tote 856 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 As is the norm on a Sunday I took my middle son Declan to Dumfries and he was on the bus to Perth to play St Johnstone. When I got back my eldest Dylan had already left with the ferrets so after a cuppa and a bit of toast I got Molly and set off to see how he was doing. When I arrived he was in the middle of doing a bury and had 2 rabbits in the bag, no more bolted so we headed off to find more buries. After walking past a couple Molly marked the third bury so we put the nets on and stood back. It wasn't long before the draw cord stretched and Dylan was onto it quickly. We then moved into the wood and Molly gave us a strong mark so we netted up and waited. Again we didn't have to wait long for the net to be stretched, the ferret was out right behind the rabbit and nabbed it in the net. The next rabbit that bolted escaped the net and took off uphill through the wood with Molly in pursuit. The rabbit must've ran bye a few buries but didn't enter any and eventually it dissapeared over the brow of the hill at the top of the wood with Molly behind it. A few seconds later Molly reappeared with the rabbit in her mouth and carried it all the way back. As we were playing the waiting game during a lull in the procedings we got a visitor. It was noticeably colder today, there was snow on the higher ground and we had the occasional snow/sleet shower that had us hiding behind the trunk of a tree as the wind blew it into the wood. We managed to get another 2 rabbits before we decided to head home. Quote Link to post
Ferret mad Dave 65 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Nice write up mate and some Christmas card pics in there lol Quote Link to post
fox assasin 16 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 well done mate sounds like a good day Quote Link to post
simonrocco 175 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 well done pal good write up and pics atb Quote Link to post
RossM 8,121 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Good write up and an enjoyable read, Quote Link to post
donkdaniel 236 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Good right up exelent pics love seing the youngsters having a go top post atb chris Quote Link to post
darbo 4,776 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 cracking pics sounds like a good day well done. Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Good stuff and great pics,atb Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 a few pictures helps the story along mate well done handy dog as well Quote Link to post
Dheff 6 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Really good write up, enjoyed that Quote Link to post
max abell 196 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 A nice read the robin picture is great might be worth entering into a photo comp Quote Link to post
richie198 28 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 nice write up mate a good day out Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Great write up and pics great stuff Quote Link to post
shaunpauls7 131 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Nice one bud You can't beat a cold mornings ferreting.I am off out at 7am to try my luck for a few. atb shaun Quote Link to post
Guest scramble Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Great post, some lovely looking photographs. Scramble Quote Link to post
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