The Cropsafe Crew Christmas eve outing

[stevethefish 80]

It was just a couple of days since we were last out but the lads were keen as mustard to get back out there and bash some bunnies.

I had decided to give the chicken farm a go, we did this late last year but it's just amazing how well they recover here. This was a Christmas bonus, that's because it's a dam site easier than most of the land we do mainly grass and a railway banking. We arrived about 8.30am to find a raw wind blowing so we were keen to get going and warm up.

I can honestly say it was reasonably slow the first hour, not what we had expected BUT we knew what this place can hold so we were not too bothered.

The first hour was on a grass banking where the huge warren stretched about 70/80 yards, not too many holes though but it always holds meat. We managed to miss one bolt hole somehow and it was so funny to see the rabbit running round trying to find a hole without a net to run into. Tilly the collie was tethered to a spade while the young collie pup was left loose, as the rabbit bolted Tilly dragged the spade out and almost caught the rabbit but managed to hole it up at the back of the mound, this was it's last mistake.

After the grass banking we moved to the fence and the railway banking, the ground here is like a honey comb and collapses under your feet as you are walking, shows how old these sets are. We managed a few more before deciding it was sarni and drink time, you gotta have a brekkie to keep you going. We counted up on the way to the van and surprisingly we had done 25 in the first 2 hours so it was not that bad considering we were only having half a day today.

After some snap and a drink we got stuck in and things came together nicely, one set produced 10, a Christmas bonus. We wished we could have done a full day but Ray had to get off to Skegness to see his son, it was Christmas eve I suppose. The railway bank was easy work, it always produces and the rabbits are destroying the fence on the farm making it collapse so we are more than welcome here. As the time drew on we knew we would have to leave it unfinished, not something we like to do but it leaves a few breeders for next year. We dropped the guts and lined them up for a picture and were pleasantly surprised with the outcome for half a day. 49 fat bunnies, all were in the peak of health, well before we got there anyway, not a sign of a flea or any signs of mixy. We saved one live for Stevo's allotment as usual these run free and breed on there, nothing wrong with a bit of Christmas spirit.

All in all a good mornings work, and a job well done for the farm, at least it will save them having to fill the holes for the lawn mower.

 

 

 

All the best from the Crew

Edited December 24, 2011 by stevethefish

[terrier s 123]

nice one again guys

[KittleRox 2,147]

Well done lads

 

do they refugees no eat awe the carrots

[bandit man 9]

well done boy's another bunny massacre atb AL

[stevethefish 80]

It was a great couple of hours, it was fun to see Tilly drag the spade chasing the rabbit, she would have had it if not tethered. Mind you I reckon I could have caught it when it ran towards me.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4LpIL1oLNQ

Edited December 24, 2011 by stevethefish

[Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin]

Well done boys I thought the guy walking with a fert at about .44 sec was planning on giving the fert a whizz in the air the way he swinging it back and forth when walking with it

 

Thats some cracking open ground stuff of dreams for a ferretter

 

ATB Cookie

[albert64 1,882]

thats like some of my permission, but there deep, very deep

how come you have the dog tied up

[barney rubble 12]

another good write up and good video happy xmas lads keep up the good work

[manaboutdog 3]

good write up steve ,wheres the big pic , ha ,

[ferret-boy 44]

Well done mate , nice one

[craigy 1]

Well done lads another successful day and a good write up once again.

[stevethefish 80]

Don't up what's happened with the pic will put it back on.

sorry guys

[manaboutdog 3]

excellent happy christmas everyone

[tubba 38]

Superb lads great read yet again atb Tub

[whin 463]

whay you tying dogs up for etc when there for ferreting nless pups even th4n you can hld them back