The Ferreting seasons?

[North Wales Hunter 6]

Hi guys and galls,

 

Im still quite new to ferreting and I have noticed that everyone is stopping now, so I am now wondering when the ferreting seasons are, a list of the months would be a massive help!

 

Thanks

 

ATB

 

NWH

[The one 8,463]

My season are about august when i can hit the horse paddocks till about late april till the covers got me beat .

But a lot of guys only ferret when theres a "R" in the month and other stop when they hit pregnant does there season must be bloody short

[web22 27]

start in september,then carry on through til end of february or into march depending on when you start finding pregnant does,but we all have different seasons,you will soon find when you can start/stop in your area.

[North Wales Hunter 6]

start in september,then carry on through til end of february or into march depending on when you start finding pregnant does,but we all have different seasons,you will soon find when you can start/stop in your area.

 

Well they seem to be with young now so should I leave it a month or two?

 

Thanks

 

NWH

[web22 27]

start in september,then carry on through til end of february or into march depending on when you start finding pregnant does,but we all have different seasons,you will soon find when you can start/stop in your area.

 

Well they seem to be with young now so should I leave it a month or two?

 

Thanks

 

NWH

if they have young now they have started breeding and will carry on til about september so you would be best to wait i think but like i say we are all different and some things can only be used to guide and advise,sorry can't be specific though.

[North Wales Hunter 6]

Oh ok I see but what if immdoing pest control for farmers? Or is it fround upon?

 

Thanks

 

NWH

[THE GRIFF 8]

We will be doing more shooting through the summer than ferreting but will still do some summer ferreting as well. If you have plenty of land to go at where you wont kill your sport for next year and you can put up with missing a few holes due to the ground cover, plenty of kills down the holes and getting stung by nettles as well as fighting your way through brambles then there is no reason why you cant ferret all year round.

We have a few permissions this year with sets in open fields so they will be getting done during the summer months, no brambles or nettles.

We had about 8 pregnant ones last weekend out of 22 we caught, the farmer was chuft to bits because those 8 would of been 40 odd in a few weeks causing even more damage.

 

If you are doing pest control and you can handle the points made above then ferret away all year round, do a good job, kill plenty of rabbits and keep the farmer sweet, word will soon get around and you will have more ferreting than you can handle and loads of good sport and fun all year round. That is just my opinion.

[web22 27]

Oh ok I see but what if immdoing pest control for farmers? Or is it fround upon?

 

Thanks

 

NWH

pest control is perfectly normal,i would shoot them on the lamp myself.

[Ideation 8,216]

I stop when it starts becoming a pain in the ass with regard to little uns/cover. Different spots, different times.

[Jamie m 668]

We started back second weekend in september this season and they were a good size the young

[Ideation 8,216]

Nightmare today, wasting time with ferrets hunting and killing hoppers, jumping through the nets and back down, while mum was trying to fight ferrets off. Anyone who tries to use ferreting in summer as pest control needs their head read.

[North Wales Hunter 6]

We will be doing more shooting through the summer than ferreting but will still do some summer ferreting as well. If you have plenty of land to go at where you wont kill your sport for next year and you can put up with missing a few holes due to the ground cover, plenty of kills down the holes and getting stung by nettles as well as fighting your way through brambles then there is no reason why you cant ferret all year round.

We have a few permissions this year with sets in open fields so they will be getting done during the summer months, no brambles or nettles.

We had about 8 pregnant ones last weekend out of 22 we caught, the farmer was chuft to bits because those 8 would of been 40 odd in a few weeks causing even more damage.

 

If you are doing pest control and you can handle the points made above then ferret away all year round, do a good job, kill plenty of rabbits and keep the farmer sweet, word will soon get around and you will have more ferreting than you can handle and loads of good sport and fun all year round. That is just my opinion.

 

Thanks mate that sorted my mnd out! With regards to the land I might have laned a job as the local game keeper at the age of 18!

 

Link to the Estate site http://www.bodnant-estate.co.uk/

 

Thanks alot!

 

NWH

 

Jake

[Ideation 8,216]

Not being a dick mate, but do you have any idea what being a game keeper involves?

 

Edited to add - beautiful looking land tho, if you've got the ferreting there, your onto a winner!

Edited February 20, 2011 by Ideation

[North Wales Hunter 6]

Not being a dick mate, but do you have any idea what being a game keeper involves?

 

Edited to add - beautiful looking land tho, if you've got the ferreting there, your onto a winner!

 

Ye mate your not I do mte ive been a gamekeeper for a year Last year I raised around seven thousand birds with a little help.

 

And ye it is ye, and if I get the job I get ferrerting and sporting rights for Vermin control! Hehe !!!!

 

ATB

 

Jake

[Ideation 8,216]

Not being a dick mate, but do you have any idea what being a game keeper involves?

 

Edited to add - beautiful looking land tho, if you've got the ferreting there, your onto a winner!

 

Ye mate your not I do mte ive been a gamekeeper for a year Last year I raised around seven thousand birds with a little help.

 

And ye it is ye, and if I get the job I get ferrerting and sporting rights for Vermin control! Hehe !!!!

 

ATB

 

Jake

 

Well done then matey, sounds like your doing well! No disrespect meant! Hope you get the job, i'm only down in the south if you need a hand