QUICK QUESTION

[old real tree 92]

is it ok to ferret now.... or is it best to wait a while....

[The one 8,513]

If your just ferreting most folk will have pack in by now pest controllers will keep going a bit yet

[Guest darlolad]

you would kill young ones

[The one 8,513]

Boys that are getting cash for pest control will be mate

[8shot 192]

you would kill young ones

 

 

what are you on mate

a rabbit is a rabbit young or old

[pmatty77 26]

rabbits have young uns now so depends on whether you want to eradicate them,which means that there will be less for the future,but have noticed that they seem to have a longer breeding season if weather is milder,i came across a young un about 6 weeks ago.

[stubby 175]

go for it mate, you'd have to be pretty damn good to eradicate the rabbits totally, and if you did, the empty warrens would soon take on those youngsters from other areas

[old real tree 92]

cheers lads , the farm i go wants rid of them all together ..........

 

 

thanks for the advice....

[stealthy1 3,964]

cheers lads , the farm i go wants rid of them all together ..........

 

 

thanks for the advice....

 

Rid of them altogether, good luck.

[Brimmer 220]

Wants rid alltogether?

Where do you fit into this long term plan?

 

Wipe the breeding rabbits and there young out alltogether?

 

See you in september crying there is nothing to hunt...

[max abell 196]

Personaly we dont ferret in the spring and summer for the simple reason of young everywhere and you will be constantly

digging your ferrets out

But we do lamp with the rifles a lot through the spring and summer and account for a lot of rabbits this way or we sit in the

4x4 facing 2 or 3 big burries and pick off what we want we do try and leave the does that look like they are feeding cos at the

end of the day nobody wants to see any babies starve but even then occasionaly we do slip up

as regards to shooting the youngsters once they are out feeding the answer is yes cos at the end of the day that small rabbit

is very soon gonna be a big un and the more the farmers see the more they moan at us cos we are not doing our job properly

As regards wipeing out you next autums stock it just dont happen we have plenty of rabbits left come the winter

As this is a personal oppinion im sure others have there own ideas on summer rabbiting

[csme55ex 2]

Wants rid alltogether?

Where do you fit into this long term plan?

 

Wipe the breeding rabbits and there young out alltogether?

 

See you in september crying there is nothing to hunt...

 

speaking sence mate i dont see no point going ferreting this time in the year aswell

[stealthy1 3,964]

I've not done any ferreting since the end of March.

[comanche 3,077]

Personaly we dont ferret in the spring and summer for the simple reason of young everywhere and you will be constantly

digging your ferrets out

But we do lamp with the rifles a lot through the spring and summer and account for a lot of rabbits this way or we sit in the

4x4 facing 2 or 3 big burries and pick off what we want we do try and leave the does that look like they are feeding cos at the

end of the day nobody wants to see any babies starve but even then occasionaly we do slip up

as regards to shooting the youngsters once they are out feeding the answer is yes cos at the end of the day that small rabbit

is very soon gonna be a big un and the more the farmers see the more they moan at us cos we are not doing our job properly

As regards wipeing out you next autums stock it just dont happen we have plenty of rabbits left come the winter

As this is a personal oppinion im sure others have there own ideas on summer rabbiting

max abell you are the voice of reason . and what about the undergrowth snagging nets & making the holes difficult to find and access ? Once them does are paired -up and in kindle they get very territorial .Often rather run deeper into the burrow and make a fight of things than bolt .Believe me an adult rabbit ,given a bit of manouvring space, will not always back down to a ferret .I've seen a rabbit hop out of a burrow followed by the ferret . The bunny turned on the bumbling ferret ,boxed at it and gave it a kicking . . Then there are the nests of juicy kits ,the easily caught and devoured scuttlers and the fact that even an empty nest smelling of baby buns will hold a ferret's interest long enough for the ferreter to realise that out of season ferreting is always going to be a time-wasting and "sticky" business. Add to this the fact that breeding does are pretty unattractive and poorly -conditioned creatures and thus not much in demand by butchers .

As for ferreting in the summer for pest control .... Well ,far better to hit em hard in the Autumn and Winter with the freds and as "max abell" says ,pick off as many of the survivors as possible by other methods during the warmer months .

Hav'nt even touched on the subject of doing things in the "correct" season . Agree with the personal opinion thing mentioned by max abell but for me the sign of a hunter rather than someone who "just wants to kill things" is the ability to appreciate the seasonal changes ,culture and lores associated with the countryside . These are usually based on hard-learned lessons and experience going back many generations and are not just out-dated beliefs or boundaries to be tested . Ignore them and you will learn the hard way with long waits ,longer digs and lost ferrets !

Edited April 10, 2009 by comanche

[j davies 8]

you would kill young ones

 

 

what are you on mate

a rabbit is a rabbit young or old

yes but they are breeding now thats why we should not hunt them but lots of people do its up to them what they all do i stopped in jan when had a doe with young ones in her.

the way i see it next year i will have more