Good little morning for me

[gaza 508]

Old unused railway line (1850s I think) thats now a public footpath. Public weren’t arsed for once, lots of dykes and little duck ponds with rats. Bolted 4 rats, but like torpedoes from bank straight into water and away. Mates young ferrets worked well. Terrier  settled down a bit now and starting to twigg ferrets mean sport rather than being 2 fields away hunting to exhaustion . Looks like Rudolph the Russell with this bell ive got him but can relax until dont hear the bell, a lot of our permissions are near expressways etc. 2 rats in the dykes then a rabbit…bolter in thick cover from the terrier right place right time. Ended just before the rain. Classed as a good morning for us

[C.green 3,231]

Is there many rats on the streams and do the ferrets bolt them alright ?

[gaza 508]

Not loads mate but enough to kill a few hours. Got permission on similar spot (little ponds) with a lot more for them to eat or would seem but hardly see anything compared to here. There either bolting straight away or taking a while with no activity, no in-between. Either need a lot of dogs be on them straight away before they submerge or get lucky. Young ferrets first time on rats and they weren’t marked up so don’t know if would sicken after some stick. Got a motor convert to smoker but think id prefer the ferrets. Although could pass as council workers carrying a hedge trimmer on the public bits . Mate said ferrets were from a line of ratters Wigan way.