ferreting a dike

[grizz 0]

hi , i was just walking my dog a few hours ago and just about ten minutes away from my house a little small field beside a little country road .So i look over the gate and i see rabbits everywere beside a little small hedge so i go into farmers house and ask can i go ferreting in the fields and he says yes.So off i went into the field to have a look at the land .I walked over to the little hedge i saw erlier it was full of fresh burrows , so i was planning on ferreting it next saturday but the only problem is that the hedge is nice and tidy on 1 side but the other side has a little dip in front of the hedge , its kinda like a dike .I own a 50 yard long net and 20 purse nets but i dont know what type of nets to use on the side with the dip in front of it

 

great if any 1 can help

[Leeview 791]

How long roughly is this short hedge? Can you get the longnet round both ends of it and one side?

Y.I.S Leeview

[grizz 0]

tis about 60 yards but i only have 50 yards of long net

[Leeview 791]

Short of making 2x25yds nets out of your 50yds net, I'd put your net in a U shape round one end of the hedge and work the ferrets towards it from the opposite end it would be a big help if there was at least someone to help you and the dog would be of use also on the clean side

Good Luck

Y.I.S Leeview

[pikeypaul 11]

Are'nt the bunnies in dikes called RAMPANT RABBITS????????.

[jamiew 11]

you really want a stop nets or gate nets,you might be able to make do,make sure you have plenty of poles,or try and peg bottom cord down best ye can,otherwise purse net bits at a time,ye prob find rabbits will move up ahead of you,so make sure you have the last section well covered atb jamiew