locator collar tangling in nets

[lorelei0922 2]

Hi everyone.. i'm looking for a little advice..

 

we're finding our jills pushing through the nets when they exit the holes... this isn't a problem in itself.. but the collar tangles .. they get caught up.. mess up the net... cause a commotion etc etc etc.. The hobs dont bother..they see the net and either nose around the edge or go back down

 

 

anything i can do about this? the nets are those green lightweight ones? i think its 4oz? would using heavier nets help? or is it something the jills will have to suss? I'm fairly confident in SOME hedges we ferret that they wont be going far.. .but i do like the extra security of the locator...

 

thanks for any advice!

[shephound 19]

id say it might be the 4oz nets if anything hits them they tangle are the jills young i found the first few times i brought out my young jill she kept getting tangled now she goes through with no problems

[sniffer 167]

Get some heavyer nets, u only have to look at th 4z things and they tangle up mate...also try some electrical tape around your collars ,u should do this any way to stop them getting wet down damp holes.

[stubby 175]

get rid of the nets, and get a longnet, thats my way

[MikeTheDog 153]

Pound to a penny it's the jill's first season!....They will soon get used to the nets, either picking their way through carefully or going under the edge. My hob will often wait in the entrance if the net is in the way.

 

Or as stubby says, use longnets..

 

Sniffer, never taped my collars and never had problems with damp. Tape imo would just ad more bulk to the collar for snagging.

[scothunter 12,609]

get rid of the nets, and get a longnet, thats my way

 

Lazy git lol

[Guest on the hill]

Get some heavyer nets, u only have to look at th 4z things and they tangle up mate...also try some electrical tape around your collars ,u should do this any way to stop them getting wet down damp holes.

have you tried making 4z nets lol its even worse i like useing them tho

[lorelei0922 2]

Pound to a penny it's the jill's first season!....They will soon get used to the nets, either picking their way through carefully or going under the edge. My hob will often wait in the entrance if the net is in the way.

 

Or as stubby says, use longnets..

 

Sniffer, never taped my collars and never had problems with damp. Tape imo would just ad more bulk to the collar for snagging.

 

it's one of the jill's first season but the other is an old pro... both got tangled up.. and the older one is tiny enough to fit through a 4oz net and not touch the sides without the collar on lol

 

we've got some heavier nets and i've been making some hemp ones.. we didn't take them out because we hadn't pegged them yet... so i'll try that..Thanks everyone!

[Dan_Jones 7]

Would tapeing the collar not work as it would make it more rounded .. sort of thing

[The one 8,473]

Two of my older bitches pull the nets down clawing at them with there front paws proper pain in the ar*e when your working them two seems like you spend most of the day reseting nets

[rycalshaw 0]

you could try some nets with slightly bigger meshes,then the small jills would probly slip through without disturbing it.

[Guest on the hill]

trial and error i suppose, try out a few ideas n see witch one you like best

[The one 8,473]

I just keep thinking of KISS , Keep It Simple Stupid ,and i'm not willing to take any more gear than need be with me. In fact it scares me loading up the car for a days ferreting

[Guest on the hill]

lol at least you got a car to load up i gotta load me bags up

[Guest on the hill]

i drivers license is defo on the cards for next year tho :lazy: