Few Hours Today

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

Went out for a few hours this morning

to the usual patch of ground i've been frequenting lately.

 

Most of yesterday was spent restringing the

drawlines on my nets.

Got a 100mtr roll of hi-viz fluro yellow braided line from Bunnings for $13. Aud.

Great stuff and so much easier to use for both

bolting bunny's & when setting or wrapping the nets up.

Now ive got no excuse for leaving them behind as

they are easily spotted compared to what they were.

 

Only took me 10 years to change them

 

 

 

Had a couple of guys who haven't been out Ferreting until today.

 

Was good as they really had a great time as well as an

insight into catching a few Bunny's.

Didn't take a lot of pics today as i was busy

explaining stuff and assisting the new guys.

 

First bury 30 mtrs from where we parked the Landcruiser was

a small 2 hole on a huge pile of quarry sand.

Managed 3 from here quickly.

Left these under the Landcruiser & moved on to the area.

 

Having been to this patch of ground for over 20 years,

It was a bit of a novelty i suppose to have this

come floating by when we first started to move down the

hill.

 

 

Seemed to be a lot more up top than normal this morning.

The dogs were moving quite a few in to burys all over the place.

 

We settled on a couple of smaller ones and knocked over a couple

more, but it was slower than it has been lately.

 

Eventually things woke up for a brief couple of hours with a few more

hitting the nets.

Adam grabs a live kicker he's only ever eaten, not caught until today

 

Joshua got in amongst it on this patch also..

 

Coco had a good day also.

 

Young Joshua has a bit happening all at once.

 

In all we took home an even dozen for an easy mornings session.

 

Cheers,

 

Shaun

Edited December 6, 2009 by Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter

[hawkhigh 2]

Some Great Pic's there mate.

lovely looking ground you lot have downunder would love to have a go on that

 

Well done mate

[polecat93 4]

well done mate and good pics

[theferreter 311]

well done lads

[cubby 3]

well done mate some awesome looking land there. wish i could hunt in short sleeves without catching hypothermia

[The one 8,594]

Christ tshirt ferreting i wish we could do that here

[pencoed hunter 7]

Well done guys

[Brimmer 220]

Keep the pics coming mate, in the frozen north, seeing piccies like that make me feel warm! Do the rabbits sit out much in seats in the cover much when you are out and about? And also does mixi ever show?

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

Thanks Guy's for the replies.

It was a bit warm yesterday, hence the T-Shirts, Temp was 26/27, don't like to be out any higher than this as it takes it's toll on both Dogs & Ferrets.

 

Keep the pics coming mate, in the frozen north, seeing piccies like that make me feel warm! Do the rabbits sit out much in seats in the cover much when you are out and about? And also does mixi ever show?

 

Early in the morning there all over the place, there's a fair amount of younger

ones at the moment, so i have been trying to keep to the smaller burys

as you get stuffed about on the larger ones too much this time of year.

Mixy is no where near a problem like it was years back.

Some areas have a bit of it during the height of Summer when the Mosquitoes &

Flea's are prevalent.

 

Calci Virus also was it seems a wasted effort by the Commonwealth as it

never really did much other than a momentary impact when first released.

Since then Rabbit numbers have increased all over Sthn Australia.

If anything it was the public at large mostly uneducated, who all seemed

to think that most of the rabbits left after the Calci Virus were infected

& not to be eaten etc...

Silly media again

 

1080 Arsenic poison is still used by some farmers.

It consists of laying a trench along a hill, this is baited for a few nights

with carrots & other vegies, then poisoned is applied on the fourth or fifth night.

Trouble is it kills EVERYTHING...

 

Hawks, Foxes, Native Bird species...poor old farmers dog who wander down for a sniff.

Have never liked its results as although it may hit a few bunnys initially.

Its the ongoing impact other animals cop after ingesting any of the rabbit carcasses

that are laced with Arsenic poisoning..

 

 

Cheers,

 

Shaun

Edited December 7, 2009 by Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter

[Brimmer 220]

Cheers for the insight into how things are done in Oz. Do the rabbits breed all year round down there, or is there a time when there is no young? Also was going to ask about the heat taking its toll on the dogs, over here early in the season we had temps hitting 16 degrees, and this was way too hot for the dogs, only when the temp started getting below 10 degrees could the dogs handle it. (They seem better suited to 2 or 3 degrees to be honest.) Are most of the runners over there dogs with light smooth coats to help with heat probs?

keep up the good work.

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

Cracking pics and good job well done lads. Like the look of your dog is it whippet x ? Rich

 

Gday Rich, cheers mate..

The Whippet is a pure bred with papers, just on 2 year old, hasn't been bred

as yet.

 

Cheers for the insight into how things are done in Oz. Do the rabbits breed all year round down there, or is there a time when there is no young? Also was going to ask about the heat taking its toll on the dogs, over here early in the season we had temps hitting 16 degrees, and this was way too hot for the dogs, only when the temp started getting below 10 degrees could the dogs handle it. (They seem better suited to 2 or 3 degrees to be honest.) Are most of the runners over there dogs with light smooth coats to help with heat probs?

keep up the good work.

 

Some seasons see 'milky does' throughout the season without any real probs with

small young bunnys.

Usually this is when we have a wet summer.

This hasn't happened for a LONG TIME,as most of Aust has suffered with drought

conditions all over.

 

Still the bunny's breed & breed

September till Jan are the months of heaps of youngy's

Feb is usually still way to hot weather wise.

Come the first cooler nights during Late March, then it's really on

 

This is my favourite time & into Winter, we don't have snow and sleet

to worry about here in the state of Victoria, where we go Ferreting.

We leave that for the pompous rich arse's in their Range Rovers with

there barbie doll squeeze's...to go snow skiing

 

With average day temps around 22 in Spring and 15/16 in Winter

it seems to be fine with the dogs.

Another bonus is the usual area i frequent has a creek running between

permissions, the dogs are looked after there.

 

I would think that dogs born & bred here are more acustomed to the

higher temps here on average.

Gee 2 or 3 degree's would have my dogs saying

,then ....followed by ....

wanting to get back in there doonas

in their kennels.

 

Whippet & Greyhound(s) in variations seem to be the favourite

regarding chasing Rabbits.

Saluki's are also used, however there not as popular as

Whippets or Greyhound mix's.

 

Jack Russel & Miniature Fox Terriers have a huge following.

The Older times in the 50's & 60's saw more of the Standard

breed of Fox Terriers used.

 

Later into the late 70's the Jack Russel really became known.

Then by the late 's it was 'the dog' to have...since then

having been accepted by the Canine Show Breed Council.

It has become a very very popular breed both in the show ring

& a lot in the field also.

 

Broken and smooth coated breeds abound, although i have noticed

more smooth dogs used for the most part.

Have owned a couple of broken coated Jack Russels,

They get cut up a lot less when working them in heavy Gorse &

Blackberries compared to the smooth skinned dogs.

 

 

Cheers,

 

Shaun