ratting with ferrets

[ferreterno1 0]

a mate of mine has a good terrier bitch that he wants to use for ratting. is it a good method of using ferrets instead of a smoker? as we have ferrets already? just wondered if it was effective

[Guest RobW71]

You can use your Ferrets, I don't, I value them to much, saying that, I value the Terriers to much to use a smoker.

 

Regards Rob

[Guest The Hob]

You can use ferrets [bANNED TEXT] but be careful theres not much difference between a rat & ferret, not to a hyped up dog anyway

[Simoman 110]

My first terrier was a Plummer and when we ratted we only used ferrets and I prefered it to digging or using a smoker. Much more peaceful and quieter than a smoker engine and theres something rewarding about you, ferrets and dog working as a team. Nowdays I rat with friends and although my bitch is around other dogs, cats, livestock all day, theres are fiery with each other, cats and anything that moves so I wouldn't put a ferret down, I wouldnt risk them getting chopped. Your dog MUST be 100% broken to them and have daily contact before ever going out hunting

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

My first terrier was a Plummer and when we ratted we only used ferrets and I prefered it to digging or using a smoker. Much more peaceful and quieter than a smoker engine and theres something rewarding about you, ferrets and dog working as a team. Nowdays I rat with friends and although my bitch is around other dogs, cats, livestock all day, theres are fiery with each other, cats and anything that moves so I wouldn't put a ferret down, I wouldnt risk them getting chopped. Your dog MUST be 100% broken to them and have daily contact before ever going out hunting

 

One thing I will add is that -dont be too quick in picking up your ferret after a battle with a rat ,she will be fired up and could inflict a bite .

Read plummers book -tales of a rat hunting man.

He may have written some untruths in his time but this book is spot on in the advise for ferretting rats

[Guest Stealth]

My first terrier was a Plummer and when we ratted we only used ferrets and I prefered it to digging or using a smoker. Much more peaceful and quieter than a smoker engine and theres something rewarding about you, ferrets and dog working as a team. Nowdays I rat with friends and although my bitch is around other dogs, cats, livestock all day, theres are fiery with each other, cats and anything that moves so I wouldn't put a ferret down, I wouldnt risk them getting chopped. Your dog MUST be 100% broken to them and have daily contact before ever going out hunting

 

One thing I will add is that -dont be too quick in picking up your ferret after a battle with a rat ,she will be fired up and could inflict a bite .

Read plummers book -tales of a rat hunting man.

He may have written some untruths in his time but this book is spot on in the advise for ferretting rats

 

take that advice very carefully my best mate and myself out ratting with lets call him an aquaintance with unbroken terriers(he said they were)anyhow my mate got bitten by his ferret when this terrier went fot it and ended up seriously ill in hospital we havnt used the ferret for anything other than rabbits since ,

we had a great afternoon this week using a 1000 gallon water bowser towed behind a tractor the rats flew out and we cought about a hundred rats when the smoker couldnt shift em

[ferreterno1 0]

thank you all for your advice i think were going to just use the ferrets for the rabbits and see if we can get a smoker thanks all