auld salmon 28 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 me and al set of this morning went to do two set i had left on sat as couldny do them myself so netted up about 20 holes nowt in the first set second set three ferrets down few minutes later 1 bolts then closley followed by another 2 then another but it slipped the net with shite in the net stopping it pursing it ran into the set we had just done and backnetted itself but al was to slow to get to it and it was away then another 1 out of the set , nowt else at home sop ferrets back in the first set the rabbit took a bit of finding but eventualy bolted so away to another bit of permission two fields first set now then got 1 in the next then a bit of hedge al was netting up as i had done my side with longnet and his long net too so netted a we 4 holer further up and went a walk along with the dog to check what else was along there a rabbit bolts back down the field on the other side dog never seen it i went through the hedge and was walking back along when io seen one of the nets had gone down the hole so pulled it out and it was just hanging on by the back leg then did the set 1 rabbit out bang right into the long net nowt else in . next set i had netted up ferret in then bang out came the peg [ninja] rabbit about a 2 ft in the air kicks the net of closley followed by the dog and hits the longnet . next set netted up long net on the field side and a few purse nets on im on the rough side of the fence a few nets on two ferrets in then bang 1 bunny then a few mins later some thing moves the net just i thought it was a rabbit another few mins later then a head pops out of the hole and goes back in an otter the hole it came out of and went back in so ferrets out straight away left net up and went to next set 1 bolted then al says heres the fecking otter walking along the net must of been about 3.5ft long al said so it followed the net and i seen it coming through the hedge then it dissapeard nearest river aboot 2 miles away and nearest burn about quater of a mile . then got another 1 out of the set there was another in but it kept evading the ferret ! net set on the banking about 16 holes ferrets in a rummble below my feet then bang out it comes waited 15 mins then nowt so find the ferret about 2 ft dig down and get another 1 then further along same again dug down could see the ferret working it could only get its tail but after a struggle got its leg pulled it out thought it was pregnant when gutted it had nowt in it ? it was the fattest rabbit ive ever seen a normal one the super fat one must of been at least 2 inches round its kidneys a few more sets with nowt then last set got another 1 so called it a day 16 bunnys total and another good day had cheers auld yin Quote Link to post
ferret110 27 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 well done mate very good bag Quote Link to post
irish stevie 32 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 well done mate,nice bag plenty fat around that one Quote Link to post
lindsay 1 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 nice one georgie,never had an otter but had a pheasant in a hole Quote Link to post
scrutchy 5 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 nice read mate Quote Link to post
lamping rabbit 11 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 good read that pal.. happy hunting.. Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Mate ive had a lot of rabbits with fat like that i think its because they are feeding on haylage put down for the horses. Quote Link to post
BEARINATOR 2,843 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Excellent read Auld Salmon, nice result as well Quote Link to post
matt241075 12 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 can you imagine putting your arm down the hole shoulder deep and grabbing hold of an otter thinking it was a bunnie Quote Link to post
gowesk man 1 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 hey george ,its a good job that otter started walking up the field towards me and i saw it because i was thinking you were on some kind of illegal substance.Mind you the noise you were making when we went onto the next set it maybe thought there was an earthquake Not that you've wintered well and a wee bit on the heavy side.LOL. Quote Link to post
ferrety f 23 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Enjoyed that read up and canny bag.. Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Good stuff Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 good write up mate and well done Quote Link to post
whin 463 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 good rabbit and better still seeing abig water toat or otter , there about idf you no were lamped one one nite just watched him melling the wind as there was rabbits galore , and feild drains and dykes but no rivers , alot of oters will travel away from water at this time of year and late summer dont no if its mates territory or food but saw 2 well away from water good [bANNED TEXT] up and not a bad day , Quote Link to post
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