chewton 7 Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 I been visiting my family and dug out some of my old ferreting books. A couple of them mention stinking out tricky warrens with paper soaked in creosote to encourage the rabbits to move to easier buries. Does anyone still do this? Quote Link to post
scothunter 12,609 Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 I been visiting my family and dug out some of my old ferreting books. A couple of them mention stinking out tricky warrens with paper soaked in creosote to encourage the rabbits to move to easier buries. Does anyone still do this? I also have read that never tried it though.used to like reading the old methods in old books.some were just plain ludicrous but enjoyable read. Quote Link to post
Tyla 3,179 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 I have done it years ago. We used pine cones soaked in creosote to empty a big bury which had more holes than we had nets. As far as i remember it worked but never done it since. Quote Link to post
The one 8,512 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Same here i did it on a big burrow on private land then snared the boundry fence with good results Quote Link to post
chewton 7 Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 If it gets results it seems funny you never hear of it in anything you read these days. I had a break from ferreting for a few years and when I came back it seems to be all quick set long nets and big teams of ferrets worked together. It seems to have changed quite a lot. Stinking out sounds like a good tactic for moving rabbits into easier warrens and I don't get why its not done any more Quote Link to post
heritage 202 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 From what i can recall it wasent really a method of moving rabbits from one bury to another,it was often used as a means of ensuring there was plenty of ground game available for the guns.Each and every bury was done to force the rabbits to temporarly be above ground for the following days shoot. Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 my hobs got a good stinck on him you could just sling him in there tha will shift em to a new warren Quote Link to post
chewton 7 Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 my hobs got a good stinck on him you could just sling him in there tha will shift em to a new warren Quote Link to post
longnetter 32 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 We used to use potatoes soaked in creosote . But the creosote those old books are talking about is no longer available . ATB Quote Link to post
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