JohnGalway 1,043 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I thought GT was as good a place as any to post this as it'll cover lots of interests from the various forums. In your opinions, what's the best technique out there for one man to get big bags of rabbits? Shooting? Running dogs? Snaring? Netting? Ferrets? Trapping? I don't want to add a poll because I'm interested in the thoughts of people, not just button pressing. One person on their own, day or night. What do you all think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeD 24 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Depends on the land, and how many rabbits are there but I would say if your good, snares, but then again longnets will catch loads if done right, and ferrets again will push out any underground, so it all varies, it is a pretty broad question. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchman 256 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) personally id have to say ferreting,had some good bags over the years but never came close with any of the other methods Edited June 26, 2011 by watchman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FightTheBan 1,147 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Agree with joe it depends almost entirely on the land. On rough ground ferreting with shotguns can be most effective whereas lamping may be fairly ineffective. In well fenced areas trapping can decimate populations (especially drop boxes). Running dogs although are good at reducing numbers and creating a viable healthy population aren't the most effective method in most situations. Although they are by far the most sporting and fun. FTB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baghdadnights 150 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I've had some big bags shooting but there few and far between think ferrets produce more consistent big bags never done it myself but know lads that have Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 longnetting can return large numbers , as can ferreting so it would be these two for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
troter58 1,711 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 ferreting with nets and small lurcher can produce big bags imo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Lamping with the rimfire, produces the numbers (Nothing beats it) , but not the sport.! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FightTheBan 1,147 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Can't believe none of you are mentioning drop boxes. Anything that can bag you 30 or more rabbits a night as you sleep has got to trump anything.(In prime conditions). FTB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 As has been said - all depends on the land. In my own experience, lamping with a .22 R/F and subsonic ammo is hard to beat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 100 % down to the ground. I.E ferreting is very successful, but not much use if the warrens are not really on your ground, or it is summer. A mod'd rifle and night vision is a very lethal way of quickly reducing the rabbit population, if you are willing to put in a couple of long night shifts and have safe land to shoot. As said trapping / snaring can also be very good and these methods are working when you are not there. An ideal combination would be to go down one day or two, ferret and collapse / fill in, every burrow you can (collapsing etc optional), and set snares on every fence run etc you can, and then return over several nights with rifle and night vision and decimate what you can. Also allows you to scope out any areas of warrens you may have missed or warrens that have been re-opened. A combination is always best. But the easiest, quickest and least skillful method is rifle and night vision. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Dont think you could beat a driving about with a silenced 22. for the number game IMHO, But... Id much rather go ferreting and useing the dogs for the sport factor... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nighteyes 275 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 i think someone whos handy at setting afew snares will get good numbers,but ferreting you can get big bags if the grounds,warrens are easy going Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,926 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Dont think you could beat a driving about with a silenced 22. for the number game IMHO, But... Id much rather go ferreting and useing the dogs for the sport factor... spot on , ive gone out and had big bags with my dog Bryn. But if i had gone out with the above, i could have double the amount and quicker. Dogs+ferrets+ snares all will get good bags , but not as good as gun no way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chimp 299 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) HMR all day long , we sit in the same spot on top of a hill shooting down at the rabbits below and easily get 15 - 20 just from there , walk the rest of it (one field) and you could bag up 50 , the record was a 100 from the same field driven round twice on a quad Edited June 26, 2011 by chimp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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