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me and my 9 year old nephew went out for a couple of hours with the ferrets yesterday we started about 2pm and finished when it got dark. we went to a local spot that normally holds a few rabbits we arrived there about 2.20pm and got to the first set we netted up all the holes i let my nephew net most of them as he hasnt caught many in nets that he's set and i new it would make his day if he was to catch one in a net he had set on his own anyway he entered the ferret and we waited for a while then the ferret came out so we boxed the ferret and lifted the nets off and moved on to the next set we tried about all four sets in the first strip wood but nothing was at home so we moved to the other strip wood and found a 3 holer so i netted 2 of the holes that were in the brambles and to hard to net for my nephew and he netted the easy hole he entered the ferret again and about 40 seconds later a rabbit bolted into the net he had set you would have thought he had won the lottery by his reaction :laugh: i quickly dispatched it while he re-netted the hole we waited again hoping another would bolt but there was no more home we quickly took the nets off and moved on to the next set as light was fading we netted all four holes or what we thought was all the holes he entered the ferret then a few seconds later a rabbit bolted behind my nephew from a hole under a log that we'd missed then a few seconds later another one bolted in to a net i dispatched the rabbit and my nephew netted the hole again but that was all the rabbits from that set and as it was getting dark we desided to call it a day and headed back to the car we only ended up with 2 rabbits but it was a very enjoyable afternoon. atb hope you like the write up and pics

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that young lad will never forget the days out ferriting with you and with luck he will keep at it in to adult hood..atvb

i hope he remembers what i am trying to teach him he's really keen and seems to listen and take stuff in i think he should stick at it as iv also got his older brother in to it to so they will probally end up going out together when he gets a bit older. atb pal :thumbs:
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great stuff mate...bet the young fella is still buzzing now.

Some of the best days i ever have are the ones when i catch 1 or 2 that i know i have earned.

yeh vin he's still buzzing when i droped him off at home he wanted to take the rabbits in to show his mam which would'nt have been a suit :laugh: and he's been asking me to print him the pics off he'll be ringing me soon to see if iv done them for him :laugh: atb pal :thumbs:
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Nice pics and write up as usual simon

cheers tegater have you been getting out with the ferrets much this season. atb :thumbs:

Only little bits this year where the bunnies have been causing damage. Trying to build stock up in other areas, and we have been hit by a bit of myxy as well.

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Nice pics and write up as usual simon

cheers tegater have you been getting out with the ferrets much this season. atb :thumbs:

Only little bits this year where the bunnies have been causing damage. Trying to build stock up in other areas, and we have been hit by a bit of myxy as well.

mixy's really lowered the numbers round here and it seem to have been nearly every where iv got permission ivstill got a couple of places i can got thats got a few on hopefuly next season will be better atb pal :thumbs:
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