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They look happy campers, well done.
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After the pub shuts is not a bad idea. It all depends on your ground too. Light pollution is a killer near cities etc, however if you're lucky enough to have any blind sets (ie sets where the is a small hill or obstruction between you and the rabbits) you're laughing. It also depends what you're after, as some of the guys on here are pro's, but if you just want a few for the pot, pick your best blind sets and go about 7 , you'll get a few. The downside to this is that some rabbits get educated and are then quite wary for a while. Some sets are best done in the morning. If you work and there's
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You can turn the sound off when using the Mk3 and just use the led lights or as I do turn the sound right down low. They are loud and sqwauky otherwise, but excellent used this way.
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Hi Linsay I live near Gretna.
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Hi mate, got mine at advanced netting. It's not listed on the site, but give them a ring, or email with your phone number. They're pretty cheap too. good luck
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The three you missed'll be there for another day, well done.
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Aye I've had that Steve. I think that unless they are brought up with a rabbit eating mother, perhaps they lack the skills needed to get at the meat. You'll probably find as I did, that if you fillet off the meat and chop it up, they'll wolf it down. I don't worry though, as they're less likely to lay up if they kill. Though you could argue that they're better staying so you can dig. I've currently only got two hobs, one would eat one more tattie than a pig, they other is a picky eater and half the weight, but both work well, so why worry.
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Isn't it nice to see the ferrets in full winter coats.
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Aye a good day, I like a day that turns out better than you thought it would. Well done.
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Hi mate, I had a jill like this many years ago, and she was exactly as you say, and boy did she bite, and meant it. She once knocked against my hand as I tried to pick her up while she was jumping about. I put her in the box then realised I was bleeding. She had bitten down the edge of my index finger right through like a knife cut. After that, I always tailed her when she was uptight, because she was fine when she was calm. I can't offer much advice, other than say mine was always like that, but the litter I got from her was great, in fact little Rosy, one of her kitts was not only the pretti
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An excellent night, and excellent pics too.
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Your never on your own here mate, we're all in the same boat where ever were from
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Deben are in denial about this problem. It would appear that the leather collars are fine and the nylon collars are shite. How do you solve this???? well duh!!!. I have leather collars, And I just tape the transmitters to them with insulating tape, I thought it best not to alter them for warranty purposes. My smallest hob is ok with the nylon, the other slips them for fun. I think Deben should recall all the nylon collars and replace them.
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Good day lads well done. Good clean rabbits too. If I go ferreting without a hangover, it feels odd.
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Personally, I wouldn't, it's still possible she could meet something nasty, and not be able to defend herself, and if she escaped, it would be a slow painfull death for her.
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Good result, well done, and well done getting the neighbouring ground.
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Well done guys, good result, a bit of good eatin' there.
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I've nearly always had a few going about the place, but never had one died like that, so sorry to hear it mate. Hope the rest of your family are ok. Had she been rabbiting the day before?
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I thought it was excellent. One of the guys I feel had too much choke and was smashing the birds, but at the same time the were both good shots. Yeah they were your loud yanks, but what the hell, a shooting video's a shooting video, and the little lass that was loading was nice.
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In the spring when the barley fields are sprouting, moley sometimes makes long runs where he pushes the earth up and doesn't tend to make heaps. At 10 am if you take a look he might be working, pushing up more at the end. It is dark soil. You can tiptoe very gently (Very Gently)and insert a spade behind him and he's yours. Then follow Ditches advice as they can bite.. Where I live, moles tend to work 10 am 3 pm ish, odd I know. round here there on 2-10 ,10-6 and 6-2 shifts Ok I asked for that.
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Personally speaking, I'd probably use a long net as you suggest. (I carry half a dozen pieces of cord about 4 ft long with a loop both ends, to act as guy ropes on corners, just hitch it to the peg and use a spare peg to tie it to)I'd probably use short 10 yard nets over the warren and purse up about 1 in 4 of the holes. If they start bolting and going down other holes you sometimes back net them if they don't get caught coming out. Lastly a word of warning, the digging could be terrible, so aim to finish early, or you could end up with the nightmare scenario of it getting dark and still ferre
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Don't be too quick, give her another year, I'd a little jill, who would do nowt right her first year. I kept her because she was absolutely lovely and the kids loved her too. Next year she was great. She ended up lost, not by me, but that's another story, so well worth waiting a while, as you might be surprised as she matures.
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If you only want a fifty yarder, you have stacks of bag"loose netting", and you could get up to seventy five yards out of that net. We'll stick to 50 though. You need 105 or so yards of 3mm nylon braid, for running lines, and two end pins. The end pins should be of 1/4" stainless steel rod. they should be 9 1/2" long with a 2" ring on the top. If you're new however, and for convenience, the ring can be large enough so it won't go through the mesh, (saves terrible tangles). Lay your net out on a field, and thread the braid through all the edge mesh of one side, then through one of your end pin
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Well I'm too far away, mate, but there'll be some who aren't, and they'll be along soon.
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I use a locator. Mainly for peace of mind. I ferreted many years without one, but having one allows you to tackle bigger sets, and as someone else said, allows you to work later. You can also work hedges with heavy cover, by using longnets both sides and stops or short nets through any gaps. If using the mark 3 collars, make sure they can't come off before doing these types of hedges though, as it's no good finding the collar slipped off as you will probably not find your ferret. Someone earlier on another subject said the locator was only £125, well mine with 2 collars cost me £175, so they
