DeerhoundLurcherMan 997 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 A few weeks ago I took two of my jills out to have a go at a friend of my dads place, where I found a good hedgerow teeming with fresh earth's. Started well with about 4 out of the first set. I walked on to the next and found an area of maybe 20 metres long down this hedgerow where there must have been over 50 burrows!!! well armed with about 20 purse nets I decided not to bother so I set up my 25 yard long net and quietly put the jills to ground and silently stood behind some cover. After about a minute I saw a bunny poke his head out of a burrow had a good look around before hoping out and sitting there cleaning itself!!! this happened about 6 or 7 times there were bunny's just hoping out and sitting above ground, I'm guessing because they hadn't heard any disturbance they felt no need to bolt??? I could have probably done 10 with an air rifle within 20 minutes!!!!. then two bolted and hit the net and they all went back to ground! Anyone ever work silently like this without nets? Quote Link to post
michael flatters 2 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 I have done it before,i have a small quarry with lots of holes,i just put in a single hob and let hin have a wonder round,the rabbits would either just pop up outside the holes and sit or run fifteen yards or so and sit outside another hole.I had a good bag in an hour or so no trouble.You just have to make sure you get real clean kills so they dont kick below ground,apart from that it can be good.I think it suits bigger warrens where they will hole hop rather than just bolt to another warren,but i may be wrong. Quote Link to post
kevin from bristol 95 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 get a catapult its the best fun and skill you can get Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Do as you did, put the long net up around the whole warren then put the 20 purse nets out as well. Distrubute then evenly around the the warren just at random. The idea being that if they dont come out of a netted hole they will hopefully go down one and get backnetted. Quote Link to post
hunter73 1 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) just try different ways what suite the warrens & the land you work mate you find out what works best for ya atb Edited December 12, 2010 by hunter73 Quote Link to post
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