just wondering

[pegandgun 52]

I am amazed at how un-professional some people are at what ever they do.Whats all this shite about digging around there burrows,what the f**k do you think rabbits do every day :blink:Digging makes no odds as long as you back fill.

As far as shouting/rattling keys to call ferrets out etc,ive never heard out like it

[COMPO 54]

JUST TO CLARIFY, what i meant dont dig too soon,

 

let the ferret have chance to bolt it as 99% of the time they will do, the awkward rabbits take longer as the ferret may have to get round it, climbing over it etc....you dont see what effort the ferret is putting in, but give it a bit of time

 

dont go digging cos the ferret is in the same spot for 10minutes, patience pays dividends if you get a clean bolt with no digging by waiting,

 

in my experience as soon as you start digging you have to dig until you get both the ferret and rabbit as the rabbit wont bolt now and the ferret wont leave it,

 

just dont dig too soon,and scare the rabbit into fighting it out with the ferret, my ferrets wont leave a rabbit below ground, it is not the ferret that makes the decisions,it is you in a rush with the spade, i have found ALL ferrets work pretty much the same just give them time,

 

i once spent an hour over a small warren with the ferret marked at about 8 feet, at the end of the hour when i was about to go get the spade, 5 rabbits bolted in quick succession, one had a very bald backside, you can only guess they were bottled up and the ferret had somehow eventually got round them, causing the rapid exit of all 5, however it was a lot nicer to wait than dig

[Guest Bigbob]

I think ive had a bad season because every outing had a couple of four foot digs minium and often a lot more but i dont reckon ive left a rabbit behind this season . Often when i get a mark and take the top sod off the rabbit then bolts and i dont have to dig it out . but when doing a banking or large field and you didn't dig the ferret out with the rabbit next time you go back you have to start at the beging again and ferret the lot no for me once ive ferreted a place i like to know its been done and i wont be coming back the next day or next week

[Guest sushie]

I Agree with some of what Gaspode has said! I dig only if i have to which is rare cos my ferrets arent stayers,they usualy kill and move on through the bury so by the time ive located them there not with the kill anyway! But! i would try to shift every rabbit in a pure pest control situation using my 2 hobs which are very strong and fast! But who wants to be digging rabbits all day for sport? If i wanted to dig all day i would get a terrier and have a go at the foxs! This is just my opinion am not trying to wind people!

[ginge2k6 0]

why on earth does everyone on this forum argue when someone asks a genuine question, everyone has thier own opinoin and people should show theres so people can learn not force them on somebody else olay nicely kids . shit im younger than most of you and you still gant be grown up & mature :realmad:

[Guest sushie]

Nikey my 2 jills move on after a kill but my hobs stay down and i will dig them but use the hobs when i am ferreting big burys and on places that really need the rabbits knocked back! To be honest i sometimes need a ferret that i dont have to dig to cos there are situations where i cant wait around for hours or dig holes :whistle:

[pegandgun 52]

f**k the ferrets,get some snares

What do reckon Chalkwarren

[COMPO 54]

I dont question your practices Compo and you must be getting enough to keep yourself happy,but there's no way my ferrets would stay at a rabbit for an hour and it then bolt..it would be dead underground.What were talking here is just opinions,and like its been said a thousand times"what works for one fella may not work for someone else"but personally i agree with bigbob.

 

 

NIKEY

 

i dont beleive any ferret would stay with a live rabbit that long either, as i said we dont know what goes on underground we are all just guessing, you got it right with "JUST OPINIONS", i reckon there were perhaps one or two dead bunnies UNDERGROUND as well as the 5 that bolted that day

there were no rabbits left behind that day, i am sure of that

 

My motto is though still wait, dont rush to dig

 

happy hunting

 

COMPO :ph34r:

[Guest RobW71]

Dug to my Hob this morning(5ft in made up ground) after holding up roughly in the same spot for 20min's, 5 dead bunnies and just killing his sixth. I wasn't waiting any longer with the snow lashing down, and the wind it was freezing. Prob'y left a bit longer he'd have been out, but I'd be minus six Rabbits and the Ferrets efforts in vain.

 

I don't rush to use the Locater and dig, but by using it to keep track of the Fezzers, it's not hard to build up a picture of what's going on below.

 

Regards Rob

[Mitch 0]

Six bunnies nice one..

 

Every ferret is going to lay up sooner or later thats the way it is. But a ferret that is quick off the blocks, and is always hot up a bunnies ass when boltin is a good one. I also like one that is clever with nets my hob pushes through the side of a net instead of going through them and his collar doesnt get tangled up. Its hard with the new jills as they go straight through and bugger up my nets they are only new to it.

 

I like using the jills, i have had rabbits bolt with bite marks ect.. that where able to escape my ferret where my hob would of smashed em.

 

I think its good to hear others opinions, thats how you learn new things

 

cheers people

[Guest sushie]

Mitch you got it spot on mate! We might not agree with each others methods of ferreting but it is good to see how other people do things cos one day you might need to use those methods. One thing i think we will all agree on is that the ferrets should be well handled ie tame, cos no one likes biters, i know sometimes youll get bit in the heat of the moment but a well handled ferret is best! Saying that id rather have a biter than a skulker Lol

[tricky dicky 0]

My personal preference of ferret is one that doesnt bite/skulk or leave a rabbit underground dead or otherwise & i believe providing you dont make a bloody great racket on or around your intended warren & work downwind of it there shouldnt be to many lie-ups,there are of course going to be times when digging is unavoidable & rather than hanging about waiting half an hour for rabbits to bolt i think its better to give it 5 mins try & find a consistent mark & get on with it & get the job moving again , it also depends on what sort of sett your working ie if its a big old deep woodland warren then i would wait a bit longer before i reached for the knocker box but if its a nice new little hedgerow sett then it may only be a quick half a dozen spitsful & the jobs sorted

all the best hunting & looking forward to many more seasons to come The Chimp

[mark.a 0]

:realmad: :realmad:

i cant believe what im reading in some of these posts , Imaging you have just spent a hard day ferreting a farm then after you leave the farmer looks out and theres rabbits running about the burrows . Christ he would never have you back one of the guys whos chapping at his door week in week out will end up with the ferreting

 

I have to agree with big bob. what do all you key rattlers do with all the rabbits that get bunched up in stop ends ? do they come out when you rattle your keys aswell. I cannot believe all you people who supposably have decades of experience can come out with such utter bullshit .

[Guest SPUD 1]

Hi all,

I cant really comment on a good working ferret because iv only got 1 at the moment !

My other is just average and she always kills under!

Sick to death of lay ups but u dont win em all !

 

Just waiting for the kits to be here, Then i can bring a couple on myself!

 

Oh yeh the 2 iv got now had been miss treated! thats why i took them in.

this is also my first season

 

Thanks

[Guest gaspode]

:realmad: :realmad:

i cant believe what im reading in some of these posts , Imaging you have just spent a hard day ferreting a farm then after you leave the farmer looks out and theres rabbits running about the burrows . Christ he would never have you back one of the guys whos chapping at his door week in week out will end up with the ferreting

 

I have to agree with big bob. what do all you key rattlers do with all the rabbits that get bunched up in stop ends ? do they come out when you rattle your keys aswell. I cannot believe all you people who supposably have decades of experience can come out with such utter bullshit .

 

 

guys the reason i have the ground that i do is because i dont usually leave disturbed ground behind me horsey set dont really appreciate their beasts falling because of ferreters and no the rabbits dont come out with the rattlin of keys...your confusin them with the ferrets...tsk tsk......my farmers are happy because they see the rabbits i take and the population is kept down and steady .....and there are always rabbits for me to work to ....not that anyone who loves digging will want to leave a couple so that the next weekend he can have a little sport .......and as for bullshit ...well them as knows knows ,and them as dont -dont fekkin matter.......enjoy your diggin lads i know you love it, but me ...well ill enjoy my relaxing hobby safe in the knowledge that my ground is safe from diggers