Buy/make Priest

[GreyRake 108]

First day this season for me, got four from a big warren. Had trouble getting two from the net, one tangled up too much to chin through the net (maybe good sign of the new longnet) and both being rather aggressive. Maybe I'm out of practice. But used my locator to give a blow to the head with a chin after to be sure. Don't want to make a habit of using my locator for obvious reasons. So thinking about getting a priest. Quick search online and couldn't find any for sale. Any idea where to buy one? How would I go about making one? I'm i right in thinking they're not very big?

[GreyRake 108]

Didn't think of a fishing priest, would it be suitable?

[TOMO 26,508]

Think your out of practice mate,,,you can still chin a rabbit even when it's head is curled up touching it's chest or arse,,,it's head don't need to be through a hole..

[air gun ant 1,666]

i make them on my lathe, pm me if you want one mate, infact i think ive got a few made already. i was going to start selling a few last season but never got round to it lol

[krawnden 1,036]

Just cut one out of your nearest hedge or from the garden. You want something about an inch in diameter and fifteen inches long. Takes all of 30 seconds and costs nowt. If you lose it just cut another. If those dimensions I gave you don't feel right in your hand just cut something else that you think will be more suitable. No need to spend money buying one.

[Guest vin]

Please don't think of me as being funny or anything.... But fek using one of them silly things. theyr'e barbaric and inefficient at doing the job.

 

Messing about trying to hit a poor little bunny with a lump of wood is way over the top and totally unnecessary.

 

Chinning them is the only way that is quick,easy and most importantly Humane. . . it can be done quicker than any other method whilst they are still in the net.

[air gun ant 1,666]

Please don't think of me as being funny or anything.... But fek using one of them silly things. theyr'e barbaric and inefficient at doing the job.

 

Messing about trying to hit a poor little bunny with a lump of wood is way over the top and totally unnecessary.

 

Chinning them is the only way that is quick,easy and most importantly Humane. . . it can be done quicker than any other method whilst they are still in the net.

i agree when it comes to rabbits, i give them to pickers up on the shoots as i hate to see them swinging pheasents over their heads which usually means the head comes of alltogether and looks barbaric and unprofetional to any bystanders. and last but not least not fair on the bird.

[krawnden 1,036]

Please don't think of me as being funny or anything.... But fek using one of them silly things. theyr'e barbaric and inefficient at doing the job.

 

Messing about trying to hit a poor little bunny with a lump of wood is way over the top and totally unnecessary.

 

Chinning them is the only way that is quick,easy and most importantly Humane. . . it can be done quicker than any other method whilst they are still in the net.

 

I agree that chinning is quick and easy and it was all I ever did for years. But I found my hands would regularly get scratched to hell - as you get a grip on the rabbit their back legs often kick forward. Lots of the scratches were minor but plenty of them were much deeper gouges, frequently along the natural lines in my palm. These were sore as hell for a few days. Then I hooked up with a new ferreting partner and he only ever used a priest - I'll be honest with you, it had never even crossed my mind to use one before then. So I gave it a go and was converted - I hardly ever get beat up hands now. One sharp rap on the back of the head is just as easy as chinning, and quicker too. But once they're out of the net I always stretch them as well just to make sure - if the rap to the head isn't just right you can stun them rather than kill them outright and you might get a surprise to look up and see the rabbit run off a minute later

[Guest vin]

 

Please don't think of me as being funny or anything.... But fek using one of them silly things. theyr'e barbaric and inefficient at doing the job.

 

Messing about trying to hit a poor little bunny with a lump of wood is way over the top and totally unnecessary.

 

Chinning them is the only way that is quick,easy and most importantly Humane. . . it can be done quicker than any other method whilst they are still in the net.

