what were they?

[doris 6]

I seen some old pics of ferreting folk with long poles. what were these used for?

 

Thanks in advance

[trapper123 7]

probes i think

[ginger dave 63]

probes i think

Probably Norfork spades at a guess.

[comanche 3,298]

probes i think

Probably Norfork spades at a guess.

That sounds right . Long-handled spades ,sometimes with a little hook on the end designed to either retrieve rabbit corpses or catch onto the line of a collared ferret.

[pigeonphill 69]

probes i think

Probably Norfork spades at a guess.

That sounds right . Long-handled spades ,sometimes with a little hook on the end designed to either retrieve rabbit corpses or catch onto the line of a collared ferret.

have to agree they also used them like a probe in the ground and listen to the fibrateing [spelt wrong]to get a mark to dig to the ferret

[Foxgun Tom 75]

I've got two of the modern equivalent sounding poles without a hook! as used by the water companies when trying to find leaking drains or water mains these are steel rods with either a wooden concave, or aluminium hollow earpiece Stick them in the ground if your electronic locator is'nt working and the sound of a dog baying underground resonates and vibrates the steel rod, helping you to locate exactly where your dog is if modern technology fails

 

Tom

 

Ps: mines are promised to fellterrier of the EDRD show fame

 

probes i think

Probably Norfork spades at a guess.

That sounds right . Long-handled spades ,sometimes with a little hook on the end designed to either retrieve rabbit corpses or catch onto the line of a collared ferret.

have to agree they also used them like a probe in the ground and listen to the fibrateing [spelt wrong]to get a mark to dig to the ferret

Edited February 1, 2010 by Foxgun Tom

[stealthy1 3,964]

Sounds like long handled grafts to me