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[riverliver123 30]

Hello. New to longnetting. Possible silly question; if you put a longnet infront of a Warren while the rabbits are still in there, is there a chance, once it's dark, that the rabbits will come out of their holes and walk into the net not seeing it, get themselves nicely tangled up?

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

You have to chase them in or they will feel it and stop 

[terryd 8,364]

That is a no sadly 

[RABBIT WHISPERER 4]

If it was that easy we wouldn't need to use ferrets to chase rabbits from the warrens into the nets!

The rabbits will wander into it and chew their way out. Sometimes they get tangled and die slowly. Foxes and badgers will also get in the nets and make a right mess or kill the rabbits in the net and ruin it trying to eat the trapped rabbits or drag them away.

If you are going to set a longnet and leave it, buy yourself a decent repair kit, you will need it!

[Guss33 375]

Stick with it read up on this site their is plenty of great information on long netting and people more than giving you good advice. I only got into long netting around two years ago and like you didn’t know much. Watched a lot of utube videos and asked a lot of questions. You will get their before you know it. Good luck and keep at it. 

[terryd 8,364]

Treat your self to this book too which is great value

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Netting-Peg-Martin-King/dp/1846890586

Also look back through this forum to the older posts and you will find lots of good info

[Guss33 375]

Check out Brian Brindal on you tube their is one where he shows how to set the net and he also explains on how he come up with the idea of making it. Surf the net and find it or if anyone knows where to find it please post up the link 

[smithie 2,443]

25 minutes ago, Guss33 said:

Check out Brian Brindal on you tube their is one where he shows how to set the net and he also explains on how he come up with the idea of making it. Surf the net and find it or if anyone knows where to find it please post up the link 

A long time ago i bought a net from brinded on ebay..  new net turned up wi leaves in it.. he did offer refund but I chose to keep the net and have partial refund

At least he uses his lol

[Guss33 375]

Maybe each Product is tested first before it’s sent out. How did you find your net system. 

[smithie 2,443]

I only bought the net not a quickset and the net worked às it should if I remember correctly..

[gazjon5 803]

I ordered a sheet of net off Brian Brinded about 15yrs ago, took about 8 weeks to arrive and I only got it after threatening to drive up to pick it up in person......

[cantona 310]

I bought some quick set long nets off Brian recently and they are mint, lovely bag and easy to run out and put back , I’ve not had a rabbit get out yet but only had about 10 in it 

[riverliver123 30]

On 16/12/2021 at 06:59, RABBIT WHISPERER said:

If it was that easy we wouldn't need to use ferrets to chase rabbits from the warrens into the nets!

The rabbits will wander into it and chew their way out. Sometimes they get tangled and die slowly. Foxes and badgers will also get in the nets and make a right mess or kill the rabbits in the net and ruin it trying to eat the trapped rabbits or drag them away.

If you are going to set a longnet and leave it, buy yourself a decent repair kit, you will need it!

That's what happened. Second time I set the net I left it for about 4 hrs. There was a bunny in there but a big hole/rip in the net near the rabbit . Might have been a fox. Don't know. U live and learn (the hard way unfortunately).

[RABBIT WHISPERER 4]

Been there, seen it, done it, got the T shirt!!!

 

I used to demonstrate longnetting at shows and the number of "experts" who told me how they would set their nets, go to the pub for the evening and go back to the nets and take the rabbits out was incredible.  In the end I just used nod my head and say nowt!

 

The big hole in your net could have been a badger but more likely a rabbit having a snack!

 

A fronte precitium a tergo vulpes, descendos cunuculis in cavem!

[Moocher71 4,049]

On 15/12/2021 at 17:46, riverliver123 said:

Hello. New to longnetting. Possible silly question; if you put a longnet infront of a Warren while the rabbits are still in there, is there a chance, once it's dark, that the rabbits will come out of their holes and walk into the net not seeing it, get themselves nicely tangled up?

I have a book called long netting peg to peg ,if you would like it send me pm with address and I pop it in post after Xmas for you ,once you read it then put it up for someone else ,atb mooch 

Book tells you all you need to no