 

I agree that chinning is quick and easy and it was all I ever did for years. But I found my hands would regularly get scratched to hell - as you get a grip on the rabbit their back legs often kick forward. Lots of the scratches were minor but plenty of them were much deeper gouges, frequently along the natural lines in my palm. These were sore as hell for a few days. Then I hooked up with a new ferreting partner and he only ever used a priest - I'll be honest with you, it had never even crossed my mind to use one before then. So I gave it a go and was converted - I hardly ever get beat up hands now. One sharp rap on the back of the head is just as easy as chinning, and quicker too. But once they're out of the net I always stretch them as well just to make sure - if the rap to the head isn't just right you can stun them rather than kill them outright and you might get a surprise to look up and see the rabbit run off a minute later

 

 

 

You just answered my reply with what i was getting at ... If you don't hit them right they might get up and run off....Fek that... that's cruel and unnecessarily causes pain and suffering to the animal. . . If its your hands your worried about...buy some of them cheap gloves from Aldi or poundland. . I wear and extra pair of them latex rubber jonny gloves under my cheapo workmens gloves...to keep my dainty little hands clean and dry. . .works a treat.

[northern lad 2,292]

 

 

Please don't think of me as being funny or anything.... But fek using one of them silly things. theyr'e barbaric and inefficient at doing the job.

 

Messing about trying to hit a poor little bunny with a lump of wood is way over the top and totally unnecessary.

 

Chinning them is the only way that is quick,easy and most importantly Humane. . . it can be done quicker than any other method whilst they are still in the net.

 

I agree that chinning is quick and easy and it was all I ever did for years. But I found my hands would regularly get scratched to hell - as you get a grip on the rabbit their back legs often kick forward. Lots of the scratches were minor but plenty of them were much deeper gouges, frequently along the natural lines in my palm. These were sore as hell for a few days. Then I hooked up with a new ferreting partner and he only ever used a priest - I'll be honest with you, it had never even crossed my mind to use one before then. So I gave it a go and was converted - I hardly ever get beat up hands now. One sharp rap on the back of the head is just as easy as chinning, and quicker too. But once they're out of the net I always stretch them as well just to make sure - if the rap to the head isn't just right you can stun them rather than kill them outright and you might get a surprise to look up and see the rabbit run off a minute later

 

 

 

You just answered my reply with what i was getting at ... If you don't hit them right they might get up and run off....Fek that... that's cruel and unnecessarily causes pain and suffering to the animal. . . If its your hands your worried about...buy some of them cheap gloves from Aldi or poundland. . I wear and extra pair of them latex rubber jonny gloves under my cheapo workmens gloves...to keep my dainty little hands clean and dry. . .works a treat.

 

2 pair of gloves ya big fanny :laugh:must be some tough rabbits there Vin

[krawnden 1,036]

If its scratched hands you don't want them in afraid ferreting Is wrong thing to be doing, thorns, nettles and scratches only make your hands manlier, I'm betting you got hands like a 11 year old boy

11 yr old boy I wish. Because I spend all day outdoors doing manual stuff my hands are as rough as hell. And it's precisely because I'm using my hands all day that a deep gouge taking days to heal is a real hindrance, as well as being painful. A sharp rap with a priest either kills outright or stuns. Because I immediately follow up by stretching to make certain, if it was only stunned it's unconscious for about 10 seconds before being killed. Don't see anything inhumane in that.

[Nick3439 83]

I use a small hand axe for loads of stuff that I carry with me; it's dead useful; I use the flat backside of it often for birds; would work on rabbits too; and then you can use the axe side for lopping off feet/head when gutting the thing (if you do it outside)

[Moe 108]

Why not go all out and take a shotgun, if you cant kill a rabbit with your hands ( normal healthy people) you should not be hunting them.

[GreyRake 108]

Thanks for the replies. I'll hold off getting one, for now at least. That's the first time if felt the need for one. I usually can get the head through a hole and job done but came a bit stuck (was out alone and feeling rushed too).

 

Tomo, How do you chin it when its head/chest is balled up tight together? I can't think how, I need to be able to free it's head for a chin or stretch.

[TOMO 26,508]

It's hard to explain in words,,,,

 

If I remember next time were out I will get vin to film me,,,,