ratting king 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 thinking of taking my ferret ratting on the farm were i work. would the rats seriously hurt the ferret as there is quite a few of them? is this even a good idea? and will the ferret flush the rats out or/and kill them down the holes? never done it before so help will be really appreciated Quote Link to post
DottyDoo 500 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 try it an see, dont know where ye live just now, but we had a bit olf mild weather here last week so i wouldnae be surprised if ole ratty aint started breeding already, an rats wae babys are vicious still, yell never know till ye try Quote Link to post
watchman 256 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 thinking of taking my ferret ratting on the farm were i work. would the rats seriously hurt the ferret as there is quite a few of them? is this even a good idea? and will the ferret flush the rats out or/and kill them down the holes? never done it before so help will be really appreciated you will need a good first aid kit i reckon to treat the ferrets afterwards as they can take some serious punishment from a doe rat protecting young,i know it has been done a lot in the past but think really the way forward is to smoke them out and use terriers Quote Link to post
ratting king 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 try it an see, dont know where ye live just now, but we had a bit olf mild weather here last week so i wouldnae be surprised if ole ratty aint started breeding already, an rats wae babys are vicious still, yell never know till ye try well live in lancashire and its pissed down most of week and snowed were i live so?....... Quote Link to post
DottyDoo 500 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 try it an see, dont know where ye live just now, but we had a bit olf mild weather here last week so i wouldnae be surprised if ole ratty aint started breeding already, an rats wae babys are vicious still, yell never know till ye try well live in lancashire and its pissed down most of week and snowed were i live so?....... i have done a fair bit of rattin in the past, using ferrets smokers an spades the ferret gotta be the most exciting for me, tho the smokers do the job if used right an diggin them oot wae a good marking dog is also fun, but ye do need a dog wae a half decent nose like somebody else said, if ye try it, make sure ye are prepared, but aslong as ye use yer head an go prepared dont see why ye cannae try it Quote Link to post
ratting king 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 try it an see, dont know where ye live just now, but we had a bit olf mild weather here last week so i wouldnae be surprised if ole ratty aint started breeding already, an rats wae babys are vicious still, yell never know till ye try well live in lancashire and its pissed down most of week and snowed were i live so?....... i have done a fair bit of rattin in the past, using ferrets smokers an spades the ferret gotta be the most exciting for me, tho the smokers do the job if used right an diggin them oot wae a good marking dog is also fun, but ye do need a dog wae a half decent nose like somebody else said, if ye try it, make sure ye are prepared, but aslong as ye use yer head an go prepared dont see why ye cannae try it well theres a jack russel ont farm which i rat we all time moving under bales, digging the rats out but shes a good ratter so will the ferrets flush the rats out or just kill them in the hole? Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,217 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Couple of rats are one thing, hordes of the fuckers are quite another. Depends on what your facing. Either way a smoker is far less hassle, and you'll never end up having to dig down and stick your hand into the rat infested filth to rescue a smoker. Quote Link to post
judge2010 196 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 this topic should be pinned it comes up quite alot. dotty i thought you just used your hands when ratting. Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Advice needed? Ok, dont put your ferret to rats! Use a smoker. Rats DO fight back. Not all of them but a lot do and it only takes one. Their savage c**ts too. Do your ferret a favour and leave it in its cage. Quote Link to post
The one 8,595 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Aye for doing rats use a smoker and terriers Quote Link to post
fieldsportsman 107 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 thinking of taking my ferret ratting on the farm were i work. would the rats seriously hurt the ferret as there is quite a few of them? is this even a good idea? and will the ferret flush the rats out or/and kill them down the holes? never done it before so help will be really appreciated hi mate, personally, i would not put my ferret down to rats, especially when pregnant does r about, they can be visicous and in some cases cause seriouse injury to ferrets, if i were you, i would just get a smoker and a couple of terriers, depending how much there are or just sit up 1 night with an air gun and a lamp Quote Link to post
para1 11 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 thinking of taking my ferret ratting on the farm were i work. would the rats seriously hurt the ferret as there is quite a few of them? is this even a good idea? and will the ferret flush the rats out or/and kill them down the holes? never done it before so help will be really appreciated No doubt no matter what anyone says you are going to try it.Good luck. I tried it when I was younger and it was great fun,when rabbiting the ferret gets a rabbit in a dead end the ferret has the upper hand ,trap a rat the same way the rat will get the upper hand and more than one rat attack from different directions at the same time.For all those that believe a rat only breeds at a certain time of year they do All Year. I stopped rating with ferrets when my little jill got her eye riped out she had to be pts. P1 Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Advice needed? Ok, dont put your ferret to rats! Use a smoker. Rats DO fight back. Not all of them but a lot do and it only takes one. Their savage c**ts too. Do your ferret a favour and leave it in its cage. couldent of said it any better myself dogmagic your spot on Quote Link to post
ratting king 0 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 cheers lads i wont risk it then. I will sit up one night with S410 and lamp and do it that way, no fun for the ferret but at least it dunt get ten shades of shit kicked out of ithttp://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif Quote Link to post
blackstaff 488 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I've also heard that if you use your ferts they become nasty little blighters after being used for rats ? Personally i'd use a smoker Quote Link to post
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