A later start but managed 50 in thick brambles

[jumby 11]

well done lads thats dedecation ferreting that

[stevethefish 80]

You can say that again it took me 40 minutes to dig the thorns out my hands, arms and legs after getting out of the bath. It looks like I shot myself in the hands with the 12g, better than leaving them to swell and get sore.

[auld salmon 28]

great read once again dont tthink i would of been brave enough to tackle them thorn bushes keep at them

[KittleRox 2,147]

Good stuff as usual mate,I,ve had a few giving me the lately as well I,ll get them the next time though lol

[stevethefish 80]

They always save for next time or as breeders for next season.

[doddsy1970 9]

Great going there Steve....... Do you ever clear an area of thorns etc the week prior to going?

[stevethefish 80]

Well the keeper usually sorts that for us if poss but this was a short notice visit, cant have it easy all the time I suppose.

[web22 27]

that's pretty hardcore ferreting,well deserved 50!!

[craigy 1]

that's pretty hardcore ferreting,well deserved 50!!

Well done lads you deserved your rewards keep at them

[whin 463]

cant beat good well trained rabbiting lurchers for cover and snaggged nets as they pin them quick do you not use dogs for pegging them in cover

[ferrety f 23]

Great read and estimated bag.. wouldnt fancy them thorns though

 

fancy picking my lottery nos for me this week

[stevethefish 80]

cant beat good well trained rabbiting lurchers for cover and snaggged nets as they pin them quick do you not use dogs for pegging them in cover

 

We cant use dogs at the mo, its an active game shoot and the keeper will not let terriers or lurchers on yet in case they spook the birds. Not for long though, soon be able to get the dogs on the job.

[stevethefish 80]

Great read and estimated bag.. wouldnt fancy them thorns though

 

fancy picking my lottery nos for me this week

 

01-05-18-22-37-42

 

just call me septic peg, plus a good drink when you win!

[theferreter 311]

another brilliant result mate well done

[newnews 0]

Well we had a later start today with it being sunday and we would be ferreting around the landowners house. We were ferreting around a irrigation lake where the rabbits were doing a bit of damage on surrounding fields. The first couple of sets were not too bad just a bit heavy on the cover but LOADS of holes, we only took 60 purse nets thinking there would be enough, WRONG!!!!

I had made a prediction that morning I stuck my head out and said 50 today lads, yeah right was the reply, but wait and see I said.

As we dropped the first ferrets in they started bolting immediately, we didnt get time to put the rest in for a few minutes, we used 9 in total. The first set produced 6 that were clean bolters, that made a change from the norm. As we moved down the side the cover became increasingly thicker and thicker, we were crawling on our bellies under some serious thorns but this was to be easy compared to what was instore. As we only had 60 nets we just run them out on the holes we thought and blocked some others and left the rest hoping they would bolt to the next set. Well we managed to miss lots of bolt holes, could not be helped however but seeing lots of rabbits bolting giving you the old finger hurts. I reckon in total we lost 15 or so this way but these would be the breeders for next year so not a total loss.

As we got round the last bend it was wall to wall thick brambles, this was daunting but it had to be done

This slowed us down quite a lot as you can imagine, we had a few snagged nets that lead to escapees and a couple of digs that proved to be harder than we thought.

The lads were still keen, you cant fault us at this game we dont give up or pass the hard bits and take the cream like some, like I said this slowed us down we only managed about 5 from this and a ferret that dissappeared for 30 minutes.

The next couple were slightly easier and it was looking good for the 50 until Stevo said lets call it a day, but with one ferret down and a suspected kill 49 would be the score. Well I grabbed the spade and wish I didn't as it as solid rock, this took ages to break through. As we got a break there was a surprise in store, 2 backed up which took us to my target 50, Stevo called me a lucky bast**d but my smile said it all.

By the time we had gutted the rabbits and put all the gear away it was just starting to go dusk, a good days sport and some graft, but well worth the effort and I guess a welcome result for the keeper and landowner.

GOOD BAG THERE MATE