Ratting with ferrets

[Molie1337 35]

Does anyone still rat with ferrets, or do they just get too messed up? you do hear some horror stories after all! our ratting patch is VERY overgrown and you just cant get a smoker to most of the holes, just wondered how well ferrets would do, and if anyone breeds a small line specialy for ratting. any response appreciated!

 

Cheers Molie

[stubby 175]

how overgrown?

would a bushcutter (strimmer) not deal with it?

Im sure a few of us would offer to help cut back, for a days ratting with the terriers

[sue 1]

it carnt be that overgrown for a simple bit of cutting wont solve ,smoke them to the terriers ,thats what i do wont use my ferrets to rats

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

greyhound ferrets

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

dogman i think i know you from another forum you keep hawks and grey ferts pm me

[buckshot 53]

greyhound ferrets

ive got some whippet x russel ones here and they are dynamite..

Millet

 

[Molie1337 35]

how overgrown?

would a bushcutter (strimmer) not deal with it?

Im sure a few of us would offer to help cut back, for a days ratting with the terriers

 

 

it would be some job to clear it, its about 2 football pitches sort of area (not a big square but long) on a bank, thats made of football sized boulders, with years and years worth of some sort of vine growing over the top. its seriously thick. weve tried smoking them to the terriers, smoking them and shooting them with the .410(great sport but not a good rat - cartridge ratio), weve got a live catch trap out 24/7 for "puppy training". would be great to get a whole team of terriers down there and a few good blokes, but the farmer is a bit funny about new people, so unfortunatly its just for me! so get your own permission ya cheeky get

 

cheers though!

 

Molie

 

Edited to put - all in good fun, no offence meant, i know what some peoples tempers are like!!!!!!!!!

[stubby 175]

none taken

[victor 10]

get heaps of terriers up one end, and on the outher eith light a fire or get a bob cat and fang threw the whole rock pile, should work

Edited September 3, 2008 by victor

[Guest on the hill]

bad molie lol dont put them ferrets down there unless they like haveing one eye and three legs ffs........ask them thay might just want that eh

 

and thats not even worst case senario lol

Edited September 3, 2008 by on the hill

[Molie1337 35]

damn victor, u aussys sure have the right idea!! we have actually looked at burning it but apparently according to surrey county council we couldnt light so much as a match because its too close to the M25 (big motorway in the south of england). so thats out and the matbro cant get onto the bank because its so steep! so it looks like we'll have to keep strugling with the smoker

 

On The Hill. glad i checked first, it does seem to be that rats are much harder than ferrets, wich puts them even further to the back of my mind!! cant stand the bloody things, i have scars to prove it! at least smokers dont bite!

 

Cheers all

 

Molie

[Guest bigredbusa]

feking hate rats and i wont touch em with the ferts these days as i dont want ferts bringing nastys home for the kids to pick up . (used to mind)

 

blast the lot of em

[Malt 379]

Not being funny mate, but that job sounds like a nightmare! I'd advise the farmer to get a pestie in and put poison down. On an area that size, and awkwardness, you'd never make a large impact with ferrets, dogs or guns. Just my opinion though....

[cometa300s 20]

if all else fails just flood the f*#kers out :alcoholic:

[Coatesy900 0]

Not being funny mate, but that job sounds like a nightmare! I'd advise the farmer to get a pestie in and put poison down. On an area that size, and awkwardness, you'd never make a large impact with ferrets, dogs or guns. Just my opinion though....

 

Well wheres the fun in that?!

 

I personally liked Victor's Post!