Bobtheferret
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Bobtheferret started following Window in the Weather, Jill Or Hob, Dead and 4 others
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All seriousness mate, get a hamster or something. A lot easier in your situation than a ferret, they aren’t really indoor animals in my opinion although people do keep them indoors. If you really really want a ferret you’ll need two as they are sociable animals and prefer company. Best thing is get two and have them neutered as this will limit the smell but not eliminate it and stop issues with coming into season. They are very instinct driven animals and in my opinion should be worked but they are very friendly and docile animals so not bad pets.
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Can anyone recall a wetter autumn/winter? Feels utterly never ending, I am sure we have had a wetter month or so (2000 floods?) but as a 6 month just been relentlessly wet. A forecast shows no real letup. I have royally had an enough of it. Bet there will still be hose pipe bans after 2 dry weeks in the summer though
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Where he was shot wasn’t his farm apparently, god knows what really happened out there but says they knew each other and the shooter has been bailed and isn’t considered to be a threat to the public so assuming some kind of awful accident rather than cold blooded murder.
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There some special pictures @paulus Unfortunately hares are like hens teeth round my way so no comment on the post. Real shame would love to see a few more around
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Does anyone know anyone that will repair mk1 boxes? There’s a chap on eBay does it for £45 plus postage has anyone used him before? Cheers
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Not really tbh, it’s pockets of rabbits if you know where to look. It used to be unbelievable 10 years ago just pick a field really and you could bag up but not anymore. There’s enough around that I hope they will pick up but a long way from the glory days of catching 50+ without trying that hard. I normally get between 4-8 now just bolting to the dog as if you hit them hard and net them they seem to just disappear from that spot. What about you? 20 is a bloody good day these days.
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That’s the ideal, frustrating having rabbits you can’t get at but if there’s plenty in the area means you can not feel to bad at taking a decent bag.
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To be expected at this time of year unfortunately. I had 8 on Tuesday and all the does where carrying, one was probably only a few days from dropping.
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Looks a good day. Any does pregnant? Or nests?
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I was chatting to a keeper the other day saying about leaving some etc (which he was absolutely fine with) and he said which is 100% true “you got to catch them whilst you can though”. A good line I thought, you never want to wipe them out but equally need to catch them if they are there or they may not be when you decide too!
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Make sure to make a show even if you deliberately catch bugger all (or even release the does). Don’t want someone else beating you to it.
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Leave it be till next autumn with any luck you may be lucky and find that there’s still a decent number around.
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That’s not good about the RVHD, hopefully it doesn’t wipe them out. Horrible disease. A farm I do had it for sure a few years ago (almost certainly still does) I found a few just sitting there not moving and when I gutted them they were fine must have been RVHD. Whilst the population definitely took a hit it didn’t completely wipe them out so there is some hope for you.
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He is a bit prey driven, but is rock solid with livestock and children and very easy generally. Doubt any pure sight hound would be as biddable as a collie but I reckon they would make very useful and attractive pups if you did decide to put him over her. Lovely lurcher you have and sounds like the classic mooching dog, just picks up game as and when it gets the chance. Those types of dogs don’t really need training for hunting it’s just instinct.
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Apparently red kangaroo top speed 44 miles an hour and brown hare 44.2 miles an hour. That’s pretty fast….not saying they turn like a hare but definitely not slow!