The one 8,485 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Anybody still believe you have to be up and out at the crack of dawn to start ferreting ?. Unless im away to my furthest permission a two hour drive which i leave as close to six am for preferably on a Sunday im quite happy to let the rush hour past before i leave and start ferreting about 10 am ? Quote Link to post
leethedog 3,071 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Normally get to where I'm going about 8 run the dogs round to clear the land Ave a cuppa let things settle start proper about 9ish Quote Link to post
pie-eater 377 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 about half 8 or 9 so not to early. Best to give the rabbits time to get back into their warrens Id have thought. Quote Link to post
RossM 8,121 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I like to get there early purely for the fact to get it done and you may have some of the day left to do something else if you choose. 3 Quote Link to post
TOMO 26,386 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 At this time of year it's hard to start befor 8 unless you want to do it in the dark,,,, But when I go to my permo,,,2.5 hours drive,,,I'm up around 4.30,,, leave about 5 am,,,pick soppy bollox up then we have to stop at mcd,,,,or he gets mardy,,,needs his sausage mc muffin and hot chocolate ,,lol.. But if I'm having a mooch local,,,defo after 9 ,,,,want them silly dog walkers out the way,,,last week i put a Jill in my pocket and had a wander about 2.30 pm just an hour or so befor it got dark,,,, Quote Link to post
tjones3862 3,423 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 i try and get has much day lite has there is,,, so i start soon as it starts to break,,,,then iff the day go,s well you can rap up early, some times its a 3 hour drive home and can be a long when you bin up at 4oclock,,, iff you start late and the day dose not go well you will run out day lite, Quote Link to post
northern lad 2,292 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I like to be out at first light,not for any particular reason other than I like to be out at dawn....think its the fisherman in me Never really thought about it,but as soon as the first setts netted up I pour a coffee from the flask,like when you've just tackled up your rod,baited the swim and settled the float on your first cast 2 Quote Link to post
Katsdad 31 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I like to be out at first light,not for any particular reason other than I like to be out at dawn....think its the fisherman in me Never really thought about it,but as soon as the first setts netted up I pour a coffee from the flask,like when you've just tackled up your rod,baited the swim and settled the float on your first cast I'm much the same I like to net up then give it 5-10 mins to just settle then send the team in Quote Link to post
wirral countryman 2,110 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I don't think it matters what time you start just do it to suit yourself but I never put a ferret in a hole an hour before dark, this time of year that means finishing 3 to 3;30pm, saves any pissing about digging holes in the dark, WM Quote Link to post
No1DogMan 50 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I like to be out at first light,not for any particular reason other than I like to be out at dawn....think its the fisherman in me Never really thought about it,but as soon as the first setts netted up I pour a coffee from the flask,like when you've just tackled up your rod,baited the swim and settled the float on your first cast I'm much the same I like to net up then give it 5-10 mins to just settle then send the team in And you do this on every set? Quote Link to post
Katsdad 31 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 No, usually just first but on every one I do leave a bit of time between netting up and entering ferret,don't know why just habit Quote Link to post
The one 8,485 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 With my son we will net up a burrow and i will carry on netting up the next or if theres a few close by till i run out of nets then i will go back and help him , but if its a dig he usually does that and i carry on ferreting .Once we get going we tend to crack on 1 Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Anybody still believe you have to be up and out at the crack of dawn to start ferreting ?. Unless im away to my furthest permission a two hour drive which i leave as close to six am for preferably on a Sunday im quite happy to let the rush hour past before i leave and start ferreting about 10 am ? I am the world's worst for early starts... My poor old body doesn't seem to function too well, until the joints become warm,...and my head clears... Obviously,.on a paid job,..you need to get on site,.same time as the client,..or there will be trouble. Most Farmers are sticklers for getting, a fair days work,.for a days pay, kinda thing,..so you have to be there... On jobs for the Local Authority ,..Nature Reserves, etc,..you can sometimes wing it and work the day, to suit yourself.. Same with removing rabbits from large Manor House gardens,.under sheds, decking etc.... The only time I really get myself up for a days ferreting, is when the place is lifting with rabbits.. In such cases,..you have to fill ya boots, make a real day of it,..catch as many as you can,..before some other fecker does Quote Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I Just like early mornings,have nets out by 8,Every now and then you can be ferreting away and have a fox wonder into you on its way home,thats the kind of thing i remember. Be finished by 1-2 Still have a bit of daylight to do anything else that has to be done. Last 3 mornings finished up with 13 is that wierd Quote Link to post
The one 8,485 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I just like the peace when your out there a few rabbits are a bonus , a nice bagfull means i dont need to put my hand in my pocket to feed my stuff . But seeing my son enjoying himself or ripping a few mates on a day out means more than ferreting 7am till 5 pm would make it more like work 1 Quote Link to post
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