jigsaw 11,902 Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 I met an old friend a few days ago that I hadn't seen for a good few years.We were hunting buddies for many a year.We shared lots of days ferreting,digging,shooting etc.Well he reminded me of a day we had not far from town.On a Friday night we were enjoying a good night in the local bar .A regular approached us and told us of a farm he was working on and that the farmer had an INFESTATION of rabbits.Well we told him consider the problem solved.The next day,2 grown men a little worse for wear from the night before(actually a lot worse for wear )we arrived at the fore mentioned farm.Well we netted up the first ditch,my partner Brian took one side,me the other.I ran in the ferret and stood back,a few minutes later we heard a squeal,we located the point from where it was coming and it was on my side.I fetched the probe and pooked about the stones and revealed a tube within.I peered inside and saw the ferret attached to a little bunny.I put my hand in and grabbed hold of the little bunny wunny,I proceeded to withdraw the poor creature from certain death.When I drew my hand out into daylight I then realised I had a fuc**n RAT in my hand.Je**s H Chr**T I almost shit myself.I clearly remember the rat pissing himself down my hand,well we ALMOST had something in common.I knelt there holding this THING in my hand,he was staring at me I was staring at him and I'm not sure who was in more shock.My mate decided to peer over to see what the hell was going on,he took one look and screamed at me to drop the rat,it was the jolt I needed to bring me back to earth.I threw the dirty little b*****d on the ground where the lurcher gladly chopped him into the next life.I quickly gathered up my gear,went to the farmyard and with great entusiasm washed my pissy hand.I should have seen the obvious signs,the entrances to the ''warrens'' were tiny,but being rather seedy we just went on automatic pilot.We had a good laugh at this the other day but when it happened I was a very slow participant at sticking my hand up a dark hole for a long while.Anyone else have similar experiences.Needless to say we went straight to the boozer to settle our nerves that day/ Needless to say when I hear INFESTED with rabbits I become slightly queasy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,902 Posted April 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Come on guys dig deep and remember those not so great experiences,this site needs an injection of humerous and nostalgic stories.It's gone a little lame in the last few weeks.I know the hunting seasons over but what of the weird and wonderful experiences that happened to you in the last few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole catcher 1 Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 out ferreting and hadnt heard any sound for a while so i bent down to listen at the hole when WHOLLOP...... a fecking hare hit me on the side of the head made me feel a bit sick i can tell you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pointer28 1 Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Have a new whippet x greyhound and have put a lot of effort into teaching him not to chase cats. Went ferreting last weekend, in with ferret, heard a squeal and a thump, got the pup interested and out bolted a black cat off down the field with a young lurcher in hot pursuit. Luckily we managed to call him off before he caught it. Bloody typical, every time a rabbit bolts he's either looking the other way or licking his balls. We bolt a cat and he's straight on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,902 Posted April 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Thats a start,Molecatcher,I bet that bloody hurt.One evening I was driving a van along a country lane when a hare jumped from the top of the ditch and hit the windscreen,shattered it to bits.The hare didnt survive either Pointer28 its a long hard road we travel when trying to guide our pups in the direction they dont want to go. Whos next with a bloody good tale? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreterno1 0 Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 out ferreting and hadnt heard any sound for a while so i bent down to listen at the hole when WHOLLOP...... a fecking hare hit me on the side of the head made me feel a bit sick i can tell you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 out ferreting and hadnt heard any sound for a while so i bent down to listen at the hole when WHOLLOP...... a fecking hare hit me on the side of the head made me feel a bit sick i can tell you No wonder my Mick wouldnt put his hand down that rabbit hole silly me did though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,902 Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Bump or TTT or what the hell ever,someone has to have a good yarn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 I was ferreting holes under a barn just a couple of months ago that we had seen rabbits go into i put the ferret down and through the bales she went soon after we could hear bangs and thuds coming from behing the bales ans then lots of dirt and dust being kicked out of a gap in the tin so i threw my hand in and grabbed what i thought was a rabbits leg in fact it was the front leg of a mink i threw the mink 20ft into the air as soon as i realised what it was with the ferret still attached...feckin shit myself ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MR TEA POT 1,287 Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) Was ferreting a steep bank a few years back.Stood waiting for the ferret for a good hour(big warren)decide to have a sweep with the knocker box,there i was sweeping this way and that,unbeknow to me my foot was inside the strap of the ferret box,i stumbled and ended up rolling down the bank,i reached the bottom feeling a bit battered and bruised to say the