NEWKID 27,670 Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thought f**k work let's go ferreting, a few calls and a decent little team was put together, White Van Man and my mate Micky plus their dogs, a bucket full of ferrets, all the nets you may (or probably may not) need... and we were on! ive said tons of times on here we don't take it too seriously and being out, having a laugh, watching the dogs, taking the piss is far more important than the haul at the end... today was no different, and once we had marvelled at the 5 peacocks in the tree over our head and the other 10 on the farm roof ( watching these things fly is a surreal way to start the day), then ate our bacon sarnies we were ready to go.. this is a new bit of permo, and the lady farmer is great, she used to keep and work lurchers and remebers well "the good old days" she's a proper country woman and great to have a yap with... she was in the barn with a load of pregnant ewes, lambing is in full swing, and greeted us by telling me the hedge she wanted doing, it wasn't exactly the hedge I had planned, but not to be rude I obliged and thanked her for moving the cattle out for us.. normal procedure for us and hedges, a few stop nets along the length, the odd run net in the top and the field open for the runners... but today wasn't going to be the lurchers day... the little terrier of Micky's stole the show, catching on top with ease and digging on to a few awkward ones to save us the hassle.. Geth's busher worked really well too, this is only his 3rd time ferreting and come the end of the day he has really settled to it and switched right on, making a couple of good catches off the top of the hedge.. we had 18 out of the first hedge and decided to leave all the kit at the truck and walk with a ferret in the pocket and our collection of dogs, we had another 4 bolters and missed a few... this was a really enjoyable last hour or so, there is tons to get at on this bit, and enough rabbits about to make a few more decent days... Micky is breeding the little terrier bitch this year, so I'm in for a pup to replace mine I lost last year.... The freezer is pretty full now for the dogs and ferrets, so when I got home I skinned and jointed 3 and made a curry... nice end to a great day... cheers to White Van Man for the pics... and his epic dig.. just over a foot... 2 hours later he came back grinning with the ferret lol 14 3 Quote Link to post
s.e.s.k.u 1,893 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Good pics .. looks like an enjoyable day had by all ..atb sesku 1 Quote Link to post
white van man 3,379 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Was good to catch up with you and Micky. Great day out and much needed. I think you will find my dig was 2 foot with a few tree roots chucked in!! 1 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,670 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 23 minutes ago, white van man said: Was good to catch up with you and Micky. Great day out and much needed. I think you will find my dig was 2 foot with a few tree roots chucked in!! Yeah was good to catch up mate... no comment on the dig lol Quote Link to post
jetro 5,349 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Great write up and pics. Nothing better than a day out with the ferrets and good mates. atb j 2 Quote Link to post
talt 878 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Good day out with a good result Kev There's more rabbits there than i have seen all year! 1 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,670 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, jetro said: Great write up and pics. Nothing better than a day out with the ferrets and good mates. atb j Cheers mate Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,670 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 41 minutes ago, talt said: Good day out with a good result Kev There's more rabbits there than i have seen all year! Cheers Talt, hope you're well mate.. i cant get back on the site, could you send me the link please? 1 Quote Link to post
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NEWKID 27,670 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 55 minutes ago, talt said: Message sent Nothing received mate Quote Link to post
terryd 8,690 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Great pictures and love the little black and white terrier marking. You can't beat terriers for marking. Was the curry a sauce ? or from scratch ? 1 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,670 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, terryd said: Great pictures and love the little black and white terrier marking. You can't beat terriers for marking. Was the curry a sauce ? or from scratch ? From scratch mate, there's some good curry makers in our family (you'd think we were Indian descent not Irish! Lol) 2 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,670 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Rabbit in the paste I made.. 1 Quote Link to post
terryd 8,690 Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 48 minutes ago, NEWKID said: Rabbit in the paste I made.. you just decided the fate of this fella lol. More of a madras powder from aldi guy though 2 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,670 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, terryd said: you just decided the fate of this fella lol. More of a madras powder from aldi guy though Lovely!! Quote Link to post
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