ferreting today

[FERRETBOY 680]

me and my cousin decided we will do a little ferreting this morning as we have a fortnight free from shcool and work.i set of from my house about seven thirty this morning and i met arron at his house before we set of to our local hunting grounds.we was hoping we might get a dig today so we could try the my new mrk 3 out and take a few photos with the new digi cameras .the first warren we ferreted was a six or seven holer which looked like it would hold a few bunnies as there were fresh diggins.after attaching the collars to the ferrets we dropped in my albino jill,there was not a bolt or thunping underground and after the ferret re-surfaced i dropped in the polcat jill but still nothing.we gathered the nets up and rang my dad to see if was gonna meet us and help out whilst we ferret some more warrens.

 

 

these warrens always produce a rabbit or two so we decided it was a better option to ferret these.after my dad met us we ferreted a five or six holer which to our surprise also didnt produce anything.we moved onto the next warren which was a few yards from the one we had just ferreted.this was a three holer and after laying the nets i placed my polcat feret at the entrance of the hole before she slided out of sight into the darkness of the warren but once again she passed through each hole but there was still no action to be had.

 

the next warren was another three holer and after we had laid the nets i once again put my polcat jill into the hole.after a couple minutes of waiting i could here thumping so i know there was a rabbit to be had wheather it bolted or we had to dig.after some sort of sign language we ferreters allways seem to do i signeld to my father and cousin who were standing on the opposite side of the warren that there was a rabbit at home.and in that short time a rabbit bolted close to them.i rushed over to help dispatch the rabbit but it already had been done,so i laid the net back over the hole and stood back but "jill" resurfaced once again so we moved onto another warren further into the wood.

 

 

 

the next warren produced nothing so we started making our way back to the car.there was another warren to ferret so we slipped in the ferret and let the rabbits bolt for the bird.and so one did and was caught by the harrison the field next to the wood.it was good to be out again ferreting with my cousin and dad as my dad doesnt get the oppertunity to go out much due to work.

 

 

 

good hunting

 

rew

[beagles 0]

nice bird mate

[Guest Frank]

Good men

 

Great to be out no matter how many you get.

 

Frank.

[Guest world.hunters]

it was nice to be out again. ill add a few more photos later on mate..... and we still got another week of hunting ahead of us

[jacob 28]

nice bit of team work lads.

[FERRETBOY 680]

thanks lads

Edited December 27, 2006 by REW

[Guest world.hunters]

just a few more pics

 

im really enjoying getting out again aint been out in day time for a while due to work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[whin 463]

had many a school holidays ferreting with my little marking terreir and greyhound ,i still go to the same bits after more than 25 years back, had many a blank but had many a good day .caugth seventeen one day but usally 4 or 5 was normal , had to carry them 3 miles there and three miles back all the best.winter of 81 we caught a good bag there had been snow for two weeks rabbits were hold up plus there were hares every were in the snow greyhound soon caught them on the snow etc great days, one session we walked from white kirk to longniddry 10 miles with ferrets dog etc heavy snowetc mother was going to kill us hen we got back,a lot more hares then

[Guest Frank]

Sounds a bit like when i was a lad whin, in Northampton, with no transport and things hanging off me what we had caught during the day.

 

Frank.

Edited December 28, 2006 by Frank

[whin 463]

we had push bikes then, handle bars were laden and you know nobody botherd then 20 odd years ago,alot of times we walked and just kept going till we were knackerd then home ward bound, had the dogs in the house then , they slept in the room the old grey bitch and a border terreir , had some great fun and been in a few police staions even at atender age they liked copral punishment then a slap and get off the land as most of it was estates and is still,