Ferreting

[Meerihunter 7]

Drove past this field the other evening and I could'nt believe the amount of rabbits so I thought I better try to thin them out a wee bit.

 

Once again the pitures are pretty crap as once the bolting starts I forget all about the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final bag was 44 only 16 where fully grown though

[sounder 9]

jesus thats a good haul of bunnies mate

scent have you rabbits like that down your side, fine job you done there mate well done

[tommyt 19]

Well done mate keep up the good work

[TOMO 26,798]

NICE ONE MATE WELL DONE

[skycat 6,174]

Those must be fairly shallow warrens for the rabbits to bolt well at this time of year. We've just been out and tried to do a big warren under a hedge: huge numbers of holes and the rabbits just don't bolt, or if they do then they're little ones that drag the nets off, through the nettles and the adult rabbits just run round and round underground! Bloody infuriating.

 

At least you've had a good haul there: we'll just have to try and long net this place.

[FERRETBOY 680]

well done meerihunter that sort of number makes my 5 look rather crap lol .did you have any trouble with those two fences which are only feet apart.nice dogs aswell.

 

good hunting

 

rew

[Meerihunter 7]

Thanks for the replies all.

Skycat,

I was getting readings about 2-4 feet for the most part, I did'nt dig at though I hardly ever use purse nets these days, I have 2 25yds longnet and a 12 foot stop/gatenet, I'm going invest is more stopnets as they are quick to set and move and ideal on hedge where rabbits tend to just run up and down the hedge.

 

 

One of the 3 jills took a real kicking as under the wall the holes opened to large cavernous areas and the big rabbits could really put the boot in, she still kicked ass.

 

 

Most of the catches were snatched at the mouth of the holes by Ameerah (the black and tan bitch), she 4 this year and has really come into her own this season taken rabbits at the mouth of the holes or just as the try to get down another hole missing very few. Tariq on the other hand being a rescue and that has been brought up in open field course relies more on his eyes rather than his ear and nose but it's slowly coming.

 

Rew,

Luckily they are both very tough skinned because they where back forth through and over those fences the whole time really rattling them at times.

 

As for numbers it means absolutely nothing, it takes a better dog to find and catch a few were rabbit are few and far between.

[Guest Frank]

Drove past this field the other evening and I could'nt believe the amount of rabbits so I thought I better try to thin them out a wee bit.

 

Once again the pitures are pretty crap as once the bolting starts I forget all about the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final bag was 44 only 16 where fully grown though

 

Somebody on here a while back, had a go at you for the way you run your dogs, why i dont know, but, it seems to me, you know how to get the bunnys each time and them saluki types, seem to know their job, fair play.

[lady-hunter07 15]

good catch

[Meerihunter 7]

Somebody on here a while back, had a go at you for the way you run your dogs, why i dont know, but, it seems to me, you know how to get the bunnys each time and them saluki types, seem to know their job, fair play.

 

 

 

Frank,

 

Doesn't matter what you do there always seems to be some that just want to criticise others.

to them lol.

[jultaylor1972 2]

Wow!! What a bag! Well done you and your team of dogs and ferrets!

[Guest Frank]

Somebody on here a while back, had a go at you for the way you run your dogs, why i dont know, but, it seems to me, you know how to get the bunnys each time and them saluki types, seem to know their job, fair play.

 

 

 

Frank,

 

Doesn't matter what you do there always seems to be some that just want to criticise others.

to them lol.

 

 

..Too right.

[ferretville 69]

Great bag there MH and love the saluki`s can`t go wrong with them. Regards FV

[gilly-93 31]

well done good bag

[poacher9991 10]

well done mate a top dat abd a great bag nice one