Lost the ferret!!

[Savy 2]

Went out last night for our first rabbit experience! Sadly we didn't get a thing! We managed to get close but no luck, then we managed to looses our ferret! We put her down a earth n she was down there a while but never reappeared, after and hours searching n nighttime falling in we decided to leave her :-( poop start to the rabbiting career!!!

[dytkos 17,801]

I hope you left the ferret box etc and went back this morning at first light

 

Cheers, D.

[jezza 126]

why didnt the fert have a collar on?

[R.A.W 1,987]

doesn't sound a good start but keep at it. did a dog mark the holes? stick to small berries especially without a collar. they are worth every penny. try to ask someone in your area to take you out otherwise i can see a new section on this site opening up for hunting of ferral ferrets. atb RAW

[Ideation 8,216]

We had one the other day, entered the ferret into a small warren and she ended up way off down a flooded drainage channel with her rabbit, no chance we would have got her out without the collar as she had got the other side of the rabbit from the warren.

[weasle 1,119]

Your better of ferreting in the morning so you have plenty of day light,If you get on your hands and knees and get your ear to the ground you can often hear if the ferrets working a rabbit.

[suffolkpoacher 219]

Enter the ferret in an earth did you hear it baying or not

[Savy 2]

You won't believe it we went back the following evening and out pops a little head ! Can't believe it! Well chuffed :-) poor thing, the earth was a big one we need to purchase a collar we just decided to go n see what happened. Glad it safe n sound though will learn from the experience now

[morton 5,368]

You won't believe it we went back the following evening and out pops a little head ! Can't believe it! Well chuffed :-) poor thing, the earth was a big one we need to purchase a collar we just decided to go n see what happened. Glad it safe n sound though will learn from the experience now

You won,t be the first to lose a ferret,even finding an escapee,not everyone owns a box and collar,most of us started without one.Pick your warrens,stick to the smallest possible,no matter the temptation,as the ferret learns its trade,so will you.

[Savy 2]

That was the problem I reckon it was a huge earth thanks for advice

[artful212 394]

has happened to me mate use to be waiting forever on ferret without collar when i first started now i always use one

[oyama 27]

Why were you ferreting at night? Is this a stupid question?

[morton 5,368]

Why were you ferreting at night? Is this a stupid question?

A frosty moonlit night used to be the perfect excuse and opportunity to ferret a piece of land that would be otherwise off limits,a fall of snow and the cover of darkness was also appreciated at times.

[Savy 2]

Why were you ferreting at night? Is this a stupid question?

 

It wasn't at night we just went out for couple of hours but ended up getting dark looking the ferret

[Spadge 3]

We got 5 rabbits yesterday with the ferret just a quick set So happy days