (and probably more) during the season on our patch, 3 days a week.

Is there any need to keep going and kill everything long into breeding season if you get out and do your job well before breeding season?

Cheers Brimmer Im out generally at least 5 days a week ferreting from August right through till the cover is too high and then the waiting game with the rifle on an evening till August, it keeps a roof over my head(estate house) as long as I get results and do have young shavers for days out when the need arises.As for breeding season I was getting milky does in September and again last week in December so the estate being 98% arable the rabbits need to go

Y.I.S Leeview

[The one 8,463]

I think im finished ferreting but i will be out lamping every chance i get more so on all my new permission as i want to keep those ,so i want the landowners to see im out and about do a bit

[THE DEMON 93]

thats me stoped to let the young get up if i went out ferreting i would have a real bad season due to lack of rabbits over here

[jamiew 11]

i understand leeviews point totally and anybody elses for that matter,but nobody can enjoy culling baby rabbits, it must be for leeviews reasons if ye ferreting shame but thats life,atb jamiew

[nod 285]

in pest control it doesnt matter if its a baby rabbit or a full grown one its still a rabbit, would u kill a baby rat

[conor.k 2]

had stoped but got a call yesturday from the farmer his wife is growing veg and ther getting tortured so went today to have a look brought ferrit and two pups got 4 but i said ill lamp it to keep them happy his wife said kill all the wee ones lol so on way back to farm she asked me for a rabbit to cook i thnk the credit crunch hit them getting me down to catch ther dinner lol but glad i went get some good nites out on the land