DRAGNETS

[ferret boy charlie 0]

is it only long grass that they can be used in ? il have to go and have a look around tonight

[mole catcher 1]

is it only long grass that they can be used in ? il have to go and have a look around tonight

 

This time of year they will be prety much anywhere as the nights are not to cold. In the colder times they will be in the slight hollows of the ground and on the leeward side of woods and hedges. Stubble fields ae a great holding area for them so make the use of what is around you. Grass horse paddocks will often hold them now but if the night is damp or it rains they will move to the stubbles and empty dirt fields as they wont hold the moisture as much.

[ferret boy charlie 0]

how small will the mesh have to be for partridge ? i saw some in the gamedealers earlia and the look pretty small i said about them and he said they were used for skylarks years ago

[whin 463]

used drag nets for both september is best or late aug we used to get partridges in stubbles before they started spreding out, ive been on several estates u have to mark the coveys and have plenty to go at unless its for the pot , ive used net from fish tanks salmo etc 2 inch sqaure etc and bigger , done it for phessis on stubble or were they have no trees been out when the phesis are on ground when its dry and warm early autum got some good hauls , an old boy i know used to send his partridges and phesis down to smithfeild 63 to 67 he got 12 shillings a birs young one and 4 shillings for old ones , wre i am at moment you could drag pakies partrigdes but no piont all greys and im not starving or skint , but would do it if keepers were pissing me off etc net at least 20 yrds by 14 yrds depth 2or 2.5 on the sqaure , good crack