Ferreting the midding.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Hi fellow ferreters, this weeks escapade is to a midding that I shoot over in the summer, and ferret once at this time of year to slow the rabbits grazing off the cereals in the adjacent feilds, its the site of an old midding, so sometimes the rabbits dig up something interesting relics from the past, some old, some not so old. The only thing of any interest dug up and cast out by the rabbits was this Youngers bitter beer bottle, dont know if W Conway of Cleethorpes are still in production, or if they still produce beer, anyone shed any light? I dont think its worth owt! But most of us have an interest in beer eh!

 

 

 

Netting up on here is a bit of a job, a lot of holes with only a few occupants, due to being knocked off in the summer by Falcongit and my self, problem with this site is the pasture at the back is owned by some folk with horses, and they like the rabbits on their land, but the landowner that gave me the permission doesn't, and there is a constant movement of rabbits into this little midding, which is good for me

Due to the amount of sharp objects in this little wood the dog was left at home, but then there's not a lot of room for her to dash around anyway. The way I approach this job is to just net every hole, which is not a joy, but it was a nice sunny day with a stiff chilly breeze, and its always nice to be out Netted up it looked like this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And to finish the net job off I put a hedge net across the verge in front of the knarly old Ash tree to stop runners making their way down the field to another warren thats just into the pasture, where I cant get at them.

 

 

The nets are set, these are the little warriors who's job it is to evict the crop munching squatters.

 

 

Dont know if anyone struggles to push their collars through the buckles, I cut mine to a long point and this makes it a piece of p*ss to thread through

 

 

And its not long before the first squatter is outed.

 

 

Its a nice healthy rabbit, so its a good start. We didn't expect a big bag as it has been shot over in the summer, and to cut a long story short we ended with five big bunnies

 

 

And to bribe the Mrs to help me net up, I promised her something to eat and drink

 

 

Sorted

 

Keep at them you ferreters!

[tegater 789]

Nice interesting write up and some great pictures. The one with the bottle was interesting as one of the places I go has an old midden near the surface, probably from the nearby ruined house, and last year I picked up a perfect old bottle from there, the sort with the glass ball in the neck. I got it cleaned up and its now in the kitchen.

It doesn't look easy netting up on some of those holes, but you had a decent enough bag. Thanks for sharing.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Nice interesting write up and some great pictures. The one with the bottle was interesting as one of the places I go has an old midden near the surface, probably from the nearby ruined house, and last year I picked up a perfect old bottle from there, the sort with the glass ball in the neck. I got it cleaned up and its now in the kitchen.

It doesn't look easy netting up on some of those holes, but you had a decent enough bag. Thanks for sharing.

 

 

I always have good look round while netting up, I found and old pocket watch one year, only problem was the workings were absent

[muddy210 34]

good write up there mate

[seany 54]

Good going mr stealthy! I'd never heard of a midden before, I just looked it up its like a dump. Marsh lad found some thing the other day aswell

 

Keep it mate Seany

[tegater 789]

Good going mr stealthy! I'd never heard of a midden before, I just looked it up its like a dump. Marsh lad found some thing the other day aswell

 

Keep it mate Seany

Seany. We also use a trap called a midden in the peaks. It is an area of land in either scrub or rushes that is fenced off, to stop sheep and dogs getting into it, and then if necessary a few tracks from its outer edge cutting to its centre. Where the track meets the wire, a small opening is cut or the bottem of the wire lifted. Dead stuff is then placed in the centre of the midden, and the tracks are snared up. The principal is that the foxes scent the dump of dead bait, (hence the name midden) go under the fence and get caught in the snare. They are very effective in the right place and work 24/7. A bit of bonemeal also adds to the scent.

[seany 54]

Good going mr stealthy! I'd never heard of a midden before, I just looked it up its like a dump. Marsh lad found some thing the other day aswell

 

Keep it mate Seany

Seany. We also use a trap called a midden in the peaks. It is an area of land in either scrub or rushes that is fenced off, to stop sheep and dogs getting into it, and then if necessary a few tracks from its outer edge cutting to its centre. Where the track meets the wire, a small opening is cut or the bottem of the wire lifted. Dead stuff is then placed in the centre of the midden, and the tracks are snared up. The principal is that the foxes scent the dump of dead bait, (hence the name midden) go under the fence and get caught in the snare. They are very effective in the right place and work 24/7. A bit of bonemeal also adds to the scent.

Thanks for that very interesting Tegater mate

[stealthy1 3,964]

Good going mr stealthy! I'd never heard of a midden before, I just looked it up its like a dump. Marsh lad found some thing the other day aswell

 

Keep it mate Seany

 

 

Its a bit of an old word, used to deposit household waste that couldn't be fed to pigs, chicken, or be burnt on the fire, like crockery and glass, we find a lot of clay smokers pipes, all broken, I'm told that the problem was that they fell out of the smokers breast pocket and when they hit the floor they broke, which is most likely why I've not found a whole one

[stealthy1 3,964]

Good going mr stealthy! I'd never heard of a midden before, I just looked it up its like a dump. Marsh lad found some thing the other day aswell

 

Keep it mate Seany

Seany. We also use a trap called a midden in the peaks. It is an area of land in either scrub or rushes that is fenced off, to stop sheep and dogs getting into it, and then if necessary a few tracks from its outer edge cutting to its centre. Where the track meets the wire, a small opening is cut or the bottem of the wire lifted. Dead stuff is then placed in the centre of the midden, and the tracks are snared up. The principal is that the foxes scent the dump of dead bait, (hence the name midden) go under the fence and get caught in the snare. They are very effective in the right place and work 24/7. A bit of bonemeal also adds to the scent.

 

 

I've not heard of this method either, you learn something new every day

[theferreter 311]

good job stealthy mate

[seany 54]

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Good going mr stealthy! I'd never heard of a midden before, I just looked it up its like a dump. Marsh lad found some thing the other day aswell

 

Keep it mate Seany

 

 

Its a bit of an old word, used to deposit household waste that couldn't be fed to pigs, chicken, or be burnt on the fire, like crockery and glass, we find a lot of clay smokers pipes, all broken, I'm told that the problem was that they fell out of the smokers breast pocket and when they hit the floor they broke, which is most likely why I've not found a whole one

 

Intresting mate my old man's found a few pipes in the trade over the years, also the mrs grandad used to do work for the diocese and used to find them along walls he was repairing from the ancient brickies I suppose

[stealthy1 3,964]

good job stealthy mate

 

 

Cheers mate

[simonrocco 175]

well done pal good write up atb

[stealthy1 3,964]

well done pal good write up atb

 

 

Cheers mate

[Brimmer 220]

Nice one Stealthy, there's always something else apart from the rabbiting that takes a mans interest! Those poleys will be getting on a bit now mate, are you going to expand for next season?