quicksilver 0 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) sorry if this is something that is obvious to most guys on here but i thought i would share a recent experience that could save some time and effort. I recently lost a collar in a deep sandy set, the ferret came out of the hole and once in the box i set about the short task of locating the collar and digging it out, or so i thought. I located the collar and X'ed the spot where i thought it was, i set about digging down to the 8ft mark as per the mkIII display, thankfully it was sand. Once i broke into the hole i couldnt quite reach the collar that i was sure was just up the hole to one side. After struggling to reach the collar i had to give up for the day. The first opportunity i got to return was a full week later ( the battery in the collar was still going strong), i returned to the set with an old hand at ferreting who decided to double check the reading, we got a good reading at the spot i had been digging and my mate checked around for another reading, we got another go reading approx 6 ft away from the original reading which again we x'ed, my mate said that the collar must be lying on its side and we should try to pin point it by moving along a straight line between the two points we x'ed and picking the weakest reading at the middle. We proceeded to dig in the middle of the two points and broke straight into the hole and found the collar at approx 6 ft. I wouldnt have thought that the reading would have changed that much by being on its side but in practise it was very different. i learned a valuable lesson that day that will stick with me for the rest of my hunting days. Thanks Terry and Neil for your help. Edited January 20, 2009 by quicksilver Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 good bit of advice, but even better pictures Quote Link to post
Brimmer 220 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Cheers for the warning, cracking picture! Quote Link to post
richie 1 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 i also noticed this when i was testing the collars at home... i always get into the habit each time i re-enter my ferrets to make sure the collars are sitting under their chin... Quote Link to post
Brimmer 220 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Forgot to say, but after reading this today, took a collar out in the back yard to try it. Led the collar flat and it read around 18" away from where it was at 6 ft . Stood it as it would be on a ferret, and it was spot on. Thats stuck in my head for future reference! Quote Link to post
craftycarper 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 thats a mk1 box in the picture, ain't it? Quote Link to post
richie 1 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 thats a mk1 box in the picture, ain't it? yep, they also pick up the mk3 collars... Quote Link to post
jazz_11 5 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 good picks. i got a mark 3 but not 100 percent sure how to find the collar and how do i know where the correct reading is.. but will have to get out and practice. Quote Link to post
biffa 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 nice one mate you just need to atach the colar properly next time it did look quite fun and ime serprised the batery didnt die biffa Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 My hob dropped a collar when I first got them, MK3 box pinpointed down to six inches, and it was on its side. Quote Link to post
quicksilver 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 thats a mk1 box in the picture, ain't it? well spotted it is, but i use the mkIII, by the time we got the collar out we had been using 2x mkI and 1 x MKIII. For reference i found that the mkI will bleep the MKIII collars but not the other way around Quote Link to post
quicksilver 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 My hob dropped a collar when I first got them, MK3 box pinpointed down to six inches, and it was on its side. if you are close enough to the collar you will still get a good reading on its side but i found that it is stronger at two points along the direction of the collar and weakest directly about the collar. Just my findings, keith Quote Link to post
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