ferreting trip

[fresh earth 47]

Had a call a month or so ago to go do some rabbits for a keeper . When we got through to the land we were unsure what to expect as everything was quite over grown nettled upto the waist etc . Well we got along had a nose and it was some small sets around a couple of phesent pens in a small wood by luck the trees were sheltering just enough to have prevented the nettles and weeds to become to much of a neusence . We ferreted three sets in all using an old white jill i have had for about 6 years now she always produces and never leaves anything to ground. first set was nothing exciting a buck and 2 youngsters poped out the first was the buck sadie the whippet who iv also had for just over 6 years now quickly snapped it up and retrieved it followed by the young ones who poped out almost together and prince the saluki whippet snapped them up and come back proud as punch with both in his mouth . By now the old jill was up so time to move on we come to the second set where we bolted two large rabbits who managed to slip by the dogs to the larger set about 20 feet away then the old girl was up so we moved over . This was a larger set about 16 holes and looked like it was in good use. We entered the jill and sat back leaving the dogs to do there bit it didnt take long and rabbits were hitting the nets we got 6 within ten minutes all hitting the nets which wasnt pleasing the dogs so we lifted 3 or 4 to give the dogs a chase and by the end of it we had acounted for about 15 rabbits which was alot more than we had bargained for when we had left that morning .

 

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[Tyla 3,179]

Sounds like a good trip for the time of year, nice write up too

[Moll. 1,769]