shooting over ferrets

[fieldsportsman 107]

ive done both, although i found the shooting more effective

[max abell 196]

Regards shooting to ferrets it's a quick way of getting around the warrens and good fun we found the gun noise didn't make that much difference to the rabbits bolting yet if you start talking and stomping about on the warrens it does make a difference to bolting

And the golden rule with ferreting to guns is if there is 2 of you shooting you must make 100% sure you pick someone who is not excitable with a gun when rabbit shooting as ferreting with someone that is trigger happy being it is done low to the ground can be very dangerous

["Earth!" 503]

Regards shooting to ferrets it's a quick way of getting around the warrens and good fun we found the gun noise didn't make that much difference to the rabbits bolting yet if you start talking and stomping about on the warrens it does make a difference to bolting

And the golden rule with ferreting to guns is if there is 2 of you shooting you must make 100% sure you pick someone who is not excitable with a gun when rabbit shooting as ferreting with someone that is trigger happy being it is done low to the ground can be very dangerous

too true its dangerous, ive taken pellets in the mouth a few years ago

 

bolting to the gun on a crispy winters morning is the sport of kings and a personal favourite. given the choice between a driven day at game birds or bolting rabbits, id take the lata and duck flighting a very close second.

[The one 8,579]

Thats my Favorite type of ferreting it allows you to cover the ground quicker than setting and lifting nets and its great sport as they often bolt when youve swapped the gun for the spade

[Joycey 20]

Poor ferreting when putting a muzzel on, thats just lazy not wanting to dig, as everybody has said its not fair on the ferret, what if you lose it, it will not beable to defend for its self

[max abell 196]

Thats my Favorite type of ferreting it allows you to cover the ground quicker than setting and lifting nets and its great sport as they often bolt when youve swapped the gun for the spade

So true the one or nothing moves and as soon as you put the gun down to take a leak whoosh out one bolts i'm sure the buggers know

[Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin]

Never really enjoyed ferreting to the gun, done it a fair bit, but the noise just kind of ruins it for me.

 

And muzzles are a stupid idea.

 

Each to there own

 

I thought its was unreasonable in todays world to run fert without locators yet you defended owners who worked without.

 

For me running a fert without a locator is on the same level as a muzzle on a fert

 

ATB Cookie

[Ideation 8,217]

Wow, funny that you'd jump on that

 

You are inclined to your opinion, but i think most would see the difference between the two.

 

But i'm not sure we were discussing locators?

[hily 380]

don't see why he dos'nt use nets on that ground looks ideal for neting and soft enough for digging we bolt to the gun when conditions call for it like thick blackthorn hedges woods or whinny bushes where you can't get the nets set up and long nets won't do the job bolting to the gun is good sport and can help to steady a dog that runs inn.