First time Ferreting

[ShaggyRS6 0]

Well we picked up "Brian" this morning, a lovely looking Silver Hob. Stinks like a toilet, but I am sure we will get ued to that. He is very gentle, myself and the boy have been picking him up all day, the chap we got him from shoved his fingers in his mouth just to prove it is gentle, be a few weeks before we attempt that one smile.gif

 

We had to move the hutch from the back garden into the front. I had a feeling my ESS would go mental when he clapped eyes on it. The missus, although loving the fact that she could see the Fert from the kitchen hated the fact that every 2 mins she had to clear up the dribble from Aero that was being left on the floor by the conservatory doors, also the constent whining to get out and bark at the Fert was driving her mad, even a nip on the nose through the bars which drew blood did not put him off. So until he gets used to him the Fert is in the front garden

 

So out we went at 14:00. Shoved him down a hole myself and LB worked last Sunday. he was down the Warrn for ages, 2 hours to be precise. It was all a learning curve for us and many texts later to LB we had him back in the box. I thkn the reason he was down for so long was 1. Because he was working it on its own, and 2. 10 Mins before he decided to come out he flushed 2 wabbits, by this time I had given up myself and put the gun away smile.gif I could see by son getting really upset as he did not think he was comming back, but following a freinds advice, we put the box next to a hole I had dug to make the entrance bigger and he came out straight into the box knakered.

 

We nearly caught him once before he got into the box, he came out very wary, my son walked toward him and his back arched and he kind of gave a his a a lurch forward and run off smile.gif My mate said they normally get wound up after hunting. Once he was back in the box he was as docile as anything.

 

So, 2 hours, no Rabbits, but some great lessons. cant wait to get out again, I do need another Fert though, that much is obvious.

 

Thanks for Brian Pat

[darrren 414]

what you bolt the rabbit and then shoot them??why dont you use purse nets its so much easier.

[ShaggyRS6 0]

I dont do nets ATM. Much prefer shooting them

[stubby 175]

hi shaggy,

 

told you, you'd want another,

 

Id suggest you get some nets mate, that way you can net up behind you, leaving a few forward facing holes to shoot over, that way any caught in the net, will keep your boy busy, and garentee the ferts get some rabbits, cant see it very safe you firing a full 360 degree's

[ShaggyRS6 0]

hi shaggy,

 

told you, you'd want another,

 

Id suggest you get some nets mate, that way you can net up behind you, leaving a few forward facing holes to shoot over, that way any caught in the net, will keep your boy busy, and garentee the ferts get some rabbits, cant see it very safe you firing a full 360 degree's

 

 

Yeah that is a problem, I have my boy standing right behind me, he shoots too so he is sensible, either that or he sits in the landy, as he knows I wont hit that

[IanB 0]

Shooting to ferrets can be good sport, all depends what your into, I'd much rather use lurchers given the choice with the right land to run on, but nets and guns all have there place...