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gutted today for the first time of 30 years of ferreting i lost a ferret, my old silver jill in a not even massive hedge row set!! i have no idea what the hell happened. she had killed in earlier but had come out of that set fine after a few minutes.

 

i have a feeling she is backed in behind a rabbit or she has died down there possibly suffocated she was a bloody good worker and even though she did kill in the longest ive had to wait on her is 15 mins.

 

I dont use collars etc but i will buy a set now its the not knowing that bothers me most if she has died for whatever reason thats sad but to think she is stuck somewhere sickens me.

 

To top it off i had promised a young lad on here a young ferret which i was dropping off on my way home from todays session. i was working on the principle that 3 ferrets was enough so my 4th a young jill was superfluous. obviously now i cant give the kid it so i feel pretty shit about that i hate letting people down.

 

The one saving grace is that the lads who owns the ground will keep an eye out for her and box her up if he sees her and as that set was next to his stable block she might just be found.

 

i suppose i have learned a lesson although its just a ferret i do get attached to them

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Nobody local to you who has a locator set???? She is probably backed up with a few in a stop end.

If i had been driving.....i would of come up with one of mine and dropped it in to help locate yours.

Hope you get her back.....GOOD Ferrets are worth there own weight in Gold :thumbs:

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it's a shame,but a risk you take without a locator,hopefully you find her safe and well,you say it's only a ferret but you get attached your not the only one,trust me mine are precious to me as i'm sure a lot on here will understand!!

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lot of people on here seem to use locators,wonder why,every year its the same thing,lost me fert,what can i do,mates farmer let 1 kid on his land,only been on 3 fkin weeks and he allready lost 2 ferts,ffs get a locator,if you dont have one dont come on here moaning cause you lost your fert,ffs,ian

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gutted today for the first time of 30 years of ferreting i lost a ferret, my old silver jill in a not even massive hedge row set!! i have no idea what the hell happened. she had killed in earlier but had come out of that set fine after a few minutes.

 

i have a feeling she is backed in behind a rabbit or she has died down there possibly suffocated she was a bloody good worker and even though she did kill in the longest ive had to wait on her is 15 mins.

 

I dont use collars etc but i will buy a set now its the not knowing that bothers me most if she has died for whatever reason thats sad but to think she is stuck somewhere sickens me.

 

To top it off i had promised a young lad on here a young ferret which i was dropping off on my way home from todays session. i was working on the principle that 3 ferrets was enough so my 4th a young jill was superfluous. obviously now i cant give the kid it so i feel pretty shit about that i hate letting people down.

 

The one saving grace is that the lads who owns the ground will keep an eye out for her and box her up if he sees her and as that set was next to his stable block she might just be found.

 

i suppose i have learned a lesson although its just a ferret i do get attached to them

i lost one of my best workers a few months back she was collard up aswell,went bk when it went dark with my lamp and found her, mite be worth going bk.

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lot of people on here seem to use locators,wonder why,every year its the same thing,lost me fert,what can i do,mates farmer let 1 kid on his land,only been on 3 fkin weeks and he allready lost 2 ferts,ffs get a locator,if you dont have one dont come on here moaning cause you lost your fert,ffs,ian

Bit harsh as he stated only his first ferret he has lost in 30years.

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Well if it had of been one of mine, it would of had a collar on OK occassionally they do stop transmitting but I would of still been waiting at 1:52 before blocking the warren off leaving some bedding from the box or something with my scent on for her to settle down on for the night and of been back first thing in the morning

Y.I.S Leeview

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Well if it had of been one of mine, it would of had a collar on OK occassionally they do stop transmitting but I would of still been waiting at 1:52 before blocking the warren off leaving some bedding from the box or something with my scent on for her to settle down on for the night and of been back first thing in the morning

Y.I.S Leeview

 

 

What he said (first time we agree i think!)

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