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  1. Bobtheferret
    What cross is he? I like the look of him.
  2. Bobtheferret
    That’s a fair shout, my ten month old is a hard as nails in the field not bothered by snow, rain or knocks but gets home as is a right baby about stung feet! ?. The older dogs don’t seem bothered however, never really thought about until you pointed it out ginger beard!
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    Following from what Phil said about finding quarry in different circumstances I have different ferrets for different circumstances. I have a hob that will refuse to leave a rabbit below ground and is methodical about checking the warren and I have a jill that simply races round at 1000 miles an hour and bolts all the easy ones but will leave to odd one tucked up. You would not want only the hob or only the jill but both are valuable in different ways. If you have to clear a spot for pest control put the hob in and know it may take longer but the warrens clear but if you want to bolt a few quic
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    Whilst most definitely preferable to get a ferret from proven stock I have had some amazing ferrets from some odd places. One of the best ferrets I ever owned came from a cat cage in someone’s kitchen (aged 3) never seen raw food or a rabbit and yet she was unbelievable. 20 years later her blood still runs through my current strain of workers. Regarding cost I completely agree with Vin that good ferrets are criminally undervalued a lot of the time, I try and keep my own line with occasional input of fresh blood.
  5. Bobtheferret
    Sounds like his feet are stung to me. Nettles at this time of year are very sharp, mine does something similar.
  6. Bobtheferret
    Looks a lovely pup, well done. Hope he catches you plenty
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    Personally where I lamp it’s actually pretty hard to get big numbers the rabbits are quick and the land is tough. Some of the videos I’ve watched of blokes lamping up north are ridiculous rabbits are just slower and seem happy to squat. Down south were I am hardly ever get a squatter and seem turbo charged! Either that or my dogs are shite! ?
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    I had a brilliant little beddy whippet that was bred from a beddy dam and whippet sire was a superb example of the cross in my opinion and a first rate rabbit dog. Miss him every day.
  9. Bobtheferret
    I lost my whippet/beddlington last year aged 12 and he was going ferreting all day sometimes Saturday and Sunday and although he didn’t get loved going out and I loved taking him.
  10. Bobtheferret
    Lovely looking pups, well done. You keeping many back for yourself?
  11. Bobtheferret
    Mine live in a court in the garage and are happy as anything haven’t had to worry. Have noticed for the first time since they moved to the garage they have actually made a proper nest rather than just laying on top of the straw so must be cold! Never really worried about ferrets and cold more worried about the heat in the summer than the cold in the winter.
  12. Bobtheferret
    Has to be the humble rabbit for me. A lot of variation from one quarry. Ferrets, dogs, guns, snares, traps, nets etc.
  13. Bobtheferret
    Smart dog that, good luck with her.
  14. Bobtheferret
    Pregnant does will try to have their young on their own if there’s space if not will try for a quite corner of the bury away from the other adult rabbits. Probably just no more in those holes so well done the young ferrets.
  15. Bobtheferret
    Not sure why what they were doing has anything to do with driving without insurance (provided it wasn’t illegal which hunting rabbits obviously isn’t) Judge is showing clear personal bias and should be impartial. Was no need to even mention the rabbit hunting in the article. Classic leftie using a the media to push their own agenda. Bullshit.
  16. Bobtheferret
    Great looking kits, I am sure they will do you proud.
  17. Bobtheferret
    Jim Chick is the man for anything to do with the old boxes.
  18. Bobtheferret
    Nice write up, good effort taking the time to do so. I never mind leaving a few behind especially when they are so thin on the ground.
  19. Bobtheferret
    Size of that rat!!!! Monster
  20. Bobtheferret
    They sit out around here thick cover or not. Then the dog finds them and puts them under a bit of pressure until they go to ground. Unless the cover is really thick then he struggles a bit. But with out him I wouldn't have much hope at all Dogs looking great.
  21. Bobtheferret
    Nice looking dogs mate. Looks fairly moist up there!!!
  22. Bobtheferret
    I feel that! Best spot I had been going there nearly 20 years then for no real reason landowners let not one for 4 sets of rifle men with night vision start shooing and they near as wiped the place out, now there's no sport for anyone. Waste of f***ing time!!!
  23. Bobtheferret
    I don't understand the mentality of people that poach but don't show some kind of respect to the land they are poaching on??? If you take your game home and don't destroy gates and crops etc chances are the land owner will turn a blind eye and you can keep going there but destroy crops leave corpses everywhere and you just invite trouble and give hunting in general a poor name and make it harder for genuine lads (be they dog or gun men) to get permission. Hurts everyone landowners, poachers and people with permission...end up with threads like FD's as well!
  24. Bobtheferret
    Ferrets love em. They will happily eat almost any raw meat, brilliant adaptable creatures.
  25. Bobtheferret
    Got a brilliant strain of silvers doing the job. Bred the prettiest little jill this year, high hopes for her she is very alert and bright and first thing she does when you throw a rabbit in is throttle it for a bit before tucking in.
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