Long Nets

[lurchers4life 103]

Never used these before so wondering because I don't want the 25 or 50 yard nets can you get 12 yard nets any advice appretiated

[Guest scramble]

You can get nets made to almost any length up to 100 yards. the nets you are looking for are called stop nets/gate nets

[The one 8,503]

As said you can get them any size you want , but 12 yards is only going to limit you to that space .You thought about getting a bigger one and then you can use 12 yards or 25 yards as needed .Just because you buy 100 yard net you dont need to use it all

[lurchers4life 103]

I've thought about it but I'd rather 2 or 3 12 yard ones would be lighter to carry and more use to me would you recommend any one?

[Country Joe 1,411]

What do you plan to do with the nets, if for ferreting you could be better with the stop nets, easier for a beginner to handle.

Then when you have got into the swing of things, and plan doing a few night sets, then you could move up to either two 50 yarders or one 100 yds

You can still use your 50 yarders for ferreting, it all depends on what type of land you hunt.

for years i only ferreted with purse nets and a spade, now with baskets and nets i need a pack horse.

[GreyRake 108]

I've never used long nets but plan to get one or more for next season. Like you I quite fancy short nets, just because I don't want to be carrying loads everywhere. I might get a few short nets, carry one with me and keep the rest in the car and bring them all to specific spots after I've had a look.

[Tiercel 6,986]

All sizes of nets have a place in the field, from 5 yarders to 100 yard nets. It all depends on the ground you are working what size net you use. Rabbits can be fairly predictable as to where they will run if you have large fields they will not usually run out into the open field, but along the hedgerows. Smaller fields prove more difficult to predict.

 

The same with very large open warrens you can bet your bottom dollar that they will hole hop along the warren. Unless, there is a place of sanctuary near by, then they usually head for that.

 

This is how a very large field was netted the top of the field was tapered and the rabbits would bolt accross the field rather than run the hedge.

 

 

Any break in the hedge was a chance to put a stop net across the hedge.

 

 

Where the field tapered 150 yards of net was run out to catch the ones making for the railway embankment.

 

 

As you can see every size net has its uses in the right place.

 

TC

[lurchers4life 103]

Thanks a lot guys I'd mostly be using them for hole hoppers as I'm gonna be bringing a pup up soon and I want to bring it up as a ferreting dog so the more runs the better

[Jamie m 668]

Its a lot easier if you know the ground well as the rabbits usually run the same way to the next warren ,

[robbo 867]

I bought my first one last year[ 50 yarder with a 5 yard stop net thrown in]Needed it for when ferreting under caravans. Got mine off nelson on here and would recommend him if youre after a couple.Sure he would make up what you wanted.

[lifelong cumbrian 1,826]

If I had the choice of 50 yds of quick set basket and net I would have 5 10yd nets. I use them for ferreting and that way you can place them at different places. If you had 1 50yd net you can on run it out at one place, say you were wanting to put nets on runs and breaks in gorse bushes etc the 5 nets would be a lot more versatile. if you wanted a straight 50yds run you just run a 10 then start the next one at the end pole. If you think it is a bit waffy you can slip a purse net ring over the 2 poles and peg it down. Just my personal opinion of what would work best for me.

 

This place we were at, had a basket full of 10yd nets. The rabbits would not break off the bank just hole hoping. The nets were placed along the bank every 20ft of so and the dog pushed them into the nets.

 

 

This place you could only get short nets on breaks and on runs etc

 

 

 

Same nets in woods placed on runs

 

If you want to use them longer join them together, were the 2poles join slip a purse net ring over and peg down if you feel it makes it more robust.

 

[lurchers4life 103]

Thanks lifelongcumbrian that's what I'd prefere is to have 3 12 yard nets so you can just split up warrens and then if you need it bigger you can join them together does anyone know who does good nets with poles?

[Neal 1,873]

Great post Lifelong Cumbrian! I travel to my permission on foot as I don't drive so I've never used a longnet but that option makes a lot of sense to me; especially as good old purse nets can sometimes be tricky to set as my ground is so overgrown. Thanks.

 

Edited to add: I'm particularly glad I read this post as I was thinking of getting some more purse nets before next season. I was clearing out my shed and my four year old son asked what the purse nets were so I gave him a demo using the underside of a patio chair as a hole and a ball as a rabbit. I showed him when he was younger but he must have forgotten. Unfortunately, I also discovered that the drawcord (is that the correct word) on about half the nets had become so frail that they turn to dust when you give them a slight pull. Hence the reason I was thinking of getting some more. Now I think I might be better off with a couple of stop nets.

 

I'm also currently ferretless so that's probably more of a a priority!

Edited June 13, 2013 by Neal

[Country Joe 1,411]

Field craft is a great thing, noticing which way the Rabbits run when bolted, in the first two photos, all the Rabbits were caught in the nets running down the slope, we did run a longer net running horizontal top and bottom,

but when bolting, and the dog pushing, the Rabbits were taking in the side nets.

So if doing this set again, you could try doing away with netting top and bottom of the set.

And see if the run the same way again.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Long nets,..are fabulous tools...100% essential to the Autumn/Winter work...

Edited June 13, 2013 by Phil Lloyd