finding ferrets

[mad al 146]

First ferret I had I found when I was 13 ,a tiny albino jill she was a great worker & mother.Only problem with this was a few weeks after I found her ,I heard that a local hardnut 10 or more years older than me had lost a ferret in the area I found her,he knew I had her but couldn't lose face & ask for her back,so I kept her ,but it meant this knobhead gave me a hard time but never mentioned the ferret,he abandoned her so he he didn't want her, IMO.I should say this was 30+ years ago.

 

She'd gone to the right person, good on ya...........Al :thumbs-up:

[Ossie 11]

i found an old ruby-eyed silver/sandy hob a few years ago, he was running up the road... i thought - "funny-looking cat.." til i got closer! slammed on the brakes, hopped out, and he just trotted up to me, lay down waiting to be picked up. i'm pretty sure i know where he came from, suspected previous owner being a right tosser with feck-all clue about how to look after a ferret. picked the right person to run out in front of! he got christened "Ruby Roadkill"....

[foxlamper 5]

I was out back last year and found a bag with a few terrier locaters and collers that someone had dropped or something put some notices up but nowone claimed the so i kept them :thumbs-up:

[devvo 0]

the only thing close to a ferret we have bolted is a stoat or two

[allrounder 47]

Did he challenge you in any way or was he quite friendly? I guess if he had been handled well previous to this though, he'd have been quite happy to see someone.............Al :thumbs-up:

 

no not at all hes very freindly ive had him out about 3 times now and hes always killed down the hole every set hes done with rabbits in

[scottish lurcher 185]

First ferret I had I found when I was 13 ,a tiny albino jill she was a great worker & mother.Only problem with this was a few weeks after I found her ,I heard that a local hardnut 10 or more years older than me had lost a ferret in the area I found her,he knew I had her but couldn't lose face & ask for her back,so I kept her ,but it meant this knobhead gave me a hard time but never mentioned the ferret,he abandoned her so he he didn't want her, IMO.I should say this was 30+ years ago.

a mate of mine who has be twenty years ferreting was once out ferreting and entered his ferret down a hole and fox bolted from a near by hole he reckons noise must of scared it out

[OldTrapCollector 376]

a mate of mine who has be twenty years ferreting was once out ferreting and entered his ferret down a hole and fox bolted from a near by hole he reckons noise must of scared it out

 

I have bolted cats, rats, foxes and stoats over the years, as well as a couple of owls. It makes you hesitate for a split second or two when you make a dive for the net. It also makes you wonder what is in front of the ferret at the end of a dig when you're groping round in the dark . . .

 

OTC

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

one day out ferreting we found a pervert sneaking about with no clothes on except red high heels and fishnet tights

 

 

Yes, well; There's no Law against it and, frankly, I found your remarks at the time rather offensive!

 

 

Good point there, OTC; If ever ye reach in and pull out a f*ckin rat, ye'd better hope the ferrets well and truly dealt with the bugger first, eh?! F*ck That!!!

[Coneytrappr 29]

Walked up to a bury, set the gear down and begun to net up and a massive poley hob near flew out of a hole and began trying to break into the fert box! He was a friendly sod and none too eager to get back out of the box once we'd let him into it, reckon he'd had enough of doing it rough.

[mooster 1]

Not on a trip but a young jill took up residence in my back yard a couple of years ago.Brilliant bunny bolter and have had 2 litters from her.She's a placid pet and fierce hunter and i never found where she had come from despite numerous posters and enquiries.