Elchapo 3,148 Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 Well finaly managed to stich on a decent ring .tried it acouple ways but couldn't get it where I liked it, so had bit of help of netrigger ( again lol) 3rd gate nets I've made switched from the the bigger heavy rings on to inch and half rings wich I'm preferring now , Finaly made a net I'm 100% happy with . Thanks again @netrigger 8 Quote Link to post
netrigger 568 Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 Well done mate,, looking neat. 1 Quote Link to post
fred90 3,137 Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 11 hours ago, Elchapo said: Well finaly managed to stich on a decent ring .tried it acouple ways but couldn't get it where I liked it, so had bit of help of netrigger ( again lol) 3rd gate nets I've made switched from the the bigger heavy rings on to inch and half rings wich I'm preferring now , Finaly made a net I'm 100% happy with . Thanks again @netrigger looks good, , but why have you put rings on gate nets? Quote Link to post
Elchapo 3,148 Posted May 22 Author Report Share Posted May 22 So the gates nets mainly used now are like giant poke nets as apposed to the old sqare meshed nets that were just draped over the bottom rail of the gate , the older type net would be draped over the hare comes through gets tangled rolls over and ends up 10 foot away from the gate , these types used now ate like a big poke net set about a foot back from the gate on two Hazlehead pegs , the hare hits the net and purse up , I dont think many people use the square mesh type anymore realy 1 Quote Link to post
fred90 3,137 Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 26 minutes ago, Elchapo said: So the gates nets mainly used now are like giant poke nets as apposed to the old sqare meshed nets that were just draped over the bottom rail of the gate , the older type net would be draped over the hare comes through gets tangled rolls over and ends up 10 foot away from the gate , these types used now ate like a big poke net set about a foot back from the gate on two Hazlehead pegs , the hare hits the net and purse up , I dont think many people use the square mesh type anymore realy I see what you mean, like you said old gate nets were draped over the gate, a lot nowadays call short longnets, stop nets about 5 yards long, set behind the gate, I like poke nets 5 or 6 ft for ferreting. do the gate nets purse up properly? Quote Link to post
Elchapo 3,148 Posted May 22 Author Report Share Posted May 22 21 minutes ago, fred90 said: I see what you mean, like you said old gate nets were draped over the gate, a lot nowadays call short longnets, stop nets about 5 yards long, set behind the gate, I like poke nets 5 or 6 ft for ferreting. do the gate nets purse up properly? They close up the same as a big poke net does with a rabbit in it , the more they bounce around and try to push forward the more the net closes up, The key is a good depth on the net and the right mesh size , I've used 3" mesh board so will give a 6 inch full mesh so as the hare comes through his feet are on the net befor his nose touches the net so once they hit it they will push the head through 1 of the meshes and try to push through picking up the depth of the net with there feet tangling them self's more ,there also easier to get out of these nets that the square mesh types, Have you watched Glenn waters dvd on hare gate netting , He explains it alot better than I can lol it shows you how to set how to lift up how to train a dog for netting and shoes alot about where to set and how to set etc , I have it on dvd if your interested in watching it I can send it you in post to borrow Quote Link to post
fred90 3,137 Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 14 minutes ago, Elchapo said: They close up the same as a big poke net does with a rabbit in it , the more they bounce around and try to push forward the more the net closes up, The key is a good depth on the net and the right mesh size , I've used 3" mesh board so will give a 6 inch full mesh so as the hare comes through his feet are on the net befor his nose touches the net so once they hit it they will push the head through 1 of the meshes and try to push through picking up the depth of the net with there feet tangling them self's more ,there also easier to get out of these nets that the square mesh types, Have you watched Glenn waters dvd on hare gate netting , He explains it alot better than I can lol it shows you how to set how to lift up how to train a dog for netting and shoes alot about where to set and how to set etc , I have it on dvd if your interested in watching it I can send it you in post to borrow you have explained it well, I watched the Glen waters videos years ago, found them brilliant, snaring, longnetting etc, mesh size is very important, I like 2 1/4 mesh for everything really for rabbits. 1 Quote Link to post
Elchapo 3,148 Posted May 22 Author Report Share Posted May 22 26 minutes ago, fred90 said: you have explained it well, I watched the Glen waters videos years ago, found them brilliant, snaring, longnetting etc, mesh size is very important, I like 2 1/4 mesh for everything really for rabbits. I was going make a gate net for rabbits but to behonest the rabbit population down here is on its arse and I don't realy like taking them now unless it's from old places that are due to be developed on,,there a couple place near me where they built some new industrial estates on which were coverd in rabbits all the time but now u see the odd 1 or two ....times ...they are changing Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,588 Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 (edited) Great to hear some netting chat.... Edited May 25 by OldPhil 1 Quote Link to post
Elchapo 3,148 Posted May 23 Author Report Share Posted May 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, OldPhil said: Great to hear some netting chat.... Think my ocd kicked in with this netting lark ....I even turned down a trip to the pub to stay in nitting a net Edited May 23 by Elchapo 2 Quote Link to post
brambles 3,113 Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 On 22/05/2024 at 11:56, Elchapo said: They close up the same as a big poke net does with a rabbit in it , the more they bounce around and try to push forward the more the net closes up, The key is a good depth on the net and the right mesh size , I've used 3" mesh board so will give a 6 inch full mesh so as the hare comes through his feet are on the net befor his nose touches the net so once they hit it they will push the head through 1 of the meshes and try to push through picking up the depth of the net with there feet tangling them self's more ,there also easier to get out of these nets that the square mesh types, Have you watched Glenn waters dvd on hare gate netting , He explains it alot better than I can lol it shows you how to set how to lift up how to train a dog for netting and shoes alot about where to set and how to set etc , I have it on dvd if your interested in watching it I can send it you in post to borrow What sort of depth and length are these nets working efficiently at, I'm one of these folk that still uses the old square mesh nets when needed lol Quote Link to post
Elchapo 3,148 Posted May 23 Author Report Share Posted May 23 So mine is 16 mesh deep and 72 mesh long so works out 8ft deep and 18 ft long with a 6 inch full mesh , but people make them 18ft 16ft 12ft long , think depth of the net is key , I'm going to make a 6 ft long one for brakes in dry stone walls ( no point taking 18 ft long net when a 6ft one will do ) 1 Quote Link to post
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