Bobtheferret
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Everything posted by Bobtheferret
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Totally agree, I have been ferreting and landowner has rocked up at the worst possible moment and just wont be quite and yet amazingly rabbits have flown out in spite of the constant talking yet other times been on my own bolting for the dog so not even put nets on the holes to disturb the burrow and the rabbits refuse to bolt. Some rabbits are nervy and keen to bolt some just won’t part of ferreting, I think anyone that’s done a bit knows certain ferrets will kill more than others though. I like owning different ferrets for different situations.
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Amazing game, hopefully it helps spread and grow the game in this country. New Zealand were very gracious losers despite a few things not going there way and set an excellent example to anyone watching. Neither team deserved to lose.
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Has the village idiot be banned??? Haven’t seen a ffffft post in a while mercifully.
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I heard OT has a ferret car like the dog one Lloyd has in dumb and dumber. Natural it’s a limousine...long and sleek like his greyhound ferrets ??.
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Get a lurcher or a whippet ?. Sorry that was unhelpful! I had a JRT when I was younger and he never stopped whining or yapping when he was tied up whilst ferreting and wouldn’t behave off the lead so I just stopped taking him. My advice would be don’t tie him up, if he has to be tied up all the time then he maybe he can’t be a ferreting dog. I can’t remember the last time I had to put any of mine on a lead whilst out ferreting, a friend of mine has trained his dog to just sit next to the marked hole and guard it so to speak to keep him occupied whilst he nets up maybe you could try that?
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Ped sire and non ped bitch so both! I wasn’t to bothered about ped or not when I got just wanted a pup from working parents which his were. He has faults (mainly due to me) but overall an excellent rabbit dog. What surprised me was his nose, he is an incredible marking ability. Only pure whippet I’ve owned before him always had lurchers so not sure if that’s normal or not?
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Bang on. Get out and stay out
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I’ve worked my whippet in the snow whilst it was blowing a gale snow literally being blown in your face (I am clearly not very bright ?) and I gave up a lot quicker than him! He had the raging hump when I packed up and left and didn’t want to leave a Warren he was marking! Never seen him give up due to conditions, shivering wreck couldn’t be further from the truth in my experience.
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After a few fairly lean seasons rabbit numbers had been picking up nicely round my way but was just chatting to a girl down one of the horse yards I have permission on which last year had really good numbers on and she said she has been finding dead rabbits and seen a few convulsing in the fields etc. Sounds like classic RVHD2 symptoms, just praying it doesn’t wipe them all out across my area. Bloody typical.
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Made me feel bit sick reading that story, what the f**k goes through these people’s head that do these things???
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Lets See Them Whippets, Coarsing, Racing, Working
Bobtheferret replied to brenner's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Just pop Bill in a room with OT and see what happens.....?? -
Would have had one in heartbeat off you they look like crackers but your a long way from the south coast!!! Nice kits and good luck finding homes ??
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Nice looking hob, hope your daughter does well at the show with him. I have a very similar coloured jill coming to me in a couple of weeks.
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It’s a vile horrible disease but unfortunately it’s here to stay now, just have to hope that areas it hits aren’t to badly affected. Not last season but season before it savaged some of my best perms as badly as I’ve seen for many years only blessing was last year very few with mixi as I think the survivors were immune. I would guess that’s why mixi goes in cycles every 5 or so years, population builds up mixi hits then survivors immune population then expands immunity levels dip mixi strikes again. Wouldn’t be so bad but with RVHD as well it’s tough being a rabbit atm.
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Not that I was alive then but from what I have read/been told mixi is nothing like it was back in 1953 when 99.9% were wiped out with piles of dead littering the countryside. Compared to that it is no where near as bad. Regards killing or putting back, I have caught them that have clearly recovered from mixi and I will release them but if they have still got it then I put them out there misery. Numbers looking up near me after some lean seasons but the whippet caught a milky doe with mixi Saturday absolutely covered in fleas...just praying it’s not a sign of things to come. Atb.
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Campsites can be gold mines for rabbits, got a great permission on a campsite but have to be careful when I go as campers don’t always approve!
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Haven’t even bothered reading all this but another thread down the toilet thanks to the top thread ruiner himself....?.
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Always amazed this cross isn’t more popular. Reckon you would find homes for any spares in no time. Cross I’ve always fancied owning at some point in the future but genuine ones from the right lab are like rocking horse shit.
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I lost one and she just appeared back at the hutch a couple of days later. Also twice caught them in catch a live traps after losing them whilst out ferreting. Keeper once found a jill a full 3 weeks after I lost her so don’t give up hope.
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I employ people on a self employed basis and legally I have to take 20% at source. You need to register for a utr then for CIS and get your employer to deduct the tax then do an end of year tax return. Get a accountant and possibly a book keeper and you should hopefully get a rebate with any luck unless your earning big bucks.
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Nice offer, but it’s the wrong time of year really for ferreting. If the holes are open and obvious someone may fancy it but really it’s a job for after the cricket season. If it’s possible and safe may be better to shoot them with an air rifle then ferret them in the autumn. Good luck I am sure someone will come forward to help. I would but I am not close enough.
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Agreed, I have breed hundreds of ferrets and have had one kit with something similar and that’s a kit not a year old adult. You owe it to your animals to take them to vets if there’s a problem not self diagnosing and asking on the internet. Not trying to be harsh but good animals deserve proper care.
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I think with mixi it goes in cycles, population rises rabbits get it survivors have an immunity and pass it on which protects new generation and causes population to rise then immunity weakens/virus mutates and mixi strikes again and so on. I had it very bad round me not this season just gone but season before and last season saw one mixi rabbit all year only but had devastated them the year previous. I reckon in another season or two it will strike again unfortunately.
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Great find mate, I am envious though! Sounds absolutely perfect.
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Keep posting Greyman! Personally I am undecided as to if they are out there or not but I find this a very interesting thread and enjoy reading about your search to find an elusive big cat. I completely understand people’s scepticism but can’t understand why some feel the need to belittle you and undermine you, this is one of the few threads on here worth reading.
