What mth do you do it?

[jack_frost 0]

Was talking to me lad today and we have diff ideas on when is ok to put ferrets to ground ,just wondered when you guys start using your team again just hoping i can say SEE to him but depends what you guys say.I will tell you my thought and his when we havea few answers as i said i would not sway things my way as if i would do that thanks for reading this post dan.

[The one 8,592]

If i got a bit of clean ground i would do it just now but i'd prefer to wait till september before i start again

[Guest MickyB]

Before I became a pest controller I ferreted a season from september until about mid april, or when the nettles got up.

 

Nowadays I find uses for the ferrets all year round, like this afternoon when I ferreted a strip of wood that has no ground cover, adjoining paddocks and gardens. Other local profesionals use gas in such situations, but I would never use gas, i find it a very distaseful way of going about it. Yes young rabbits are a pain, but they have been about since early january, so im used to the buggers.... I only seem to get from about late september until late december when there are no (or very few) young rabbits about.

 

Cheers

 

Micky

[jack_frost 0]

Yup gas is horrible mate i seen it 1st hand not my cup of tea not at all.

[fireman 11,457]

I have just been asked to help with a clearence job this weekend coming so i'll be out but i'll ferret at any time if i'm asked to by the land owners.

[jack_frost 0]

Got another cheap finder and collar if you want one steve

[tommy.c 859]

end of augast start of september for me mate,, cant feckin wait

[jack_frost 0]

Me neither fishing season starting has nothing on the start of our season with the ferrets cant come soon enough.

[tommy.c 859]

Me neither fishing season starting has nothing on the start of our season with the ferrets cant come soon enough.

been doing a we bit of fishing with the kids myself dan havint caught anything yet lol.. but its early days, the mackrell will be in soon that will be good

[jack_frost 0]

Fishings ok but in the summer to many bugs and ppl

[dpb82uk 138]

Before I became a pest controller I ferreted a season from september until about mid april, or when the nettles got up.

 

Nowadays I find uses for the ferrets all year round, like this afternoon when I ferreted a strip of wood that has no ground cover, adjoining paddocks and gardens. Other local profesionals use gas in such situations, but I would never use gas, i find it a very distaseful way of going about it. Yes young rabbits are a pain, but they have been about since early january, so im used to the buggers.... I only seem to get from about late september until late december when there are no (or very few) young rabbits about.

 

Cheers

 

Micky

i like to became a pest controller bin trying to get work with no luck but if i cud mate id go ferreting all year last time i went out 2 or 3 week back was a hot day the ferrets seemed to work abit slower

but stil the hob did good he bolted rabs left right and center lol

Edited June 8, 2009 by dpb82uk

[Stripe 0]

I dont start ferreting till the frost has killed the nettles off

[jack_frost 0]

I dont start ferreting till the frost has killed the nettles off

I hate nettles yup they are the bane of me suffering them bugs and bramble all the places rabbits love to dig.

[stubby 175]

all year round here,but get most landowners to mow a 3ft strip along the boundary fences/warrens, give us nice clear runs with the longnets