A sad loss

[MikeTheDog 153]

For the first time in twenty years I've lost a ferret.. .... I was working a large open warren with the longnets using four jill’s, plenty of rabbits bolted and all in good enough fettle for the butcher tomorrow. When the bolting stopped I picked up the ferrets as they appeared and waited for a polecat coloured jill to show. After about twenty minutes she popped her head up and immediately disappeared below again, and that was fecking that! ... I searched with the locator and rune another ferret through time and time again but the missing jill still did not show.. Hung around for a couple of hours scanning with the knokka box to no avail and borrowed a cage trap from the keeper and left that suitably baited while I went home for my own cage trap. Fingers crossed she just might reappear and take the bait in one of two traps left for her. A sad loss, particularly as she is a very sound and experienced ferret but sadder still to imagine the fate that possibly awaits her trapped deep in the sandy soil labyrinths of the South Downs unable to climb out of her dark tomb… .

 

[andy s410c 60]

Hope you get her back mike i lost 1 myself many years ago found her the following morning not 50 yds from the set looking very confused & hungry best of luck hope you pick her up soon.....

[Kay 3,709]

Sorry to hear you lost your ferret, hope you find her

[Guest The Big Fish]

Perhaps the collar cap worked loose Mike, she may have been there all the time! Or she has fallen into a deeper tube and couldnt get back out. Whatever the reason, heres hoping that the morning will turn up a well caged trapped ferret...

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

I know that warren,...and by feck,.its deep....

 

Personaly,....I can't see the polecat bitch leaving that big field,...

 

If you can ,..visit the warrens early tomorrow ,...

Have a stamp around on top,...then,.. stand real still and wait..

 

Hopefully you will get her back home safe and sound...

 

All the best,...CHALKWARREN...

[MikeTheDog 153]

I'll be up with the sparrows tomorrow, if she isn't in the trap I'll run my hob through with a 15' collar. I've never had a collar come loose, but then I've never lost a ferret.. ..More like a deep drop somewhere or maybe a stop end well out from the main bury.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

maybe a stop end well out from the main bury.

 

 

That's what I'd be thinking, Mike Good little worker? She's probably just followed some crafty bunny into a back way and gone out of range while she beavers away at his arse end.

 

I know it'll be a long night for ye, mate. But what's the betting ye come back tomorrow all Big Grins?

 

I truly hope so anyway.

[the fezz 44]

i hope you find her mate

[ianrob 2]

For the first time in twenty years I've lost a ferret.. .... I was working a large open warren with the longnets using four jill’s, plenty of rabbits bolted and all in good enough fettle for the butcher tomorrow. When the bolting stopped I picked up the ferrets as they appeared and waited for a polecat coloured jill to show. After about twenty minutes she popped her head up and immediately disappeared below again, and that was fecking that! ... I searched with the locator and rune another ferret through time and time again but the missing jill still did not show.. Hung around for a couple of hours scanning with the knokka box to no avail and borrowed a cage trap from the keeper and left that suitably baited while I went home for my own cage trap. Fingers crossed she just might reappear and take the bait in one of two traps left for her. A sad loss, particularly as she is a very sound and experienced ferret but sadder still to imagine the fate that possibly awaits her trapped deep in the sandy soil labyrinths of the South Downs unable to climb out of her dark tomb… .

 

I hope you get her back mate. It's the game, mostly it goes well, but!!! sometimes it's shite.

[jonathan 0]

its not nice loseing a ferret i lost one when out ratting and i took half the shed down looking for her but no sign

[ferretman 0]

hope you get her back safe and well. good luck.

[Hywel 53]

Any news yet mate? It's always the good 'uns you loose......... I work some "sandy" warrens myself and have waited ages for the gang

[Ste. 0]

Hope ya find her

[Ron Weasley 83]

Sorry to hear that! I truely hope she shows up!

[Guest Frank]

Any news Mike?