bullx100% 681 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 You an everyone else..... Half the reason it's getting shit up there ..... Calm down pal was a joke.....I enjoy my gun license to much to lose it due to poaching a few rabbits....the day getting massive numbers is more important to me than enjoying a day out is the day I'll quit....I'm happy enough having a plod about and getting 1 or 2 for the pot..... 1 Quote Link to post
tjones3862 3,423 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 THIS TRIP WAS NOT THE DALES,, I SPREAD MY WINGS EVERY WERE,,LOL OVER THE YEARS I GO TO DIFFRENT COUNTYS,,,, SO IFF 1 PLACE GO,S BUMP,,,, IVE GOT PLENTY MORE TO FALL BACK ON,,,,, YESTERDAY MOST THE TIME WAS ROAD SIDE SETS,,,,THEY TEND TO GET MISSED OUT BYE THE BIG GAME HUNTERS,,,, 1 Quote Link to post
bullx100% 681 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 THIS TRIP WAS NOT THE DALES,, I SPREAD MY WINGS EVERY WERE,,LOL OVER THE YEARS I GO TO DIFFRENT COUNTYS,,,, SO IFF 1 PLACE GO,S BUMP,,,, IVE GOT PLENTY MORE TO FALL BACK ON,,,,, YESTERDAY MOST THE TIME WAS ROAD SIDE SETS,,,,THEY TEND TO GET MISSED OUT BYE THE BIG GAME HUNTERS,,,, me and my mate gaz love hedge rows now.....we used misses them out if we could help it....but now with long nets we go looking for hedge rows lol...did one a while back on a road side ...got some funny looks of people driving past lol Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 You an everyone else..... Half the reason it's getting shit up there ..... Calm down pal was a joke.....I enjoy my gun license to much to lose it due to poaching a few rabbits....the day getting massive numbers is more important to me than enjoying a day out is the day I'll quit....I'm happy enough having a plod about and getting 1 or 2 for the pot..... That wasn't a dig mate! It's just once an area gets well known on here.......it tends to go down hill lol. I don't live there so it's not my problem, but from what I've heard from the lads that live up there.... It's lost it's shine. Quote Link to post
Leeview 791 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 You an everyone else..... Half the reason it's getting shit up there ..... Calm down pal was a joke.....I enjoy my gun license to much to lose it due to poaching a few rabbits....the day getting massive numbers is more important to me than enjoying a day out is the day I'll quit....I'm happy enough having a plod about and getting 1 or 2 for the pot..... That wasn't a dig mate! It's just once an area gets well known on here.......it tends to go down hill lol. I don't live there so it's not my problem, but from what I've heard from the lads that live up there.... It's lost it's shine. The shine was going off The Dales 25yrs ago, any of the lads that have permission up there will tell the same if they're honest,there is n't the numbers about now that there was 5yrs ago let alone 25yrs ago. Y.I.S Leeview Quote Link to post
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 the dales are so last century lol if i honest i use dales to get pups going, then get them onto more testing ground, saying that a mutt still has to catch up dales, they dont just jump in motor or play dead lol Quote Link to post
tjones3862 3,423 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 25 YEARS AGO,,LOL THE WEATHER THIS LAST 4 YEAR HAVE TOOK THE TOLL ON THE RABBITS UP THERE THAT AND THE MIXY,,,,,,,25 YEARS AGO FERRETING LADS WAS NOT GETTING 240 IN A DAY,,,,I NO 1 GANG WHAT WAS DOING THIS ONLY 4 YEARS AGO,,,,,, THEN HIT COME TO A HOLT WITH WHAT IVE WROTE ,,,THE WEATHER [snow] and then the mixy to follow in april....... Quote Link to post
Leeview 791 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 25 YEARS AGO,,LOL THE WEATHER THIS LAST 4 YEAR HAVE TOOK THE TOLL ON THE RABBITS UP THERE THAT AND THE MIXY,,,,,,,25 YEARS AGO FERRETING LADS WAS NOT GETTING 240 IN A DAY,,,,I NO 1 GANG WHAT WAS DOING THIS ONLY 4 YEARS AGO,,,,,, THEN HIT COME TO A HOLT WITH WHAT IVE WROTE ,,,THE WEATHER [snow] and then the mixy to follow in april....... myxi was around a lot longer than 25yrs ago and we had snow still around in April most years but the rabbit numbers were still up on todays numbers. 240 rabbits in a day is/was a red letter day but not an everyday bag. Y.I.S Leeview Quote Link to post
