When Does Ferreting Season End?

[Caton1234 3]

Been ferreting today and had 6 large rabbits but also 2 tiny rabbits were bolted into the dogs mouth! Just wondered when is the average time the season stops?

[gnipper 5,945]

When the nettles get big again or you get sick of digging tiddlers out.

[air gun ant 1,666]

March-April ish for me, depends on numbers mate, I've hardly been out at all this season coz most of my grounds underwater! Had a few good do's on the ducks tho swings and roundabouts mate

[B.P.R 2,798]

It doesnt....

 

For some...

[Nick3439 83]

Isn't there the old tale about R's in the month? I tend to stop when I have to start putting in the swim/bike/run training in when triathlon season starts....

[The one 8,397]

End of April then we move on too other methords

[nothernlite 18,026]

Mines has ended just mooching with the dogs now let the does have there young in peace so there plenty for sept onwards

[vanman1 411]

Personaly i keep ferreting until i get young then stop,which seems to get earlier by the fecking year When i first started ferreting we would say sept to end of march but those days i think are long gone.Ive had 3 months this season thats it

 

If pest control is your game and you dont mind digging there is nothing stopping you ferreting every month of the year.I find with my method the rabbits have more than enough time to replenish so my sport regards numbers etc remains consistant and i like this method.

[bunny tickler 875]

common sense should tell you ,last 2 weeks its milky does or kits in every burry/warren , 1 more wood to do this week then thats me done ,

[samba 534]

suppose it depends on the individual people stop at different times but if yous say stop when young are coming out id have given up at xmas bolted young 2days before

thing they are breeding all year round nowadays seasons are a changing

has for hedgehogs sleeping threw winter they were out while lamping last week

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Bolted this yesterday...

 

 

Must be 4-5 weeks old? So was born early January.

 

I had one similar size in October last year.

 

Seasons are f****d.

[tjones3862 3,423]

i dont mind gutting rabbits with young in them,,,BUT when i dig to nests,,,thats me done,, ,,, hits the 1st litter of rabbits what make a good inprint on the population,,, LAMPING I WILL GO AGAINST WHAT IVE PUT ,,,, ME DOG HIS ME MATE , AND HIT DOSE COME 1ST ABOVE THE FERRETS,,,, AND I WILL KEEP HIM WORKING THAT BIT LONGER, BUT I WILL PICK MY GROUND WHAT CAN HANDLE THE LOSS OF NUMBERS...////////////YOU WILL ALLWAYS GET THE ODD 1 GAZ,,,, THERE NOT IN BIG NUMBERS,,,,THATS WHEN HITS TIME TO STOP,,, THE WINDS BLOWING HAS IM WRITEING LOL AND WHAT A CRACKING DRY NITE OUT THERE,,,IVE PICKED THE WRONG NITE SET ME STALL OUT FOR TOMORROW,,,, MORE RAIN,, ,

Edited February 4, 2014 by tjones3862

[Poacherspocket 189]

Only way of knowing is getting out and ferreting and seeing when the rabbits have young. It also pays off to have permission in different environments that way you have more chance of having a longer season.

[lurchers2533 22]

ive not seen any young yet had a couple milky does on sunday will be ferreting for next couple weeks then will stick to lamping with lurcher and rifle only just got a huge amount of permission after 8mnths of trying so no way am i stopping now!

[Jamie m 668]

Every warren was full of good sized young last week