AndyKelly 251 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 was offered 15 acres of land at alston so me and my bud jumped in the van and toddled off at 7am yesterday full of anticipation as to what to expect.when we arrived it was a big disapointment the land was ok but for all the man said he was over-run we soon worked out the rabbits were running over a beck at the bottom of the land and as the beck was full the little bleeders were over the other side sticking there tounges out at us.so after an hour we jumped in the van and went to frosterly.my mate had the good idea to drive the van up the hill and it fell of a rutted track and had to wait two hours for a kindly farmer to come and rescue us!. food rations were running low so we rabbited during the wait and had a decent haul.little reprise cause i got it in the neck of the missus when i got back three hours late! the only plus side to the day is there was no mixy about so there is hope for a decent winters rabbiting. Quote Link to post
DanRaistrick 53 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 the permission ive got near darlington is overrun with mixy you know any decent places in the co. durham area? Quote Link to post
fcuktheban 140 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Not as bad as my day, got 4 in the nets but my collared up ferret decided to do a runner through long hedges. I tried the clicker box and it wasn't working properly. Waited for hours banging on the ground and calling. Now I'm down by one ferret and a 15ft collar Those were some expensive rabbits Quote Link to post
AndyKelly 251 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 never used a ferret finder- been ferreting 40 years and have never lost one of my ferrets use the good old fashioned tried and tested liner method with the dogs and have always retrieved a 'laid up' ferret was taught by an old fashioned gamekeeper uncle who told me to keep a dog totally separate for the use of 'lining' not to mate it with any of my jills or put it in a cage with any other ferret. this keeps the dog keen and able to shift other ferrets when laid up works for me and saves me a fortune! Quote Link to post
f mac 40 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 never used a ferret finder- been ferreting 40 years and have never lost one of my ferrets use the good old fashioned tried and tested liner method with the dogs and have always retrieved a 'laid up' ferret was taught by an old fashioned gamekeeper uncle who told me to keep a dog totally separate for the use of 'lining' not to mate it with any of my jills or put it in a cage with any other ferret. this keeps the dog keen and able to shift other ferrets when laid up works for me and saves me a fortune! stop givin out trade secrets you will put deben out of buisiness dont use a finder myself but can see the good in them in certain situations but i got all day to hang around and aint lost a fert ever Quote Link to post
AndyKelly 251 Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 nice to see other 'old fashioned ferreters' that realized ferreting was going on way before modern technology was invented! Quote Link to post
tegater 789 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 nice to see other 'old fashioned ferreters' that realized ferreting was going on way before modern technology was invented! We should all still be using muskets as well, none of these new fangled shotguns thaqt have self contained ammunition!! Seriously though, traditions are nice to see! Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 And what happens when your hob grabs your jill under ground, it coluld be 24 hours before he gets his fill Quote Link to post
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