What Happened To The Ferreting Season

[Dobbiesferrets 1]

Hi all . Went ferreting this morning on a small bury but couldnt believe the entire area was covered in 4ft high stinging nettles. Now i havent been out for a few years due to other family commitments. But having eagerly awaited this season i had hoped to be out on a nice nippy morning with all the undergrowth and foliage having died of. But today so much growth about is unbelievable. So i guess the seasons dont quite resemble the ones of my youth. But my quistion is if you have to ferret a overgrown area do you or could you slash / cut back the growth (permitted of course ) and if so when prior to ferreting would this be done. Cheers for any replies.

[Blackdog92 2,047]

You could longnet around the nettles if the holes are right in them if you cant cut them back or just wait till later in december when they have died right back.

[CraignTod 278]

We know your pain mate.. Still t shirt weather in November sickens me

[terryd 8,400]

Its as if the season have moved forward a month of two bet come April it will be bloody freezing

[stealthy1 3,964]

It's cooling down now, the frosts are on the way, end of this month should see a reduction in cover.

[mhopton 807]

There's no such thing as seasons any more in my eyes it's changed so much lately that it's just hard to judge what and when to start any hunting

[Dobbiesferrets 1]

I believe it was last year my mate said he was pulling babies out in December. If we start seeing babies all year round the spades will start getting worn out. Could this spell the beginning of the end for ferreting

[The one 8,469]

Its the same hear mate wanted a wee shot to see how it would go couldn't even see the lurcher in the cover LOL only clocked the rabbits when they where running out the cover . we normally start in the horse paddocks in late August and keep going till April Christ knows whats going to happen this year ?. doing lot more lamping to compensate though

[wi11ow 2,657]

had a walk along some hedges cover to thick hands buzzing from nettles

 

bolted a few with bitch thou still sitting out in cover

 

 

[torchey 1,325]

I believe it was last year my mate said he was pulling babies out in December. If we start seeing babies all year round the spades will start getting worn out. Could this spell the beginning of the end for ferreting

 

 

Been younguns about in December January time for years down here..

[pie-eater 377]

The cover is worse than ever for me this year. Whats even more annoying is my most open spot which is an orchard that I like to do early in the season, the owners have cut the tops off all the trees and left them where they fell so I can barely walk through it let alone ferret it. They've been saying for months that this is going to be a seriously cold winter, caused by el nino whatever the f**k that is. Bring it on I say.

[northern lad 2,292]

Flatten them down and get in there....hands still buzzing from last weekend Were we went last sat it wasn't so much the bigguns doing the damage as the smaller ,young ones 6in high that you don't particularly notice And to cap it off nicely the farmer had cut the blackthorn the day before,crawling round in thorns for 7-8 hrs,must be mad,all that for 6 rabbits Wish I liked them x box things lol.

[The one 8,469]

There's more chance of this heavy rain flattening the cover than a frost here

[mhopton 807]

 

I believe it was last year my mate said he was pulling babies out in December. If we start seeing babies all year round the spades will start getting worn out. Could this spell the beginning of the end for ferreting

Been younguns about in December January time for years down here..

Last year December 12 we were getting youg

[The one 8,469]

I used to be able to plan ahead on my next set of days off get a few mates together to do a big job now you never know what your going to get one week to the next