deep warrens

[hunter73 1]

ive worked 2 warrens this week with no luck they both go past 16ft on the locator the bunnies just dont want 2 bolt .....

[kenny243 54]

they are deep warrens , but how big are they ?

you could try to put more ferrets down if they are big , then you put more pressure on the warren (on the bunnies)

this helps around here anyway

[BIGASH 2]

Hi mate i had the same problem last season on some permission of mine. There's this 1 big bury on a slope fae about 20 hole very wide and it goes right back into a field i ferreted it with just the one ferret and had one then tryed it a few weeks later with two ferrets one at each end and i had a good turn out 6 in total hope that helps . BIGASH .

[hunter73 1]

cheers i was going to go back with both jills the 1 is nearly ready ,shes from working stock the 1 i used to work the 2 warrens she gives her best i checked her paw 2 see if she had scratch @ any in stop ends but nothing ,only a tic i had 2 pull out l8a lol

[hunter73 1]

they r all in a bankment the 1 was a 6 hole the other was a 15 hole ill give jcb a call lol

[longnetter 32]

Those deep old warrens can be a pain sometimes mate, rabbits can give the ferrets the runaround for ages, you've got to be really careful(quiet) with your approach and netting up

 

ATB

[hunter73 1]

the cover to them is dying off now so by jan should be clear and less noise im fed up of being stung or thorns in ya hands lol

[Ideation 8,216]

I do love doing the deep old warrens though, regardless of the return, especially when you have confidence in your ferrets and your in no rush with regards to time or numbers. The other day a friend and i netted up 40+ holes, not huge, but big enough, with a good depth. There was only one rabbit (it transpired) and we entered 3 jills. Round and round they went but they finally get her out. I love hearing the run around beneath you and imagining your ferrets really grafting and hunting, the fact thats its tough and the ferrets have to work for it makes it even sweeter when the rabbit pops out.

[John-B 4]

Is there definitely rabbits in this set???

 

If so I'd try and work it with no more than 2 ferrets, last thing you want at over 16ft/off the scale is a lay up and a bloody big dig...

[Ideation 8,216]

It also depends on the experiance and age of the ferrets, younger inexperianced ferrets will rarely go that deep and so will miss a lot. The old hands will scrape that warren clean!

[John-B 4]

It also depends on the experiance and age of the ferrets, younger inexperianced ferrets will rarely go that deep and so will miss a lot. The old hands will scrape that warren clean!

 

I was going to say that but from the original post he says they were going over 16ft deep so assumed the ferrets were working deep

[hunter73 1]

yeah the ferret ( my jill ) is doing the job she goes down 4 a good 8- 13 min down 1 hole out of another net there r 6 sets there not linked all have fresh scraping on the earth & fresh dropings so the signs r there but no bolts, i put the locator on and in 30 seconds its gone straight past 16ft ,im going to just keep trying them all till i get a result , i hope ....

[The one 8,481]

We work a few like that .we put six ferrets in give them a few minutes to start moving the rabbits and add more, last week we had twelve in and it took ages till the first rabbit showed

[hunter73 1]

yeah the rabbits have got time 2 move around give the ferrets a run around ill just try the other sets next week thanks every 1 for ur comments

[grompz 703]

i worked a deep warren the other day,one rabbit bolted the other stuck,it was in a sandbank and i was using my 3yr old hob,i couldnt even get a signal at 15ft, to cut a long story short the result was a 4hour lay up,luckily i got the ferret back,just be wary when working in sand as you can get cave ins and long lay ups,all the best for the coming season.