netting hares

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

Back up the truck boy's, I have no doubt there are skill's in netting / trapping.

I couldn't see the sport element.

 

 

 

Whats sport,.. got to do with it,..got to do with it,.

 

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CW I remember that photo from Ohhh too many years ago now. That was Maddie by your side?

 

TC

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

Back up the truck boy's, I have no doubt there are skill's in netting / trapping.

I couldn't see the sport element.

for me it was same buzz as dropping a ferret or terrier calling a fox or getting a good run at a hare

 

Banter gets it

 

TC

Edited April 24, 2013 by tiercel

[chris87 297]

 

Back up the truck boy's, I have no doubt there are skill's in netting / trapping.

I couldn't see the sport element.

for me it was same buzz as dropping a ferret or terrier calling a fox or getting a good run at a hare

 

i havent tried it yet but cant wait to try on both rabbits and hares start of season. thinking bout it it does seem like great fun as you say. have my nets got so just waiting for season to start

[Guest scramble]

When i started netting at night I was lucky enough to catch a few rabbits on my first drop of the net. I did my homework for weeks beforehand, walking the land with my map marking set locations, feeding areas and entry points and clearing the drop area of debris as i went. i also gave each drop a number and the best wind direction and entry points for that drop and kept all the info in a note book that fits in my pocket.

 

That first drop was extremely hard work. My heart was beating out of my chest and just controlling my breathing was hard and that was after the first peg went into the ground. Wind was in my favour but the rabbits were feeding close by due to the layout of the land and any noise would of spooked them all home before i got the net out, hence clearing all the twigs and debris before night fell.

Once the net was set and i started the bant i heard the scream of a trapped rabbit, words cant describe that feeling, all the hard work had paid off but the hardest thing of all was to stay steady on the bant and not rush to the net to find my catch.

That first drop caught me 5 rabbits...........i've been hooked ever since.

As Tiercel and Chalkwarren have already said, you either get it or you dont. Give it a go you may surprise yourself.

 

SCRAMBLE

[redial 81]

Okay you have sold it to me , anyone in Shrop's practice this method.

[R.A.W 1,987]

When i started netting at night I was lucky enough to catch a few rabbits on my first drop of the net. I did my homework for weeks beforehand, walking the land with my map marking set locations, feeding areas and entry points and clearing the drop area of debris as i went. i also gave each drop a number and the best wind direction and entry points for that drop and kept all the info in a note book that fits in my pocket.

 

That first drop was extremely hard work. My heart was beating out of my chest and just controlling my breathing was hard and that was after the first peg went into the ground. Wind was in my favour but the rabbits were feeding close by due to the layout of the land and any noise would of spooked them all home before i got the net out, hence clearing all the twigs and debris before night fell.

Once the net was set and i started the bant i heard the scream of a trapped rabbit, words cant describe that feeling, all the hard work had paid off but the hardest thing of all was to stay steady on the bant and not rush to the net to find my catch.

That first drop caught me 5 rabbits...........i've been hooked ever since.

As Tiercel and Chalkwarren have already said, you either get it or you dont. Give it a go you may surprise yourself.

 

SCRAMBLE

 

. i'm no pro trapper but have bagged a couple of bunnies at night with a long net and loved every minute. it really gets the ticker going.

 

as it's allready been said it's about the prep. the more you do the better it feels when it pays off.

[Tiercel 6,986]

Okay you have sold it to me , anyone in Shrop's practice this method.

Woz is in Shrops he does a fair bit. If you really want to have a go and are not sure where to start. Just ask, everyone here who does long netting is willing to help. I would recommend you have a read of longnetting from peg to peg by Martin King. It is a good book on long nets, it does not go into the tactical usage of the nets just the basics, how to set up different types of nets, how to set them in the field. A very good book that gives people a foundation into longnetting. But, just because you can set a net does not automaticaly mean that you will catch rabbits consistently.

 

Once you have the abilty to set the net thats where the fieldcraft comes in. It really is a thinking mans sport, if you enjoy puzzles and you will have a lot of them to contend with, you will enjoy long netting.

 

TC

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

hi tc long time no see! ive moved away from Scotland now haven't had a rabbit in a net for months its killin me! had nets out in the watery stuff thou wink

[redial 81]

 

Okay you have sold it to me , anyone in Shrop's practice this method.

Woz is in Shrops he does a fair bit. If you really want to have a go and are not sure where to start. Just ask, everyone here who does long netting is willing to help. I would recommend you have a read of longnetting from peg to peg by Martin King. It is a good book on long nets, it does not go into the tactical usage of the nets just the basics, how to set up different types of nets, how to set them in the field. A very good book that gives people a foundation into longnetting. But, just because you can set a net does not automaticaly mean that you will catch rabbits consistently.

 

Once you have the abilty to set the net thats where the fieldcraft comes in. It really is a thinking mans sport, if you enjoy puzzles and you will have a lot of them to contend with, you will enjoy long netting.

 

TC

 

Thank you I will take your advice and read Martin King's book, it may open a whole new world without the use of guns. Going out with a gun these day's doesn't hold the same pleasure too many people willing to call the police a sign of the times I guess. Cheer's, Phil.

Edited April 25, 2013 by redial

[terryd 8,385]

The good thing about netting is it can be completed in total darkness which I try to do. But some times I do use a torch to check my net so I can see if I cocked up setting the net and do better next time.

It is a great feeling strolling along in the dark with a coat full of nets and a couple of rabbits and no one has a clue your there

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

 

 

 

The good thing about netting is it can be completed in total darkness which I try to do. But some times I do use a torch to check my net so I can see if I cocked up setting the net and do better next time.

It is a great feeling strolling along in the dark with a coat full of nets and a couple of rabbits and no one has a clue your there

I do one patch of land that has a cycle path running through it. People walk their dogs there even in the night. One night I had the net running along the side of the path and a young couple came round the corner of the path just as I was starting the bant. I could not make out what they were saying but could hear something. Next thing I kicked a rabbit that was squatting and it headed for home, it hit the net behind them and started squealing, the woman screamed and they both started running like hell down the path.

 

TC

[terryd 8,385]

 

 

 

The good thing about netting is it can be completed in total darkness which I try to do. But some times I do use a torch to check my net so I can see if I cocked up setting the net and do better next time.

It is a great feeling strolling along in the dark with a coat full of nets and a couple of rabbits and no one has a clue your there

I do one patch of land that has a cycle path running through it. People walk their dogs there even in the night. One night I had the net running along the side of the path and a young couple came round the corner of the path just as I was starting the bant. I could not make out what they were saying but could hear something. Next thing I kicked a rabbit that was squatting and it headed for home, it hit the net behind them and started squealing, the woman screamed and they both started running like hell down the path.

 

TC

 

 

would love to have been there just as well it wasn't a hare screaming that would have really got them motoring

[dimmock20 278]

anybody still longnetting hares i may be intrested in buying them for a reasonable price send me a pm