Raymond 618 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Packed the ferrets and gear away about 2 weeks ago.Itching like mad since.A friend who started ferreting with me this season got permission of his friend to walk some fields yesterday , loads of burrows and a few rabbits where seen. Yes like kids in a sweet shop we decided to put our lives at risk and get out for a couple of hours while the mothers are still in bed (mothers day) We hit the road early. We did that so we could get back to help the kids with the breakfast in bed for the mothers. First rabbit was a couple of feet dig, no dogs where aloud as the surrounding fields had sheep in them. So we just let the ferret do his thing.In anyway a few burrows later we get a mark of 3foot.Ferret holding well,so we dug down.We opened up to a fox.Yeah we couldnt believe it. The sheep farmers will be delighted. The ferret stayed till dug to, made some good terriers look bad. I will be breeding from said buck/hob ferret to hold back a buck for next season. Pic will be uploaded from friends phone. Might start my own line of foxing ferrets. Ended the day 4 rabbits and 1 fox. Roll on the winter 7 Quote Link to post
Raymond 618 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Pic from to day. 9 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 That's not what you expected then Raymond. Good write up, thanks for sharing. 2 Quote Link to post
Raymond 618 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 tell me about it, I did dig down to a couple of ginger rabbits over the winter. The ferret was lucky I think. He was clamped onto the foxes side and only let go when I broke through to him 1 Quote Link to post
CraignTod 278 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Raymond did the "rabbit" hole look any different? I.e. Larger and rabbit poo or fox poo? Just goes to show, easy caught out when the hole looks like any other rabbit hole 1 Quote Link to post
Raymond 618 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 There was a few if you want to call it normal sized rabbit holes. After we dug to the fox we found a couple of holes a bit bigger.These where hidden more by some cover. Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,591 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Lucky didn't end with a dead ferret, too. 1 Quote Link to post
Gaz6br 193 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Very good mate I've been ferreting 12 years bolted stoats, weasels, squirrels and little owls but never had a fox Gaz Quote Link to post
Raymond 618 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Very good mate I've been ferreting 12 years bolted stoats, weasels, squirrels and little owls but never had a fox Gaz Hopefully it should be lucky for us and help spread permission into surrounding land. Hes a good ferret and I was lucky not to lose him. 2 Quote Link to post
jok 3,244 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Had a bit of that pal. Dead ferret. Didn't get the fox but managed a little retribution with her cubs. Jok. 3 Quote Link to post
owen12345 43 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Nice one mat Quote Link to post
patterdale085 7 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Fair play to you ray sick I wasn't their that's a story for the grand kids.il drop that terrier around for a service off that ferret when she breaks you can have pick of the litter lol 1 Quote Link to post
leethedog 3,071 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) Me and a mate bolted a ginger rabbit not so long ago with a little Jill we better get these ferrets together start a line lol Edited March 16, 2015 by leethedog 1 Quote Link to post
rabbit demon 302 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Nice write up and good pics of your foxes lads. Been hearing more of people out ferreting catching or bolting foxes. Might not be the intended quarry but well done... a catch is catch to me. Places i go is full of foxes. Never bolted one or came across one in a burrow yet thankfully. their either lucky ferrets or hard as fook. 1 Quote Link to post
Raymond 618 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Fair play to you ray sick I wasn't their that's a story for the grand kids.il drop that terrier around for a service off that ferret when she breaks you can have pick of the litter lol I just might take you up on that offer Philly. Should make a good hybred 1 Quote Link to post
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