Hands of Stone 154 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I was ferreting recently, when my lurcher bitch- buddie, gave a strong mark on a reasonable size burrow. Nothing out of the ordinary until i entered two unexprienced jills. After they worked the burrow for 10 mins they came out very jumpy, so i put the better girls in ... one came out chittering like a loony and the other (socks!) stayed in. After a while i got a mark on the box at 18ish inches but the ferret wouldnt stick, backing off to 4 feet then creeping back to the mark. Thinking she'd killed her rabbit and was messing about i took the turf off, went down a spde and broke through. Buddie has seen scores of digs so it took me completley by suprise when she shoved passed me, charged into the hole and drew out a very p****d of vixen!!! Another fox was in there curled up, but slipped down a very small tube. I have bolted foxes with ferrets from gorse bushes, but ive never dug to a fox with one before... Has anyone had a similar experience?? And also how does that fit in with the hunting ban, LoL!! With hindsight i should have read my dogs mark, and gone home for the terrier, but thats hunting for you! 1 Quote Link to post
Ferret mad Dave 65 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) :laugh: Edited January 23, 2012 by Ferret mad Dave Quote Link to post
The one 8,593 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Had a couple one cost me a very good working jill Quote Link to post
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