ferret killing underground

[scotsman5 0]

Hey, I have a male polecat ferret that is 8 months and I’ve had him with about two months. He’s working well but he has killed under ground the last five times he was out. Twice he’s dragged the rabbit out of the burrow which is funny and saves digging but is still time consuming. i have two older males that kill occasionally but don't lay up. We’ve made a special effort to keep quiet but he still kills even when the older two don't. So anyone have any tips to stop him killing, cause he’s a great ferret and accounts for a lot of rabbits but the lay ups are ruining our day

[stubby 175]

when he's used, is he used on his own?, even on small burries?

we tend to put max amount of ferts down, say 4 or 5, quite often find that with this amount down, the rabbits are less likely to sit tight, but bolt, where as a single fert, and rabbits might brave it out and sit tight

[Rolfe 2]

Put a collar on him mate.......that way you can get him back sooner if he lays up. You won't stop him killing thats for sure.......if the rabbits won't bolt then he will stay with them.

 

Rolfe

[scotsman5 0]

thanks lads hes collared alright and hes hunted with the other two ferrets but most of the warrens i do are huge i mean we long use nets cause theres too many burrows to use purse nets so hes very often off on his own

[The one 8,463]

Some ferrets learn how to kill a rabbit very quickly and your sound's like that,i dont have a problem with that stick a collar on him and dig him out rabbits like that seem to make up half my bag these days

[victor 10]

feed him alittle before going out, not too much or he'll sleep lol, and use him in big warrens so thay have a better chance of escaping him.

[chb lad 7]

get a ferret muzzle

[andy s410c 59]

get a ferret muzzle

Well that's the first super bit of advice so far this year How will the fert defend himself if he meets something more than a rabbit????

[doddsy1970 9]

get a ferret muzzle

 

 

Please tell me you are joking and not being a complete idiot

[stealthy1 3,964]

Problem with rabbits is they create stop-ends, and that is as far as thet can run from a ferret, once trapped the ferret puts its lights out, then you dig, try feeding more before you take him out, but to be honest every ferret should be sold with a spade, thats just the way it is.

[Coatesy900 0]

get a ferret muzzle

 

Here we f*ckin go again...

[pigeonphill 69]

get a ferret muzzle

are you fred flintstone ?

[Guest mickyrichardson]

Sell it to BRIMMER he loves a dig lol

[festa 206]

micky you read my mind lol im sure brim used to be a miner in his other life

[Brimmer 220]

Sounds like a good critter to me! Doing what nature intended, no messing!

(By the way lads, the old feller was a pit man, his old feller was a pit man, but unfortunateley they were all closed down before I emerged!) YOU WERE RIGHT!