Craig83 52 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ok I know nothing about ferreting so I'm going to ask here. Can a ferret kill a rat or even be used for rat control? In theory in the wild it would be fair game. Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Some ferrets take to it and actively hunt out relays some do not want to know : ) Quote Link to post
GreyRake 108 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah ferrets are used for rat control Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 But your better off with terriers Quote Link to post
Craig83 52 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah we normally use our effective pack of terriers. But a cattle shed on our permission is proving difficult by design to get rid of the problem. Shooting, Ratting and poising are now all exhausted Quote Link to post
3175darren 1,102 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ferrets can be spot on for bolting rats as said before some take well to it,as for when the rats above ground a terrier is then needed, or another means of dispatch,however to be honest for the best results when bolting them in big rat set's, an old chainsaw engine set up as a smoker will put them topside quicker,but for the odd rat they are spot on, 1 Quote Link to post
foxtails 272 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 between my 1 terrier and 1 ferret we had 76 rats on a chicken battery farm, so yes mate ferrets do the job but not has quick as terriers ! Quote Link to post
3175darren 1,102 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 between my 1 terrier and 1 ferret we had 76 rats on a chicken battery farm, so yes mate ferrets do the job but not has quick as terriers ! That was a good day mate,bet the terrier enjoyed it, Quote Link to post
The one 8,594 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Ferrets will bolt rats ,but why use a good working ferret on rats ?. its easier to smoke them out and use terriers Quote Link to post
sikastag_1 689 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I'm with the one, smoker always for us mate Quote Link to post
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