digger71 7 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Was out ferreting last weekend and the terrier took a strong hunt down a hedge and marked a burrow, through the buck in and within seconds i was ducking and diving with the fright ha, boy did me hunting mate laugh, not one but two hen pheasant bolted out of the burrow straight at me. Tell me now lads anyone experience this or something similar, im rabbiting thirty odd years and its a first for me. Quote Link to post
Bunny Boiler 177 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I've seen Cats bolt before. And I've caught thick as sh*t pheasants in Fenn traps... Quote Link to post
The one 8,396 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Never seen a pheasant down a burrow before mate no have any nets down ?. Quote Link to post
digger71 7 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I've seen Cats bolt before. And I've caught thick as sh*t pheasants in Fenn traps... Yeah ive seen cats bolt and dug to a fox in a rabbit warren where i taught the ferret had killed,lucky i didnt get my hand ripped off. Quote Link to post
huntingladjohn 14 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 iv bolted little owls, cats, iv had pheasants sat in one holers before but not right in just few inches most be to keep out of bad weather Quote Link to post
digger71 7 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Never seen a pheasant down a burrow before mate no have any nets down ?. Never used a net, either dig to a kill or let the lurcher clean up. Quote Link to post
Bunny Boiler 177 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I've had little owls too think about it. Caught Jay birds in Mk4 Fenns before too. 2 over 2 days. Think I must of caught one and then the other was it's mate looking for his/her friend. Quote Link to post
rob190364 2,593 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 you should have caught it, in fact you should have caught them both, one in each hand, you would have been a true legend. Quote Link to post
George Kinloch 16 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I had a large cock pheasant bolt from a hole. Scared the living day lights out of me. I also had a rabbit literally swim out of an underwater hole (obviously it was the only hole I didn't net). There was a good 2 foot of water in it. Has anyone had another ferret come out the hole before? Quote Link to post
digger71 7 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 iv bolted little owls, cats, iv had pheasants sat in one holers before but not right in just few inches most be to keep out of bad weather Not sure how deep in they where but i can only think with the dog on there heels, fright drove them to ground why they didnt take flight, possibly at this time of the year they heard a shot or two.Weather was good. Quote Link to post
digger71 7 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 you should have caught it, in fact you should have caught them both, one in each hand, you would have been a true legend. Well now that would have been a bit irish alrite ha. Quote Link to post
Country Joe 1,411 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Nope 40 years of ferreting a lot on pheasant estates,but never seen one in a bury, the only things I have bolted are one Stoat and Mice. Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Perhaps the dog pushed them in ???????? Quote Link to post
George Kinloch 16 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I had no dog and there is hardly any shooting on my land. Proberly just something spooked them. Quote Link to post
NACHO LIBRE 20 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 bolted a fox ,cats,rats, mice but yet to have a pheasant bolt Quote Link to post
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