my worst day out ever!

[Guest on the hill]

went out early this morning for the firt time of the new season (at the spot that was most consistant last season) with hopes and expectations of a big bag of bunnies so off we set with my new kit and my mates albino jill plus his mad terrier.....up the crags we went right up to the top so we could work our way back down as this is the best way to work this patch of ground!!! first set, the dog didnt seem too interested but this was a deep burrow and had 40+ holes so we netted up (all nets we have out and set) and sat back for a while till things settled, entered both jills at either end and watched them work it for 20 odd mins and it became apparent that they wernt working deep into the burrow allthough my new jill kit was doing well for her 1st burrow!! so we tidyd up the nets and took off down the hill...way too much cover still to do the best holes but this place is usually packin so no worries!!! well.....was i ever wrong we never saw a rabbit from that point on, the dog was no longer interested in the burrows but instead the sheep (which is one reason why hes allways on a leash) the ferrets persisted on skiming the surface of burrows so by 4 o clock we were shaterd mentaly and physicly.....no rabbits not even one , good to be back out on the field but what a day ive had!!!!!! better luck next weekend i hope

 

heres a few pics of the land and the first set

that little thing way down there to the left on pic 2 is the erskine bridge

Edited September 6, 2008 by on the hill

[Guest on the hill]

pics of the first set and kev n his dog

[Guest on the hill]

thought i had a better pic of set one but i moved the camera away too fast lol

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

you got to have a shit one to appreciat the good ones

[Guest on the hill]

you got to have a shit one to appreciat the good ones

 

you'r right there btw!!!!

[jultaylor1972 2]

Seriously, we've all been there! (Me especially!) The main thing is you were out ferreting! The season is still in its beginnings. Good on you for being out in the first place!

[victor 10]

lol @ u , nah just kidding i wouldnt go back to thatspot of a while.

no point

[Guest on the hill]

yeah mate not for about 2 monthish when the covers gone back not that most of the cover even goes at this spot!! but theres other bits on that land we never went because we called it a day lol. but when the land is ready we should get some big bunnies from here, we usually get muscley heather munching hill bunnies round this spot

[scotlandforever 0]

Hi mate

 

I drive by there quite alot going up north fishing and have seen alot of rabbits down next to the road

 

Jason

 

Good luck next time

 

p.s dont worry am not gony bump your ground

[Guest on the hill]

Hi mate

 

I drive by there quite alot going up north fishing and have seen alot of rabbits down next to the road

 

Jason

 

Good luck next time

 

p.s dont worry am not gony bump your ground

 

chears lol, one side of the road is one of the bits we didnt do! too much cover on the best burrow and we didnt go further

Edited September 7, 2008 by on the hill

[jigsaw 11,863]

For the last few weeks I was wondering what exactly were ye doing to that ferret in yer avatar? Is it a wild polecat,or is it a ferret that was never handeled or what,lol but your a brave man by the looks of it,

[Guest on the hill]

For the last few weeks I was wondering what exactly were ye doing to that ferret in yer avatar? Is it a wild polecat,or is it a ferret that was never handeled or what,lol but your a brave man by the looks of it,

lol he was my first ferret and lol he might as well have been wild, i got him from someone who didnt handle them atall for whatever reason but i managed to tame him a lot but hes still tempermental.....i gave the waste of food to someone else a few weeks ago

 

i had a right pair of swollen hands at one point when the big bugger got ahold of me lol i wish i had a pic to put up fingures like red banannas with about 40 odd pin holes

 

it happned when i was getting him from a burrow

Edited September 7, 2008 by on the hill

[Coatesy900 0]

For the last few weeks I was wondering what exactly were ye doing to that ferret in yer avatar? Is it a wild polecat,or is it a ferret that was never handeled or what,lol but your a brave man by the looks of it,

lol he was my first ferret and lol he might as well have been wild, i got him from someone who didnt handle them atall for whatever reason but i managed to tame him a lot but hes still tempermental.....i gave the waste of food to someone else a few weeks ago

 

i had a right pair of swollen hands at one point when the big bugger got ahold of me lol i wish i had a pic to put up fingures like red banannas with about 40 odd pin holes

 

it happned when i was getting him from a burrow

 

Know how you feel mate, a couple of hobs i got a couple of monthes ago were both angry biting b*****ds when I got em, but one of them has learned a lot faster than the other and has basically stopped all together now. the other had been handled just as much as the other at first and a lot more now, and my hands are taking more of a beating than his nose end!

 

Do different techniques work for different ferrets? because Im considering a different method as this doesnt seem to be working at all...

[Guest on the hill]

yeah your right there mate different strokes for different folks init

[jigsaw 11,863]

I have to say its something I wouldnt tolerate,if he bites mean constantly he doesnt stay.I havent had to deal with it for years as I get my kits very young and handel em loads.