The ferrets went out yesterday

[NewBarnFerrets 3]

Despite my season being over I talked myself into a pest control job for a local vicar.

The rabbits were doing untold damage in & around the churchyard......& had even dug around some of the old graves!

 

As it was a weekday I recruited the help of my father.

Got to the church & set up.

The bury was in a bank covered by a thin layer of bushes. I set up long nets either side of the bank & purse nets over the holes in the open ground.....some of the holes were under & around the headstones

 

I had four ferrets on hand, but decided to only use two at a time & rotate them around so they didn't get too tired.

They worked well & we ended up bagging 11 rabbits.

Even better I didn't have to dig......which was just as well considering I was in a graveyard

 

The ferrets were all safe & sound & back in their boxes by 2pm & the rabbits went to the local market where they were auctioned today.

[Ferret mad Dave 65]

Good job you didn't have too dig pal could of been interesting to say the least

[NewBarnFerrets 3]

If we had dug we would have been known as "Burke & Hare" the famous grave robbers:blink:

 

However..If I remember correctly Burke & Hare didn't always wait until the victims were dead!

 

A here is one of the stars of the day... having a chew.

& yes...2 of the 11 were young rabbits.

Edited March 24, 2011 by NewBarnFerrets

[Jamie m 668]

A grand day out not a bad size that young one or as frank would say that ones a fryer lol ,

[The one 8,608]

Very nice mate ,glad you had no problems