festa 206 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 hey lads after a pretty unsuccessful night of shooting (that write up is in that section) we decided to work the ferrets and new pup (in training)we hit the ground at 06:45 2 men 6 ferrets and a border terrier pup on the night shoot we saw shit loads of bunnies so we were looking forward to a good day. the 1st set was a small 5 eye set we netted up put one of the gills down 2secs later 1 in the net followed by another then nothing so off to the 2nd set a little bigger about 10 holes new netted up put 2 jills down and the ground moved 10 rabbits later it when quiet but the ferrets refused to come out which was a good sign because the set was so big 1 rabbit was giving the 2 jills the runaround so we collared up one of the big hobs within minutes the last rabbit bolted all the ferts out onto the 3rd set we gave the jills a rest and collared up the hobs this set was about 15/20 holes so we used 3 hobs 2 in at each end the other in the middle very quickly we had them in the nets, after 6 more bunnies 2 ferrets showed but 1 didnt so out with the finder he was laid up about 5 foot time for the first dig (lucky for us it was very sandy ) we were down within ten mins straight on top of the rabbit with the hob on its arse ..after filling the hole in we had a cuppa turned and look at the rabbits we had already only to find the pup cuddled up with them lol we forgot the camera i was gutted cos you would of all laughed at the little killer lol with a few more digs and a total of 6 sets the sky opened and we got wet just me and wor kid cos the pup found a new home inside my bag (shes not daft lol) we took some pics when i got home total for 6 sets 28 bunnies Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 well done lads , that pups very cute as well Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 well done lads , that pups very cute as well cheers kay you should of seen her when she was asleep cuddled in the the rabbits i think shes getting the wrong end of the stick rabbits mean dinner not teddy bear atb gary Quote Link to post
pencoed hunter 7 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 nice one mate Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Great write up wor kid... You forgot this was out of just half of one field, we still got loads to do up there definately looking forward to the next time. I'll take a proper camera and get some proper pics Darryl Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Well done Festa, how old'd your pup? Quote Link to post
whin 463 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 good day do you find the male ferrets can sort out the rabbits better and last longer than the females mate i used to when i was at it full time Quote Link to post
max abell 198 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Nice one lads well done on a good day and what a cracking puppy too Quote Link to post
The one 8,589 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Nice numbers guys Quote Link to post
andy s410c 63 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Nice bag lads never got out today...b d rain Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 cheers for the comments lads stealthy ...... pup is 12 weeks mate and already showing sime great signs (apart from sleeping with the enemy) whin.... i love working big hobs mate not much mess's with them wor kid like to work jills mind i have to say the jills showed the lads how to do it yesterday .. and as wor kid says this was just out of 1 field ....cant wait for the next visit atb gary Quote Link to post
peeser 1 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 1 ferret does me all day bolted 30 it loves it, givin them a rest lol Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 1 ferret does me all day bolted 30 it loves it, givin them a rest lol good for you mate, but the way we do it works for us! Darryl Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 wor kids right everyones got there own way when we go out our ferrets come 1st and im sure others will say the same working 1 ferret all day will take alot out of the little fella we prefer to take our full team out with us 2 jills 4 hobs that way we dont work them to hard we also take planty water for them (alot of our ground is sandy) the other thing our permission has some big sets 20/30 holes if not more so 1 ferret would just get the runaround this tires them out we work 3 sometimes even 4 ferrets in the big sets that gets the job done quicker and doesnt stress/tires the ferrets out so i agree with wor kid but mate if 1 ferret all day does the job for you then crack on matey atb gary Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 well done lads , that pups very cute as well cheers kay you should of seen her when she was asleep cuddled in the the rabbits i think shes getting the wrong end of the stick rabbits mean dinner not teddy bear atb gary Well think of it like this , she is respecting the quarrey , not chewing it up what is it a border ? Quote Link to post
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