best hunters hobs or jills

[dpb82uk 138]

wich are the best hunters hobs or jills

[Guest ferret feller]

i find that my jills bolt more rabbits and i dig less if i only work the jills i dig a few times but not all that much...

 

if i work my hob i get a dig everytime without fail... he bolts alot faster though but he kills equally fast....

[Coneytrappr 30]

Both have their place...I like hobs for big warrens and jills for the little 'uns.

[scothunter 12,609]

Prefer jills myself

[winter hare 2]

i would rather have a hob any day of the week.

[akton 15]

Jills quicker and more methodical everytime

 

Hobs only if the jill has layed up,He will give her the boot

[8shot 192]

i prefer working my hob

not that the jill isnt any good but my hob will stay down untill the rabbit comes out

the hob does work a bit slower than the jill

 

but its all down to what you want

 

atb

[RaiderBoy 19]

I prefer jills because you dont have to do as much digging + ive been bitten by every hob i pick up and never been bitten by a jill

[jigsaw 11,900]

I have 2 hobs and 1 is 4 years old and a brilliant worker,the other is last years breeding and ive failed to get him to hunt.He refuses to go below ground most of the time.He has bolted 3 rabbits in 12 months and i think thats mainly because he came across them by accident.I got him from a bloke living close to me.I have had him out every sunday and lately 2-3 days a week and he just wont hunt for me.Im keeping ferrets for almost 30 years and this is the only ferret I can recall that didnt make the grade.I think his time is up at my hostel and I will be looking for a replacement this year for him.

[stealthy1 3,964]

This season I have worked mainly a hob and a jill, two up most of the time, the jill because of her size is able to climb over the rabbit if it is down a stop-end, then 7 out of 10 times she will kill it when she gets to the head, the hob on the other hand is to big to climb over, so he stays with the quarry until you dig him out, or you can wait for him to move on, odd times if the jill has two or three rabbits up the same stopend, she will work her way to the front and do the lot of them. They seem to vary as to which is best on any given day.

[The one 8,551]

prefer jills myself

[Hywel 53]

Different types for different circumstances works for me