reddawn 2,173 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 i was talking to a guy in his 50s other day an he asked me if folk still light fires in the mouth of holes to get laid up ferrets out... Quote Link to post
hunter1995 92 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 yeaah thats also an old method bring wee bit rubber from old tier and set it alight smoking the ferret out the warren Quote Link to post
The one 8,487 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I can remember going ferreting before locators and i was always left at the burrow to wait till the ferret came out them i had to catch up with my dad and uncles when i got the ferret . I was never so glad to get a locator and two collars for my birthday . I dont know how some folk would cope with out a locator my cousin waits barely five minutes and if nothings happening he's out with the box and the spades on the go :laugh: Quote Link to post
reddawn 2,173 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 yeaah thats also an old method bring wee bit rubber from old tier and set it alight smoking the ferret out the warren well call me a techy but ill stick to me mk3m an bulldog spade... Quote Link to post
The one 8,487 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Aye as i cant see smoke penetrating down fifteen foot and if the ferrets stuck behind a rabbit you could kill it with smoke inhalation Quote Link to post
pipa 299 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 the ferret dug round it done it before or ill just dig last knownplace and listen but not had to do that Wtf? You say in you're 1st comment that you never dug to a ferret, but then you say the ferret dug round a dead rabbit before? How do you know this if you ain't dug down? Have you got magic glasses that sees under ground?And I have had some ferrets over the yrs but never 1 that came to whistle while it was in natural kill mode? Quote Link to post
BS40liam 203 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I havnt got a locator at present but am saving up so will have one VERY soon (bills come 1st I'm affraid) I've been lucky the last few weeks I've been out as most of the sets I do are between 3-7 holes so its not to bad BUT! God forbid if I had a ferret lay up and no collar on I'd have to wait for hours I can only presume, so can't wait untill I get a locator....clearly ferrets was easy to come by back then and if one was lost, one was easily replaced! Quote Link to post
Wxm 1,638 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 how long have locators been out?? i can remember being out and the ferret killed down with no collar and the ferret coming back out with fur on its nails bit of barb wire down the hole twist twist and drag out the dead bunny, think i've lost 3 ferrets in 12 years but not been ferreting for 4 years, i went out with a mate and he collared up the stinker and let it run a warren in a hedge row and lost the ferret and the collar :blink: lol gutted wasnt the word Quote Link to post
Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Theres many a man Who claims to know it all But in actual fact knows feck all ATB Cookie 4 Quote Link to post
reddawn 2,173 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I havnt got a locator at present but am saving up so will have one VERY soon (bills come 1st I'm affraid) I've been lucky the last few weeks I've been out as most of the sets I do are between 3-7 holes so its not to bad BUT! God forbid if I had a ferret lay up and no collar on I'd have to wait for hours I can only presume, so can't wait untill I get a locator....clearly ferrets was easy to come by back then and if one was lost, one was easily replaced! when we was kids an ferreted the parks, we just used small jills an waited, wouldnae a liked to think what woulda happend if we went home withoot the ferret, if ye aint got a locator, ye best have patience... 3 Quote Link to post
The one 8,487 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 We used a bit of barb wire or a bramble with all the thorns removed apart from the last six inches which was fine if the ferret showed at a hole if it didn't you had a long wait till night time and you blocked the holes and came back the next day Quote Link to post
Brimmer 220 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 People treasured half hearted ferrets before locaters, ones that lacked commitment, that skimmed off the easy bolted and wouldn't stick on the stubborn. Its quite funny knowing how many people with a locater, still treasure a half hearted ferret over a true grafter, just because they refuse to dig a couple of feet. There's a lot of satisfaction to be taken in knowing you have totally cleared a warren, of live and dead rabbits. 4 Quote Link to post
reddawn 2,173 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 farmer once told me after i knocked his door for permission that a few guys had ferreted his open burys the day before an after they had lifted there nets he wandered over to see how they had done, he said they showed him 3 bunnys an said they was comin back next week, he said they all walked across the field an 1 guy said he had left his knife, as he started walking back 2 bunnys come oot an hole they had just lifted a net off, i assured the farmer i had a hob that would not leave anything alive in his warrens aslong as i could dig, then i assured him i would backfill all holes, i went back next day an him an his grandson come an watched me ferret, was around 4 years ago now, an i still got that permission now, an he lets me use his quad bke to trott me dogs around fields on the nites i wont be lamping an do what ever else i want on his land 1 Quote Link to post
BS40liam 203 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I havnt got a locator at present but am saving up so will have one VERY soon (bills come 1st I'm affraid) I've been lucky the last few weeks I've been out as most of the sets I do are between 3-7 holes so its not to bad BUT! God forbid if I had a ferret lay up and no collar on I'd have to wait for hours I can only presume, so can't wait untill I get a locator....clearly ferrets was easy to come by back then and if one was lost, one was easily replaced! when we was kids an ferreted the parks, we just used small jills an waited, wouldnae a liked to think what woulda happend if we went home withoot the ferret, if ye aint got a locator, ye best have patience... well thankfully the last couple of times I've been out with her she's come out fine so hopefully ill have a locator and collar in the next 3weeks just got myself a new gill last night aswell 16 weeks old so not quite ready yet so will definatly need. The locator once I get the two working! I have got quite good patience aslong as I've got a flask of tead and a cigarette lol but one can only wait so long! Imo even tho I havnt got a locator and collar, they're a god send! Atb Quote Link to post
hunter1995 92 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 no need to try be a smart erse you wee prick eh! cause when i worked small warren heard the rabbit getting killed close to the borrow waited 15 mins ferret popped out cut into warren with the spade put my hand down dead rabbit there with dirt pile at back of it and wee small frshly dug shelf dug round it and well i dont give a shit i you havent mate mines does when comes out warren whistle it to me or if been under ground can whistle it out if its killed Quote Link to post
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