What do use Lads prefer to work Jill's or Hobs

[Ferretman65 2,254]

Me personally I like to work medium size hobs nothing wrong will Jill's 

[Ferretman65 2,254]

Just now, Ferretman65 said:

Me personally I like to work medium size hobs nothing wrong will Jill's 

That polcat in that picture was one of the best ferrets I've ever had if not the best 

[terryd 8,468]

Prefer jills. When you have to walk a lot its surprising how much a big old lump of a hob weighs lol

[OldPhil 5,799]

Personally,.. I like all types of working ferret, especially if they enjoy their work..

 

 

Edited March 27, 2022 by OldPhil

[Aussie Whip 4,105]

11 minutes ago, Ferretman65 said:

That polcat in that picture was one of the best ferrets I've ever had if not the best 

If it's the one at the top it's got a mean look in it's eye. I used to mainly work hobs but got some jills now.

[Ferretman65 2,254]

10 minutes ago, Aussie Whip said:

If it's the one at the top it's got a mean look in it's eye. I used to mainly work hobs but got some jills now.

Funny you saying that all the ferrets are related to each other mate the black eye whites are two brothers the more white one is the father of the polcat the one iam kneeling with so the other one is its uncle now the one with the fur on its claws is the son of the polcat iam kneeling with 

[Ferretman65 2,254]

26 minutes ago, OldPhil said:

Personally,.. I like all types of working ferret, especially if they enjoy their work..

You are [BANNED TEXT] phil good one is a good one no matter if it is a jill or hob but me personally hobs for the ground I hunt  

[Aussie Whip 4,105]

38 minutes ago, Ferretman65 said:

Funny you saying that all the ferrets are related to each other mate the black eye whites are two brothers the more white one is the father of the polcat the one iam kneeling with so the other one is its uncle now the one with the fur on its claws is the son of the polcat iam kneeling with 

We kept a whole litter after a jill died and the mrs hand raised them. They were all good workers, easy to handle except one, a black eyed white hob who was twice the size of the others with one eye. It was a real evil animal biting me and the mrs to the bone and ripping into the whippets when hunting. I was going to shoot it but it escaped and got into the neighbors chicken pen killing a few birds. When the neighbor went to grab it it latched on with her needing 6 stitches. It escaped from there never to be seen again. Thing was like a fckn werewolf, lol.

[The one 8,482]

A decent sized jill that has the stamina to work all day 4/5 a week 

[Luckee legs 471]

I really like hobs, castrated they are no problem at all and almost always great to handle. Even entire it's only a couple of months of hulk type behaviour. Could be my approach or ground, but I use Jill's as well because I find hobs typically get the hang of using their power by the second season and inevitably will kill or corner rabbits every outing. I enter a Jill a couple of minutes before a hob to get things moving, not unusual that the hob will find one that hasn't quickly bolted, hopefully without cornering it  

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Depends on how much graft they are getting , if just pi$$ing about catching a dozen or so Jill's are fine but if you doing numbers say 60 -80 hobs are better as have more stamina and can take more punishment from getting kicked all day. Jill's sometimes tire and cant take as much punishment and get sick.

 

 

[Netmaker 909]

I work both start with the jills and toward the end of the season the hobs

 

[TOMO 26,227]

was a jill man for many years....but moved over to the hobs about 10 year ago....

 

[neil b 2,303]

I’m very much a Jill man, I like nice strong Jill’s, I do have the odd hob in my team, but only use them sparingly, 

[toolebox 1,555]

While for the most part I use Jill's ,my favorite to use all year round is a cut buck .A the moment  I don't have one but I plan on having a young colored buck I "found" back in Nov cut in a couple of weeks time. Last winter I sadly was down to having only the one ferret left ,a nice Jill, however I reached out to some mates that Id helped in the passed and they came to my aid, so I've now got a number to break in this winter ,remembering that one is only allowed two ,so that's all I've got ..... really ....true ..... 

Edited March 29, 2022 by toolebox