Different Ferrets Work Different?

[Williampalmer 20]

You can never be 100 percent on weather you've cleared a warren of all it's occupants without gassing, but when you feel you've had your fill from that warren then move on

[vanman1 411]

Me personaly depending on the size of the bury,i run it through with x amount of jills. Normaly start with 1 or 2 and see how it goes if i hear the magic rumble leave them to it see what they push out and take it from there.Sometimes they just bolt and bolt ive even had rabbits bolt whilst iam still netting up!!Evey day/warren is different just keep going until your happy that your ferrets have done the best they can. Could be 5 mins could be all day!

[nighthunter. 13]

sometimes if theres more than one rabbit in the ferret will go from one two another, same as you say sometimes theres workers and shirkers as I call them, they have lil scratch at there back get bored and come out no good that

[Dranny GLC 112]

With my albino hob once it comes out and walks well away and doesn't make a return I no it's time to move others wise he's comes out of the holes as a look then back down or out of one down another.

[Williampalmer 20]

He may have just picked up a scent and followed it

[Williampalmer 20]

Iv got a Jill that's blind, she works fantastically, I think it's because she relies completely on her hearing and smell, which I think are both heightened by the fact she's blind, she'll bolt rabbits that others fail to.

[nighthunter. 13]

yeah like the one says theres ferrets and ferrets, I netted a warren up once about twenty holes ,took my mate with me, he had couple ferrets it was about 4 foot deep . we puts his ferts in from each end , they came two every hole he says nowt in here I sed put your ferts in box , chucks mine in 7 rabbits came out that warren , his wernt goin deep back in the bank where the rabbits go he was amazed , same as you say theres workers and shirkers atb.

[Dranny GLC 112]

I try check my ferrets feet everytime they come out and clean off any fur so then I no If they av had a scrat at a rabbit.

[adam87 31]

My polecat hob always goes down first. His quick and pushes out any loss rabbits!

Then once my polecats done and out I put my albino hob down. His much more thorough and spends a lot more time searching and pushing the leftover rabbits! ones his done i'm happy the warren is clear

works for me

[Andrew Beirne 78]

I like to put my hob a nd jll down a the same time obviously give the jill a few minutes then him it works and she will always be much faster than him ..it was last week i was digging down to my hob and i got a mark of 4 on his and 2 on hers thought a shes only going back through it but turned out she had one dead in a stop end and another backed up and he then had one dead in a tube ...but i do find hobs more thorough and will stick at the bunnys till they move or they kill em

[Leeview 791]

 

My polecat hob always goes down first. His quick and pushes out any loss rabbits!

Then once my polecats done and out I put my albino hob down. His much more thorough and spends a lot more time searching and pushing the leftover rabbits! ones his done i'm happy the warren is clear

works for me

I'd leave the polecat at home and just take the albino

Y.I.S Leeview

[Mole man Kent 26]

Not always down to the ferret mate! You need to think of the bury structure! Some are going to have bump ends and some wont. Your polecat might of be giving the run about and leaving the bunny at the bump end because the thrill of the chase might of been more attractive than trying to bolt one stubborn rabbit.

[Sirius 1,391]

I hate a ferret that stays longer than 20 mins or so. Most warrens I work go 10+feet.

 

I often find it takes a season or so before ferrets really go deep.

Edited January 9, 2014 by Sirius