matt101 115 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 My new longnets arrived from nelson last week so i thought id give them a go on saturday. I went to one of my permissions which was in need of thinning out as the rabbits are tucking into the wheat and causing a fair bit of damage. I decided to just use the longnets as i wanted to get used to running them out and picking them up quickly and by the end i was pretty happy with the result. The wind was strong and gusty for most of the day so i had my hands full but it was a good day in the end with 10 nice healthy rabbits, one of which was dug to as my hob got hold of it. All the warrens were in hedges and broken down dry stone walls which are usually a pain to purse net so it made a nice change to be able to set out the longnet and sit back. All the bolts happened pretty swiftly, i guess due to reduced noise compared to walking around the warren netting up each individual hole, and the ferrets worked well so a good overall result. looking forwards to getting out with the longnets again. ATB 12 Quote Link to post
RossM 8,119 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Well put together report & pictures buddy. Quote Link to post
leethedog 3,071 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Do they come with poles and basket by the way the that's some size that hob Quote Link to post
matt101 115 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Cheers ross, it was pretty tricky taking photos at times as well as dealing with rabbits/ferrets and nets, was good fun though. leethedog, the quickset longnets i bought off nelson come ready to go, basket + poles. He's a decent size hob but not as big as he looks in that photo. Its nice to bring him out with the jills now and then when its shallow warrens as he does get hold of them pretty quickly, doesnt half make them shift though. atb 1 Quote Link to post
norseman 424 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 good report that, and great pictures. Quote Link to post
NELS0N 457 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Great post Matt, a couple of nice rabbits for the pot there Quote Link to post
bunny tickler 876 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 good post & pics, heaven sent them quicksets arent they lol Quote Link to post
Longers7 720 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Nice one Matt, Nelson's longnets are great, I love mine!! Hopefully meet up and get out for a mooch with ferrets and bird soon, I'll be about this weekend if your about. 1 Quote Link to post
The one 8,473 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Nicer read and pictures mate Quote Link to post
matt101 115 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Cheers guys, The long nets are definitely a game changer. So much easier! I think I lost one rabbit out of the Nets that day so 4z do the trick nicely and not that much debris when picking up. Back out on Sunday to do the 'big hedge' so ill let you know how it goes. Longers7 you have pm ATB Quote Link to post
pie-eater 377 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I love longnets they open up spots I wouldn't be able to do as a solo ferreter. Your hob looks a lot like mine. Good pictures, Ive got to start taking a camera. 1 Quote Link to post
mad4it 694 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 i think long nets are great once you start using than you dont want go back to not useing one Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Well tested Quote Link to post
Bunnyblatter 1,012 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Nice write up and pics mate. That's a fair sized ferret you've got mate My 2 were the same. I loved getting out with them but work away now so nobody to see to them Quote Link to post
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