Nigel1 10 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Went out today with my Jill both 7 mth old I went to a warren that is disused as it had bricks down all holes which we use for training as I want to them to get used to smells and environment bear in mind my Jill took a beating on here first trip out by a big buck anyway removed brick and sent here down hole she shot down with tail all frayed out 1hr later still no ferret put locater on she was still down so I started to dig put my hand down found here attached to a rat and also heard screaming she had killed the full family she then shot back down and dragged a buck up never nown a rat in a warren and a rabbit Quote Link to post
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Never known a rat in a warren and a rabbit. Been ferreting much? Quote Link to post
iworkwhippets 12,247 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Rats, weasels, stoats, little owls 1 Quote Link to post
samba 534 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Never known a rat in a warren and a rabbit. Been ferreting much? obviously he hasn't Quote Link to post
ferretfatcamp 21 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 once had a cat bolt from 4 ferrets and once bolted a grey squirrel rats and stoats every year Quote Link to post
fitchet 788 Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Wait till you bolt a fox .... 1 Quote Link to post
bird 9,599 Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Wait till you bolt a fox .... seen that as well, that bloody wakes you up , when it bolts lol 3 Quote Link to post
max abell 196 Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Bolted all sorts over the years rats are quite common expecially when ferreting around farm buildings and streams etc Quote Link to post
robbo 802 Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 1hr later you got the locator out? 5 Quote Link to post
Nigel1 10 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 No kept checking with locater but was going haywire Quote Link to post
si8433176 6 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I had a hedge hog in one once! not deep down, only an arms length, it made me jump when i put my hand on it LOL. 1 Quote Link to post
SHYLOCK 21 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 1hr later you got the locator out? pondering that myself robbo Quote Link to post
FERRETINGMAN 40 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 i have had that be 4 with rats and heghogs Quote Link to post
tiger82 43 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Bolted stoats and rats before, fox with a hob ferret Quote Link to post
doctor dolittle 1 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 ALOT OF THE EXPERIENCED FERRETERS WILL BE FULL AWARE TO WHAT CAN BE IN CLOSE PROXCIMITY TO THE RABBIT IN A WARREN OR HOLE. BOLTED FOXES OVER THE YEARS AND IN 1980 WE HAD A VERY GOOD WHITE JILL KILLED BY A LARGE DOG FOX WHICH WAS ACCOUNTED FOR WITH A SMALL RUSSELL BITCH OF MINE 6 FOOT DOWN.THE FOX WAS IN A MAIN TUBE THAT RAN ALONG A LARGE EMBANKMENT AND THE RABBITS WERE LIVING IN THE SMALL OFF-SIDE TUNNELS..... BOLTED TOO MANY RATS TO MENTION AND LIKE ONE OF THE READERS CORRECTLY IMPLIED, RATS CAN BE COMMON IN LOCALITIES WITH WATER ABOUT OR RIVERS OR STREAMS BEING AVAILABLE. TO BE HONEST I CANNOT RECALL ENCOUNTERS WITH HEDGEHOGS OR LITTLE OWLS, BUT FERAL CATS CAN BE FOUND BELOW GROUND IN THE SAME PLACE WITH RABBITS.FERRETED A MASSIVE WARREN ON A KEEPERED ESTATE AND I DID ACTUALLY DIG DOWN TO A COCK PHEASANT, KILLED BY THE FERRET. ALSO DUG TO FERRET ON THE SAME DAY AND ACCOUNTED FOR ANOTHER COCK BIRD ALSO.ALIVE THIS TIME WITH FERRET LATCHED ON! BOLTED STOATS ALSO BUT CAN'T REMEMBER ANY WEASLES TO BE UTTERLY HONEST. GOOD LUCK! DOCTOR DOLITTLE. 1 Quote Link to post
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