big hobs

[Guest digdeep]

iv been thinking about getting a ferret for a spot of rabbiting and a freind offered me his big hob that he used for rats, and im just thinking will i be constantly digging to it after its killed in on rabbits or does it not work like that, just it is a big hob or will it be ok for rabbits?

Edited June 12, 2007 by digdeep

[jigsaw 11,863]

If you dont mind me asking,how big is he?If he can manage rats he cant be that big,unless hes open coursing the buggers My mate has a huge hob and has to dig him constantly,why would you be bothered?Its one thing digging to dogs but to have to dig all the time to an assasin of a ferret doesnt appeal to me one bit.

[Kay 3,709]

Mine are big & have worked ok

[jigsaw 11,863]

FL I take it you mean your bolt a lot of rabbits,my mates hob kills the majority of his rabbits.Personally I need a bolter,I dont care how big or small they are.I gave 3 ferrets to friends as they were catching rabbits before they bolted,and 1 was a small jill.

[Kay 3,709]

FL I take it you mean your bolt a lot of rabbits,my mates hob kills the majority of his rabbits.Personally I need a bolter,I dont care how big or small they are.I gave 3 ferrets to friends as they were catching rabbits before they bolted,and 1 was a small jill.

 

Yes sorry they do bolt

[Guest digdeep]

all im saying is id prefer a ferret that bolts the bunnies than kill in, because if i have to dig for (ONE) rabbit i would rather stick to digging the terriers an not get that ferret as the reward is bigger an better

[martin 332]

I used to have a very big Hob,and he used to drag rabbits out of the bury,usually by the face/eye.That said it is the only retrieveing ferret I've seen in 30+ yrs.You would hear the most unbelieveable screaming,and then the bottle brush would slowly emerge from the bury with his prize......he did it time and time again as well,so,it wasn't a one off thing.

[Guest digdeep]

I used to have a very big Hob,and he used to drag rabbits out of the bury,usually by the face/eye.That said it is the only retrieveing ferret I've seen in 30+ yrs.You would hear the most unbelieveable screaming,and then the bottle brush would slowly emerge from the bury with his prize......he did it time and time again as well,so,it wasn't a one off thing.

 

so get him for rabbiting then?

ill take your word for it mate

kept the pup because of what you said

patt i mean

[mooster 1]

In my experience big hob means tangled up nets.My jills can usually fit through the nets which makes a big difference to me as i hunt alone and don't need my nets messed around with!

"Each to their own "

[Rabbithunter 456]

I've dug more times to a small jill, than i have my big hob.

[the fezz 44]

when i started ferreting i had hobs and found after a bit they get a bit to good at the job (out comes the spade )

got two gills for the next season and have never gone back . had gills for over 15 years with only a handfull of digs , fezz

[BLACKBOB 9]

when i started ferreting i had hobs and found after a bit they get a bit to good at the job (out comes the spade )

got two gills for the next season and have never gone back . had gills for over 15 years with only a handfull of digs , fezz

 

 

Agree with you fezz, my two big hobs are ferrets of mass destruction, they are too fast and too strong and i dig to them nearly every warren, but the b*****ds dont stay long and they,re off to the next one.

 

I never had that trouble with jills, and especially small ones.

 

 

Cheers bob

[Branch 0]

Im sure that jills kill more than hobb do know i tend to work just hobbs.

Plus you cant beat a nice big ferret it looks the bizz!!

[Guest digdeep]

thanks every one but im going to wait a while and get a jill kit

[jigsaw 11,863]

i have 4 adult ferrets,3 jills and 1 hob.All are on the smallish side.Last season you could count on both hands how many times we had to dig.Branch what exactly is ''looking the biz''about.I'd be more interested in ''doing the biz''A big strong ferret is a handy tool on light ditches and small stone walls,but a hinderance in most other places,thats just my opinion,but I had a mate that came out with us for a season with his ''jaws of death''as he called him.He went one time to a hillside we were clearing for a farmer.My other mate and I did the ditches and Jaws of death did the ground setts.Well we started at 8.00a.m and by 11.30 we had 15 rabbits and jaws of death had 6 ,4 he had to dig to By 3.00p.m.we had 32 rabbits and the hob had accounted for10 as his owner decided to go for a stroll,he had enough shovel work to do him for some time.Surprisingly he failed to continue his jaws of death escapades.Big hobs can have their uses but would not justify having one out every week.I gave 3 big hobs to a mate that was into them and truthfully he never has big bags with them,they spend too much time scraping and farting about diging to them.Not for me thanks,