Ferreting Rats

[Marvin 193]

few days after i posted on this thread i put a ferret into a rabbit hole waited a while for it but it just kept moving around, she came out a little while later with her face chewed off and eyeball hanging out, text a fellow member off here and he said it will of been a rat, got to say its not something im too keen on after seeing me poor jill in that state, i was gutted

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

I've had some good times out ferreting for rats, but in saying that I'm not going to use my Jill for Rats, Just in case.

[omegathelast 160]

We used to ferret rats all the time years ago.....great sport, just always made sure any bites were cleaned up proper.

[vermin catcher 219]

i hunted rats week in week out with ferrets when i was a younger and i found even the best ratting ferrets are reluctant ratters after a couple of hard seasons on them. We learned to use ferrets for only about 6 months or so on rats then keep them solely for rabbits after that as it can be very hard on them. its only small jills that can successfully hunt rats and sometimes the rats are as big or bigger ,and will put up a fair scrap.I also have some horror stories with ferrets loosing eyes (very common) with ratting ,but there is no better and more exciting sport for ferrets.

["Earth!" 503]

ive had a good ferret ruined by an encounter with a rat, fecking thing refused to go to ground for ages.

[paulus 26]

spent countless hour ferreting rats as a kid around the landfill and sewerage works, most jills either give up or get killed you will get the odd one that will keep doing it but are few and far between. if even seen them carry the fight on, on top and trust me the rat doesnt give any quater. i dont ferret anymore but if i did i wouldnt be ratting with them now.

[young man 225]

Yea we do it all the time unreal crack mate fer play

[Guest vin]

You need a special kind of ferret that will take to ratting on a perminent basis. . they all like it until they recieve the PAIN ! and the aftermath of the pain..

 

we used to do some ratting at a maggot farm and also in the hay bales with the ferrets when we were younger and more energetic... little jills were the best.

but to be honest with you...as soon as my mate saw jonny D and his black n tans video we went out and made a smoker the next day... Thats when it got really interesting !

Cant beat a good bit of ratting with a few decent terriers and a smoker..

[paulus 26]

You need a special kind of ferret that will take to ratting on a perminent basis. . they all like it until they recieve the PAIN ! and the aftermath of the pain..

 

we used to do some ratting at a maggot farm and also in the hay bales with the ferrets when we were younger and more energetic... little jills were the best.

but to be honest with you...as soon as my mate saw jonny D and his black n tans video we went out and made a smoker the next day... Thats when it got really interesting !

Cant beat a good bit of ratting with a few decent terriers and a smoker..

the best one i ever owned was an out and out phychopath, never could tame it, never could house it with another ferret, it even killed a hob trying to mate it. when you went to clean out the hutch it use to launch itself at you i think it had issues

[Guest vin]

You need a special kind of ferret that will take to ratting on a perminent basis. . they all like it until they recieve the PAIN ! and the aftermath of the pain..

 

we used to do some ratting at a maggot farm and also in the hay bales with the ferrets when we were younger and more energetic... little jills were the best.

but to be honest with you...as soon as my mate saw jonny D and his black n tans video we went out and made a smoker the next day... Thats when it got really interesting !

Cant beat a good bit of ratting with a few decent terriers and a smoker..

the best one i ever owned was an out and out phychopath, never could tame it, never could house it with another ferret, it even killed a hob trying to mate it. when you went to clean out the hutch it use to launch itself at you i think it had issues

 

attack its the best form of defense...lol.

 

while were on the subject..if ya talking tuff ferrets..what about them bloody tree rats... hate them bloody Sqwirrels.. they are hardy little buggers for the ferret. . .theres not many can take to that game...they can bite if they dont want to come out to play..LOL

[young man 225]

me and my mate were talking about that he works in a wildlife garden and they are not allowed to ralease grey squrrils so we were thinking of getting one for his hob shopuld we?

[jsb 6]

its not something i would use my ferrets for its a smoker and terriers all the way for me