How deep is too deep in sandy ground

[gary.l 61]

Had a farmer showing me around a new permission today, one of the areas was along the sides of an 8ft deep culvert/drain runing down to the river, the burrow entrances along the side of the drain were around 2 to 3ft down from the level of the field/ground level, but the burrows could go down deeper I suppose and the ground is very sandy, would yee lads ferret it or would it be too dodgy?

[Bunny Boiler 177]

Got a 16 ft collar? Crack on. Not many rabbits go deeper than that, if ever. It just gets too cold for them. Sandy soil is good digging too. Just make fair judgement on whether it may be flooded or not after all the rain we have.

 

ATB BB

[gnipper 6,835]

One of my sandy permissions none of the tubes go deeper than 3ft, its as though they hit the hard layer and stopped. Another place I've got we ended up digging 6ft and I've known a ferret go off the 15ft locator in a sandy woodland burrow in the flat not a banking.

[Guest vin]

get em in...plenty of em.

 

only tricky bit if its very deep and very sandy is when you start diggin and its collapsing as you go,Can be a bit tricky.

 

I've done some mental big sandy warrens on the coast.. nail biting stuff. . .love it !

[Rake aboot 4,936]

I absolutely hate sandy burrows, I lost a Jill in a collapse a while back and avoid them if I can nowadays

[Sirius 1,391]

With the deep stuff, try and get it done early season before they become to sticky is my advice.

[The one 8,589]

Ive two permissions my 15 foot collars go off the dial , but we work them just like any other place you can hear the box then it goes quiet and they start ticking again as the ferrets move the rabbits and get nearer the surface

[mattydski 560]

 

I tend to ferret as normal........ most of my ground is sand.........

[mattydski 560]

 

 

 

[gary.l 61]

Thanks folks, I'm just getting back into it so I might leave that area for a while, also should have mentioned its a field of winter oats, the farmer wants the rabbits gone but I don't know if he realises I'd be digging holes in his crops.

Edited December 16, 2012 by gary.l

[Hywel 53]

I absolutely hate sandy burrows, I lost a Jill in a collapse a while back and avoid them if I can nowadays

 

Good advice, I agree that the sandy warrens are best avoided through choice. The very sandy ones can cause big issues if not careful

[Jamie m 668]

Make sure if digging there's someone to pull you out just incase , would not be a nice way to go

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