Off Out For The First Trip Of The Season Tomorrow 30/08/2015

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Gaz,..when that wee gal and the pup are full grown...you will have an album full of memories to look back on

 

I used to take all my young sisters out,.. rabbiting, ratting, hare coursing,..you fecking name it,...

 

We sometimes look at the old photos,...what a laugh,....

 

I am hearing reports of myxy from lads all around the UK,...lets hope the plague burns itself out, ASAP...

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Gaz,..when that wee gal and the pup are full grown...you will have an album full of memories to look back on

 

I used to take all my young sisters out,.. rabbiting, ratting, hare coursing,..you fecking name it,...

 

We sometimes look at the old photos,...what a laugh,....

 

I am hearing reports of myxy from lads all around the UK,...lets hope the plague burns itself out, ASAP...

Thanks Phil.

 

You mean you don't think I will look back and say "I wish I had travelled further and caught more"? Haha. Of course I won't.

 

Stick some of the old pics up Phil. They are great to look back on.

 

Myxi hasn't hit here yet. It won't be long I'm sure.

[tjones3862 3,423]

gaz ,,,some folk go to the same old blackpool every year,, and then you have the other,s ,,, what want a little more life,,, any way getting back to the post I DONT LIKE FERRETING IN SUMMER,,, i dont think thats a bad thing,,, ,i think you will see some of the big boys on here and many more will start putting post,s there ferreting trips late sept, , and will do all the season on and offffffff, may be these are all old school prats,, like me,,,lol theres a lot will sit on fence with this one, ,,may be ferreting his not there game,, , but iff they was to ask a local chap from there town,, whos bin to the moon and back ferreting and takes it to a good standard they would get the answer, its to early matey ,,,

Edited August 31, 2015 by tjones3862

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

gaz ,,,some folk go to the same old blackpool every year,, and then you have the other,s ,,, what want a little more life,,, any way getting back to the post I DONT LIKE FERRETING IN SUMMER,,, i dont think thats a bad thing,,, ,i think you will see some of the big boys on here and many more will start putting post,s there ferreting trips late sept, , and will do all the season on and offffffff, may be these are all old school prats,, like me,,,lol theres a lot will sit on fence with this one, ,,may be ferreting his not there game,, , but iff they was to ask a local chap from there town,, whos bin to the moon and back ferreting and takes it to a good standard they would get the answer, its to early matey ,,,

You might be right Jim. I don't really class myself as a ferreter. I'm a lurcher man. The ferrets are only here to provide a little daytime sport for the dogs. I've only ever been ferreting twice to get big numbers and not took the dogs. The rest of the time it's just to bolt the odd one for the dogs.

 

If last day in august is too early for that then so be it, shoot me down now, I'm a summer hunter. Lol

[Leeview 791]

gaz ,,,some folk go to the same old blackpool every year,, and then you have the other,s ,,, what want a little more life,,, any way getting back to the post I DONT LIKE FERRETING IN SUMMER,,, i dont think thats a bad thing,,, ,i think you will see some of the big boys on here and many more will start putting post,s there ferreting trips late sept, , and will do all the season on and offffffff, may be these are all old school prats,, like me,,,lol theres a lot will sit on fence with this one, ,,may be ferreting his not there game,, , but iff they was to ask a local chap from there town,, whos bin to the moon and back ferreting and takes it to a good standard they would get the answer, its to early matey ,,,

I was 7yrs old when I took my first rabbit home back in 1958 so probably old school, but back then rabbit season started with the harvest being reaped and the rabbits fleeing as the crops came down and it was nt just kids there was many older old men that knew plenty and where to stand

Y.I.S Leeview

[tjones3862 3,423]

so have you started lee ,,,, hows the ferreting going ,,,may be a post and the odd trip out next week mite be good for the sites gives it a boost these,s days,, i hope to start up north with the dogs when went up last week the bunnys are drying up that little sooner up there infact it felt like winter the farmer said they have not add a summer whats so ever,,,, but still loads of under half grown about but with the dog you can leave them,,,,,,a 50 plus will be nice,,, wishfull thinking ,,,lol ,,,the only people i see a round my area are kids this time of year walking into the feilds with there spades and ferrets,,, i will not knock them,,after all they are kids... they no better,,. you get to here along the grape fine they have lost a ferret,,,,, no dowt coming out into long cover or the ferret doing its job and feeding on a baby ,or draging young about,,,,,, and iff they escape that they get tics all over ferrets and flys on the rabbits and piss wet with sweat .you can go on and on,,,,,,

Edited August 31, 2015 by tjones3862

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

so have you started lee ,,,, hows the ferreting going ,,,may be a post and the odd trip out next week mite be good for the sites gives it a boost these,s days,, i hope to start up north with the dogs when went up last week the bunnys are drying up that little sooner up there infact it felt like winter the farmer said they have not add a summer whats so ever,,,, but still loads of under half grown about but with the dog you can leave them,,,,,,a 50 plus will be nice,,, wishfull thinking ,,,lol ,,,the only people i see a round my area are kids this time of year walking into the feilds with there spades and ferrets,,, i will not knock them,,after all they are kids... they no better,,. you get to here along the grape fine they have lost a ferret,,,,, no dowt coming out into long cover or the ferret doing its job and feeding on a baby ,or draging young about,,,,,, and iff they escape that they get tics all over ferrets and flys on the rabbits and piss wet with sweat .you can go on and on,,,,,,

So after all this when will you be starting killing rabbits Jim?