least,i was just sat there feeling sick and dizzy when out off the blue i recieved a blow to the back of my head,the ferret box had decided to follow me down the bank i had to have 7 stitches,i can laugh about it now. Another time i was taking the two terriers for a walk,in a wood,when they suddenly opened up,they had found a fox.I saw them running through the trees,with me running behind i was watching them to much instead of where i was going,i ran straight in to a pond,which some may say is not to bad,but the thing was i could not swim(still can't)so i started to panic i was thrashing around trying to keep a float,kicking my legs and waving my arms shouting for all i was worth the only thing to come were my dogs who justed watched me(mans best friend i don't think so )in the end a managed to get near to the bank and pull my self out,i just layed there and i am not ashamed to admit i cryed my eyes out .It still sends shivers down my spine now thinking about that day. EDITED just to add,when ever you go out always tell some one where you are going,and always take a mobile(not that it would have done me any good underwater Edited April 16, 2007 by bigeddie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lonedigga 23 Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) ... Edited June 3, 2008 by lonedigga Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,902 Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Very good read lads keep em coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Back there at the turn of the year i was ferreting near the top of a high steep hill, made my way up to the top huffin and puffin (these fecking hills get harder every passing year) and started working the rabbit sets on the way back down.So as i was out on my own i took little gear,a couple of pockets full of nets,a game bag,one ferret in a small carry box,one of these useless fold down spades and my lurcher at heal. First set i did near the top was a big un,about 30-40 holes,didnt net up as it was so big with my shotage of nets,"ill just bolt them for the dog i thought".On producing the ferret it dawned on me id forgoten the locator So anyway the inevitable happens fecking ferret lays up.After a wait and then a guessing game as to where my wee jill was and digging for about an hour i had now wrecked the fold down spade So down the hill i goes gets my digging spade from the back of the car and then turn around and stumbled back up the hill to the top feeling a fecking heart attack coming on i started digging once again with no joy after another couple of hours,"feck it" i says to myself she must be stuck in a dead end behind a rabbit.So with a long face and heavy heart i packed up and made my way off the hill planning to return first light with another ferret with a coller to find her.I shit you not i turned to have a final look up towards the set which was now quite visible after all the muck and rock id dug,i catch a glimpse of my wee jill,i was 20 yards from the car....so once again i hastly made my way up this fecking hill like a man possesed and as i do i drop my spade in 3 foot high dead bracken which runs along the bottom of the hill for as far as the eye can see.Gets to the set retrieves my ferret and although im absolutely shattered im over the moon on getting my ferret back in her carry box...YES!!!!but as you can guess this was short lived as i spent another hour searching for my fecking spade at the bottom of the hill the fecking joys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole catcher 1 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) I was out lamping a few years ago on the edge of our local marsh area, it was 3.30 on a very cold windy Oct night. My mate flicks on the lamp and there about150yrds out is a jogger. STARK B*****K NACKED apart from a pair of trainers at the time i was using a 400,000 candle power night blaster (anybody else remember them) so you can imagine how he shown up. he looked like a fecking ghost floating across the marsh worst experiance ive had has to be on a night out longnetting. i was netting a golf course that, lets say i didnt have permission to be on. I dropped the nets just inside a row of trees that bordered the fairway and was next to a large hedgerow that went up to the road. I had just dropped 200yrds when 2 cars pulled up and parked at the side of the road, 3 men got out the cars and started to push their way through the hedge. I hit the floor where i stood (why didnt i run?) and removed the metal batten that i use as a priest for dispatching the rabbits in the net from my pocket. they stopped a short way from me and, well, all i can say is they where in the mood for love :sick: :sick: :wacko: so there i was crapping myself as i cralwed away from what could have been a very nasty and painfull experiance. I didnt once think about the nets that i was leaving behind as i would return later after my nerves had settled. as i crawled away all i could think of was the mess my life would be in if the police turned up. it was at this point something realy funny dawned on me. Now, i for one wont wear camo trousers and jacket together as it looks a little odd but on this night i had somehow forgotten my dress sence and worn camo head to toe. It was the following thought that had me laughing to myself as i cralwed away, i could picture the local papers headline if i was caught with the 3 lovers "" 3 LOCAL MEN CAUGHT IN LEWED ACTS, 4TH MAN CAUGHT IN FULL COMBAT GEAR SPYING FROM BUSHES"" to tell you i crawled at full speed would be an understatement Please note: NO RECTUMS (mine anyway) WERE HURT IN THE RECREATION FOR THIS THREAD Edited April 17, 2007 by mole catcher Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jultaylor1972 2 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Good posts, enjoyed the reads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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