Bobtheferret
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Everything posted by Bobtheferret
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Agreed. Every bit of land I hunt that I am the only one hunting on I can just about manage it so there is some sport without wiping them out even if disease is present it’s the land that other people hunt on be it poaching or permission that the poor old rabbit can’t recover on. I’ve seen blokes on land with barely a rabbit left purse net every hole plus run a long net round and try and take every rabbit and then complain when next year it’s barren as an eighty year old nun! Hunting should be about conservation and sport not just wiping out every animal.
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New Reproduction MK1 Ferret finders
Bobtheferret commented on Graham Leach's advert in Miscellaneous
Well done for making these, glad someone has! Will they work with a Mk3 magnetic collar? All the old mk1 boxes do just wondering if yours will? -
Did they have signs of mixi? Sounds like the speed of it probably was RVHD2 unfortunately, bloody diseases are a killer. Got some cracking spots, rather had, and disease has been through and spoiled them. I then feel like leaving the survivors to pass on their immunity and not wipe out the few that survived.
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One thing not in question about the humble rabbit is that they are born survivors and reproducers. They have an amazing ability probably only beaten by the rat to overcome any problem. Mixi killed 99% of rabbits back in the 50’s but now many survivor to pass on their immunity. If I can catch a mixi survivor and it’s unharmed I let it go to hopefully pass it’s immunity on.
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This government seem to have found a whole bloody orchard of magic money trees…Corbyn would be proud
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If the ferret comes across a badger it would probably result in a very dead ferret so yes it’s dangerous. Holes could very easily connect to the badger holes, it’s a bit odd to me but not uncommon at all for rabbits and badgers to live in the same holes. Good effort on starting up with your ferrets but steer clear off badgers and fox earths nothing but trouble there for you.
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There was a very very small issue and then it got deliberately leaked to the press by a combination of a pro remain HGV union and BP both of whom had been lobbing without success to allow more foreign drivers into GB and needed to make the problem worse to force the governments hand rather than just pay drivers better and train more of them. This issue has been going on since the last lockdown ended and everyone got back in their cars but no one even noticed but good old MSM coupled with the complete lack of intelligence of many of the public cause a major headache on Thursday night. Bingo mor
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That was disturbingly and worryingly extremely accurate. Whilst it was said in a funny way everything he said was spot on. This winter could get messy……
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MSM big up what was a minor problem and then all the f***ing idiots panic which causes more idiots to panic and so it goes, toilet paper all over again. Got lads working for me tomorrow saying they have no fuel and struggling to get it so might not be able to work. Could be true could be don’t want to work Saturday. One of my lads that was on fumes filled up this morning and said in the time it took him to fill his tank 12 people came and went, all had loads of fuel but filling up a tenners worth cause they are morons ??
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Plenty round me, despite the keepers and rifle boys smashing them. They are amazing animals really just seem to thrive no matter what a bit like coyotes in the states. The harder you hit them the harder they seem to come back. The way they thrive in towns is a testament to their adaptability
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Same, I love the new collars no messing about with a screwcap and insulation tape etc just a nice waterproof collar with the magnet to turn it on and off but just can’t get on with the disco box and not just because of the ridiculous noise!!! MK1 boxes are fair superior in my humble opinion.
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Good work
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That was all that came up
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Tried that and I didn’t work…
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Where are these available please?
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Looking at some of those bunnies looks like the old hobs didn’t take any prisoners! ?. Good work as always Trev….you lucky bugger!
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My advice don’t go knocking at the moment, harvest is very stressful for farmers and you may not catch them at their most friendly at the moment!
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I just leave my vas hob in with my jills and they do seem to keep coming back in but he just “deals” with each one as they come in, never gets aggressive with them if they aren’t in season though. Think I had a jill come back in early august which is late. Normally younger jills that come back in my opinion
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Funny that as I lad I know through social media (never actually met in person) lives in cumbria and he catches unbelievable numbers of rabbits. So they are around your neck of the woods
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Ditto. Couldn’t ferret if you physically had to round me, done a bit with the air rifle to keep people happy but that’s pretty hard to as everything is so long you can’t see the buggers!
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In the uk no problem at all you just said you were doing pest control as allowed no idea about Aus, your government has frankly gone mental
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Amazing the numbers you put away Trev, good do mate. Keep the pics etc coming gives me something to envy!
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I read a study done by some french scientists on RVHD2 and they got captured wild rabbits and deliberately infected then rabbits in groups depending on the areas they were caught and the mortality rate varied from 5% to 95% with no real reason as to why just varying levels of natural immunity as toolbox described in New Zealand. This probably also explains why some areas of the uk have been basically wiped out but some still have very high numbers, lose 5% of a high population you don’t even notice it lose 95%…..scratching around to catch much.