[nothernlite 18,089]

Weather for cast just of the telly to get cooler and maybe a touch of frost

[tjones3862 3,423]

gary your more than welcome to come and show this 50 year old chap with a fooked back how its done, when i start,, big fit young lad like you will run rings round me,,,i will start once more with ferrets a good 6 weeks from now,,,,i went up the fells,,,a week ago,,it was like winter,,, but still a good amount of half grown about, and the odd smaller one,,,,,but the does will dry up,, on these places high in the sky,,,, not like the low land bunnys ive still seen hell of a lot not half grown, down the country,, iff i kill them at this stage my man will knock them back with them,,, but i will no dowt leave it till the back end of the month, with the dog,,,, let the half grown ones get that bit bigger,,,,,,,

Edited September 1, 2015 by tjones3862

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

gary your more than welcome to come and show this 50 year old chap with a fooked back how its done, when i start,, big fit young lad like you will run rings round me,,,i will start once more with ferrets a good 6 weeks from now,,,,i went up the fells,,,a week ago,,it was like winter,,, but still a good amount of half grown about, and the odd smaller one,,,,,but the does will dry up,, on these places high in the sky,,,, not like the low land bunnys ive still seen some not half grown, iff i kill them at this stage my man will knock them back,,,,,,, but i will no dowt leave it till the of the month, with the dog,,,, let the half grown ones get that bit bigger,,,,,,,

If just seems silly lads arguing over a few weeks.

 

Take 3 at the end of august and you're a divi but go at the end of September and take as many as you like.

[tjones3862 3,423]

gaz its not the number,,, i my self thing, for the sake of 4/5 weeks...it worth that little wait,,,,theres a massive chance that your not digging to bunnys whats not worth a wa#k,,when you have long winter infront of you ,, on them, them frosty morning s when you think its great to be a live,,,,// no nettle/// no tics// and not sweating your c/nt off with fly,s round your head,, and no, fly,s blowing on your priced catch,, and the ground not like bell iron,,,,,,, what the positive side to hit,,,,,,,

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

gaz its not the number,,, i my self thing, for the sake of 4/5 weeks...it worth that little wait,,,,theres a massive chance that your not digging to bunnys whats not worth a wa#k,,when you have long winter infront of you ,, on them, them frosty morning s when you think its great to be a live,,,,// no nettle/// no tics// and not sweating your c/nt off with fly,s round your head,, and no, fly,s blowing on your priced catch,, and the ground not like bell iron,,,,,,, what the positive side to hit,,,,,,,

It's got to be each to their own Jim. If we are nipping out for an hour then the odd fly isn't gonna bother us and you're hardly gonna work up a sweat.

 

You lads do 8-10 hour shifts plus traveling. It's a bit different.

 

Same with the lads who say dogs need resting in the summer. My dogs will never do enough through the winter to need a rest through the summer.

 

People forget we aren't all the same.

[pie-eater 377]

 

gaz its not the number,,, i my self thing, for the sake of 4/5 weeks...it worth that little wait,,,,theres a massive chance that your not digging to bunnys whats not worth a wa#k,,when you have long winter infront of you ,, on them, them frosty morning s when you think its great to be a live,,,,// no nettle/// no tics// and not sweating your c/nt off with fly,s round your head,, and no, fly,s blowing on your priced catch,, and the ground not like bell iron,,,,,,, what the positive side to hit,,,,,,,

It's got to be each to their own Jim. If we are nipping out for an hour then the odd fly isn't gonna bother us and you're hardly gonna work up a sweat.

 

You lads do 8-10 hour shifts plus traveling. It's a bit different.

 

Same with the lads who say dogs need resting in the summer. My dogs will never do enough through the winter to need a rest through the summer.

 

People forget we aren't all the same.

 

I crack on regardless of what people think, as I said in another thread a while back if I waited or the cover to die back Id start in December and if I stopped the second rabbits started breeding Id be done in January so imo theres no point waiting for perfect conditions so I crack on.

 

I don't take big numbers really, just do enough to keep the landowners happy.

[longdog13 36]

Just to clarify, the ferrets are experience in their jobs and no baby rabbits/nests dug to, In fact no digging at all. Also, no ticks or fleas found. After 20+ years at the ferreting game I think I'm well qualified to make a decision about when and where I choose to ferret.

Thanks to all the supportive comments.

 

As an aside, we had nests in December here.

[kenny243 54]

_{farmer called that it was time to start , so i went down with the ferrets today and bolted some rabbits}

_{one of them had 3 young almost to give birth}

 

_{i dont like it , but if someone has to dot it , i might as wel be me}