Ferret finders

[Pickle 0]

Which is the best ferret finder the old ones or the new orange one?

cheers

[whippeter94 0]

For me the new ones there pretty accurate and highly visible so i can loose it , hopefully

[Canberra Stu 0]

WOW!!! this question comes up so often it should be in the FAQ :search: if it's not there already :search: :search:

But OK the short answer seems to be that it comes down to what your used to... They all work, it's just the nuts behind the box that have their own quirks

 

Best pieces of advice I've gotten from this discussion is 1. If you get a MK3 put some tape over the speaker to quiet it down... 2. Practice with the box and collar so get used to it... 3. If your working in hedge rows think seriously about a loc8tor for above ground searching and use it in conjunction with the ferret finder in case your ferret makes a break for it you don't see... 4. Make sure the collar is secure because things happen it the warren and ferrets lose loose collars... 5. Get someone experienced with a ferret finder to show you the little tricks that experience teaches.

 

I'm sure others will be along shortly to add to this list... Its just what I've picked up, good luck...

Stu

[The one 8,445]

I prefer the mk1 so i stock piled a few, the mk3 not been field tested enough for me as it came out to quickly after the mk2 f*ck up

[thepriest 0]

A lenth of bramble. Just poke it about a bit till you find the laid up fella give it a twist and pull the rabbit out. The ferret will follow. if not attached. Im old fashioned lol.

Edited September 8, 2008 by thepriest

[stubby 175]

A lenth of bramble. Just poke it about a bit till you find the laid up fella give it a twist and pull the rabbit out. The ferret will follow. if not attached. Im old fashioned lol.

 

what if theres no brambles where your ferreting, or if its a large warren, prehaps 20ft away from an entrance hole

[The one 8,445]

A lenth of bramble. Just poke it about a bit till you find the laid up fella give it a twist and pull the rabbit out. The ferret will follow. if not attached. Im old fashioned lol.

 

 

Wish all the burrows i work are that shallow id two 7 foot digs last year and my mate pedro had one id of like to see a bit of bramble pulling those rabbits out

[thepriest 0]

A lenth of bramble. Just poke it about a bit till you find the laid up fella give it a twist and pull the rabbit out. The ferret will follow. if not attached. Im old fashioned lol.

 

what if theres no brambles where your ferreting, or if its a large warren, prehaps 20ft away from an entrance hole

 

 

A lenth of bramble. Just poke it about a bit till you find the laid up fella give it a twist and pull the rabbit out. The ferret will follow. if not attached. Im old fashioned lol.

 

 

Wish all the burrows i work are that shallow id two 7 foot digs last year and my mate pedro had one id of like to see a bit of bramble pulling those rabbits out

No seriously i still have a very old one its about twenty years old and still works. Was thinking of investing in a new one this winter. Any surgestions. I am only just getting back into it this winter after a long time out. I just hope we get some good frosts down south this winter

[stubby 175]

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i still have a very old one its about twenty years old and still works. Was thinking of investing in a new one this winter. Any surgestions.

 

sure, I have a nice new bit of barbed wire here, £20

[Malt 379]

Stubbs, I seem to recall you saying that you added a bit of barbed wire to your ferreting gear....

[stubby 175]

oh yes I did, but its still in its plastic case that I made, not had a call to use it yet