liongeorge 7 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Have only used my longnet for ferreting for the last few years but want to have a go longnetting aT night on one of my permisions where it is difficult to shoot the bunnies. I read on one of the threads that it is getting to the end of the season. Why is this? What are the problems with longnetting in spring/summer? Any advice much appreciated. Quote Link to post
JoeD 24 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Apart from killing the breeding game of the winter? you kill 1 pregnant or lactating doe, your killing 5/6 rabbits next year x that by 10 and well your losing 60 rabbits in the ferreting season approximately. Joe Quote Link to post
trev1 0 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 plus a lot ov digging aswell Quote Link to post
smithie 2,443 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 plus a lot ov digging aswell no need to dig when night time longneting, only dig in the day if your ferret stays down. theres no ferrets at night you walk the field for the bunnys sat out smithie Quote Link to post
hunter73 1 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 true but 1 of my permissions which i long net & lamp all we ever get is bucks so just shows ya Quote Link to post
Leeview 791 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 ....and the grass/crops are higher making it difficult to lay the bottom line on the ground Y.I.S Leeview Quote Link to post
liongeorge 7 Posted April 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Cheers guys am not worried about next years stock as the rabbits are comming through fence from next door. Keeping bottom line down might be more of a problem but at the mo rabbits are keeping grass down. George Quote Link to post
j j m 6,539 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 have just bought one of these nets for the coming season ,looking forwars to getting it Quote Link to post
Water Badger 26 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Apart from killing the breeding game of the winter? you kill 1 pregnant or lactating doe, your killing 5/6 rabbits next year x that by 10 and well your losing 60 rabbits in the ferreting season approximately. Joe depends if the landowner wants lots of rabbits or not ?? My farmers want shot of them not carefull management of pregnant does! Quote Link to post
The one 8,479 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 same here just finished a days ferreting and theres a digger ready to fill in the holes the lady wants the rabbits gone no there for me ferreting next year Quote Link to post
how-to-hunt-rabbit 6 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 No laws on any season to longnet, if your keen to try a trip then go! Quote Link to post
max abell 196 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Apart from killing the breeding game of the winter? you kill 1 pregnant or lactating doe, your killing 5/6 rabbits next year x that by 10 and well your losing 60 rabbits in the ferreting season approximately. Joe depends if the landowner wants lots of rabbits or not ?? My farmers want shot of them not carefull management of pregnant does! Same hear we would lose a lot of our permissions if we didnt longnet and lamp in the summer months we lamped 69 monday night on one of our small permissions there will still be loads there come the autum mixy kills more each late summer than longneting or lamping ever will Quote Link to post
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