tjones3862 3,423 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) most weekends these lads was getting well above the 100, LEEVIEW,,, ok they was 5 of them,,,,brilliant permission,,,, but the the bunnys was there,,,,, yer snow was about mixy was about,,,, I can remember 25 years ago a lot of them winters we never seen snow,,even aviemore Scotland was having big problems no sking on the cairncorms,,,, a dusting iff you was looky,,, the winter 4 year ago blitzt the the rabbits..... every keeper who I have the crack with all say the same,,,,,,hits the weather and a combination of mixy, bad timeing you cud say,,, but thats life,,,,, AND LETS NOT FOR GET BOX TRAPS,, , even today im comfident of splitting up on a gang of 3 and comeing back with 40 iff the other 2 have hobs,ol,, and do the same that's 120,,,, that wud be the same has 25 years ago or round abouts,,,,,so things are not to bad.... Edited February 3, 2014 by tjones3862 Quote Link to post
bullx100% 681 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 You an everyone else..... Half the reason it's getting shit up there ..... Calm down pal was a joke.....I enjoy my gun license to much to lose it due to poaching a few rabbits....the day getting massive numbers is more important to me than enjoying a day out is the day I'll quit....I'm happy enough having a plod about and getting 1 or 2 for the pot..... That wasn't a dig mate! It's just once an area gets well known on here.......it tends to go down hill lol. I don't live there so it's not my problem, but from what I've heard from the lads that live up there.... It's lost it's shine. Ok mate......I've also herd that it's going down bank abit to....think is now every man and his neighbour has a dog so everyone's looking for land to run ...a long time ago I could go local and get 10 rabbits and be home in an hour.........now to get 10 rabbits local on lamp it would be two trips lol.....it's a shame when people hammer ground so that there's hardly any quarry left.....local to me there must be around 6 groups of chavs who hammer the ground local....u can follow were they have been by the beer cans.....all they care about is killing everything in site and going home with the biggest bag.. Ps...that was not a dig at anyone taking large numbers on this thread... Quote Link to post
tjones3862 3,423 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) WHEN I WAS OUT SUNDAY,,, THE SETS ON 1 ROAD BANK WAS CLOSE TOGEATHER,,,I WUD WALK OVER THE ODD SET... THEYS WAS DEFFO RABBITS IN THE SET,,,,,THESE RABBITS OVER SUMMER WILL FILL THE SETS IVE DONE ALL BEING WELL.....ALL SO THAT DAY SOME TIMES WHEN I GOT 3/4 OUT OF A SET ADAM SAID SHALL WE TRY THE FERRET 1 MORE TIME I SAID NO,,,,IFF THERES A RABBIT STILL IN THE SET THAT 1 WILL KEEP THE SET CLEAN,,,,,, YOU CAN GET BIG BAGS,,,AND GO BACK THE FOLLOWING YEAR,AND GET THE SAME IFF YOU USE YOUR HEAD.....IVE DONE THESE SETS FOR ROUND ABOUT 15 YEAR,,,,,AND I WAYS GET AROUND THE SAME NUMBER,,,, IM A BIG BELEAVER NEVER DO A SET TWICE IN A SEASON,,,,, Edited February 4, 2014 by tjones3862 3 Quote Link to post
Guest vin Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 WHEN I WAS OUT SUNDAY,,, THE SETS ON 1 ROAD BANK WAS CLOSE TOGEATHER,,,I WUD WALK OVER THE ODD SET... THEYS WAS DEFFO RABBITS IN THE SET,,,,,THESE RABBITS OVER SUMMER WILL FILL THE SETS IVE DONE ALL BEING WELL.....ALL SO THAT DAY SOME TIMES WHEN I GOT 3/4 OUT OF A SET ADAM SAID SHALL WE TRY THE FERRET 1 MORE TIME I SAID NO,,,,IFF THERES A RABBIT STILL IN THE SET THAT 1 WILL KEEP THE SET CLEAN,,,,,, YOU CAN GET BIG BAGS,,,AND GO BACK THE FOLLOWING YEAR,AND GET THE SAME IFF YOU USE YOUR HEAD.....IVE DONE THESE SETS FOR ROUND ABOUT 15 YEAR,,,,,AND I WAYS GET AROUND THE SAME NUMBER,,,, IM A BIG BELEAVER NEVER DO A SET TWICE IN A SEASON,,,,, Very Wise Words there Jim. . One day when you retire from mooching.I'm hoping your going to pass your little black book onto me. . .lol. Quote Link to post
tjones3862 3,423 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) LOL// , YOUR A LOT OLDER THAN ME VIN,, :D,,YOU WILL BE SITTING WITH YOUR FEET UP . AND I WILL STILL BE ON THE BUNNY,S,,, Edited February 4, 2014 by tjones3862 Quote Link to post
TOMO 26,252 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Not me mate,,, when I'm older,,, Im just getting a quad,,,,and replace that glass back fecker with some keen young fella,,lol 1 Quote Link to post
FERRETBOY 680 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm a believer that you shouldn't ferret the same warren more than twice at most. All the places I have ferreted this year have only been once. Quote Link to post
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