The one 8,468 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 We went out today to a new bit of ground for us the farmer said once you have the rabbits under control here you can do the rest of my ground at my brothers and today was that day It was just a huge field quite the largest ive seen for up here and the burrows where just in the ditch surrounding the field i didn't know what to expect so i had put fifeteen foot collars on the jills but they weren't needed On the way to the first burrow the dog jumped the burn and marked a clump of grass at a gettt onnn she grabbed it and the first rabbit was in the bag :toast:The rest bolted easily with one needing dug out at a foot and when i was gutting it she was full of young . We then went back to the farm and had a walk through a wee wood and pick up a odd one then the lurcher coursed one and put it to ground and it wouldn't bolt so the spade came out for the second time and the rabbit was soaking but in the bag . As we where walking back to the car the dog marked a gorse bush another gettt onnn she grabbed a pheasant relised her mistake and spat it out as it flew away my son expressed his displeasure as he thought it was going to be his tea :laugh: The cars still loaded up for tommorrow and i hope thats as easy as today Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Any young there , one Quote Link to post
The one 8,468 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Just the one doe with five inside her. Find out better tommorrow bigger day more folk and ferrets and hopefully a few more rabbits Quote Link to post
Water Badger 26 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 just shows its worth getting out there and doing it not just watching this screen!! follow the example set by the real fieldsport enthusiasts dont let the arm chair hunters get you down. Good luck the one Quote Link to post
Joe67 239 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 sounds like a good day,good luck the morn Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Been loads of young here for weeks sandy 5 foot digs no thanks Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 just shows its worth getting out there and doing it not just watching this screen!! follow the example set by the real fieldsport enthusiasts dont let the arm chair hunters get you down. Good luck the one ??? Quote Link to post
Water Badger 26 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 just shows its worth getting out there and doing it not just watching this screen!! follow the example set by the real fieldsport enthusiasts dont let the arm chair hunters get you down. Good luck the one ??? meaning people can think ferreting is over come march but always worth a try, you may be risking the odd dig. like you say up your way they are onto second litters, down here the odd ones are showing. dont know till you give it a go Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 just shows its worth getting out there and doing it not just watching this screen!! follow the example set by the real fieldsport enthusiasts dont let the arm chair hunters get you down. Good luck the one ??? meaning people can think ferreting is over come march but always worth a try, you may be risking the odd dig. like you say up your way they are onto second litters, down here the odd ones are showing. dont know till you give it a go Very true mate, although if you live in the countryside you see the signs and know roughly when your gonna get f****d. I would kill for a days ferreting, but its just a clusterfuck now, way too many hoppers everywhere. Good luck to you carrying on for another week or two, but i dont think you will get long looking outside! Quote Link to post
matchbox 0 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 We went out today to a new bit of ground for us the farmer said once you have the rabbits under control here you can do the rest of my ground at my brothers and today was that day It was just a huge field quite the largest ive seen for up here and the burrows where just in the ditch surrounding the field i didn't know what to expect so i had put fifeteen foot collars on the jills but they weren't needed On the way to the first burrow the dog jumped the burn and marked a clump of grass at a gettt onnn she grabbed it and the first rabbit was in the bag :toast:The rest bolted easily with one needing dug out at a foot and when i was gutting it she was full of young . We then went back to the farm and had a walk through a wee wood and pick up a odd one then the lurcher coursed one and put it to ground and it wouldn't bolt so the spade came out for the second time and the rabbit was soaking but in the bag . As we where walking back to the car the dog marked a gorse bush another gettt onnn she grabbed a pheasant relised her mistake and spat it out as it flew away my son expressed his displeasure as he thought it was going to be his tea :laugh: The cars still loaded up for tommorrow and i hope thats as easy as today good to see you had a good day .ferrets here are getting fat just got more woods to ferret in on friday only some 2 miles away Quote Link to post
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