Ferret Box Design

[tote 856]

6 ferrets completely unessasery your just wanting to slate his idea, witch is a very good one!!!

 

Depends on the size of the bury mate, pointless putting 2 or 3 ferrets in a massive bury.

 

I've seen 14 ferrets down a enormous warren, they bolted 128 rabbits.

[Guest on the hill]

14 thats just taking the piss really mate

[Guest on the hill]

the only reason i can see to takeing that many ferrets is if theres a few people and you plan on splitting up

[Coatesy900 0]

When you are carrying 6 ferrets in a box all day they go to piss somewhere and i dont fancy that one the top ferrets piss would be over your back

not if the floor sloped away from your back

[tote 856]

14 thats just taking the piss really mate

 

It wasn't taking the piss, as I said in my original post it was an enormous warren. The lads had well over 100 purse nets on and there were still holes uncovered. The warren was also surrounded by long nets. They also had long nets crossing the warren, make no mistake this was a massive warren. The fact that the lads got 128 rabbits out of it fully justified the use of 14 ferrets.

 

If you look at it the other way putting 3 ferrets into that warren That would be taking the p!ss.

[Guest on the hill]

yeah but 14 lol

as i said i dont see the need, maybe just me but i just dont

Edited September 21, 2008 by on the hill

[richie 1]

ive used 6 of mine before & 3 of a mates on a single warren at the same time that had approx 45/50 holes on a steep bank that was over a 10 metre distance, with 9 ferrets put to work seemed to do a good job, no point letting them hole hop..

 

ill be honest, its not often that that many numbers are needed, but occassionally its a must.

[The one 8,512]

The max ive had down was 18 ferrets .We used to put 300 purse nets down run a long net over the top and space the ferrets out when popping them in and wait a bit then the rabbits bolted . When things slowed down lift the nets reset them on the next bit and start again . Now days i just use my 12 ferrets run 3 longnets out and cover it with my wife son and myself .

But its horses for courses you dont need a lot of ferrets for small,shallow burrows

[stubby 175]

if myself, magwitch, richie and ferreter216 go out together, we would have approx 12 ferrets between us, at this time of year, a few would be youngsters getting their first taste of a warren, even smallish warrens, say 20 holes, would see us all putting at least a couple down, its good to get the youngsters in with adults, plus it does get the rabbits bolting, rather than hole hoping, which they can do with only a couple of ferts

 

I suppose those who want to net each hole will/could get away with only using a couple, but we tend to longnet, lazy sods

[richie 1]

if myself, magwitch, richie and ferreter216 go out together, we would have approx 12 ferrets between us, at this time of year, a few would be youngsters getting their first taste of a warren, even smallish warrens, say 20 holes, would see us all putting at least a couple down, its good to get the youngsters in with adults, plus it does get the rabbits bolting, rather than hole hoping, which they can do with only a couple of ferts

 

I suppose those who want to net each hole will/could get away with only using a couple, but we tend to longnet, lazy sods

 

 

 

what are purse nets

 

i havent had them out my bag in ages, infact, im putting together my other quickset 100yrder..

 

sorry coatesy for going off subject...

[The one 8,512]

It depends where i go how many ferrets i take the bit at Perth i take every ferret i own ,with my mate Pedro on the banks of the Eden i will take 4/6 and he will have 3/4 .Elsewhere i will take a couple till i find out the lie of the place and what we need , maybe with dragging all that stuff round with us my favourite type of ferreting is with a couple of jills and a few nets or the shotgun and moving about

[ginger dave 63]

verry good i think it wood work and we take more than 6