Tozer 385 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I have been bringing on a terrier and a lurcher and increasingly I am looking to be more effective in my pest control. I am looking at getting some ferrets with a mate. I have about 150 acres of permission with more old permissions coming back in all the time, how much would you need as a hobby ferreter to keep you going all winter? My concern is I will wipe out what I have and not have anything else to go at. But I may pick up more work as I go along. There is what I have just looked at today 12 or more warrens varying from 4 - 20 holes on the land. I know it is a bit vague, as it stand I shoot it with an air rifle/shotgun, hopefully with a lurcher next year. Quote Link to post
wildman 375 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 hi pal to wipe out your land depends on how many rabbits on it and how oftern you go best thing to do is have 3 to 4 different places to go and alternate them weekly that way ya keep the land owener happy and dont catch everthing in one season but if your a pest controler is nt your objective to wipe it out any way? Quote Link to post
Tozer 385 Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) i am not a pest controller, I have had a few years off and I am currently getting back into it. I have never kept ferrets, my dad did when I was a kid. I have always viewed rabbits shooting as skimming off the top and keeping them in check, I don't want to remove them. There are 3 or 4 small bits of land I hit hard 8/10 years ago (a few days/nights of a genuine 50 odd) that have never had rabbits in the same numbers again. Similarly this land always had a few on but is now starting to hold good numbers. Fook it, I'll hit it and see. Edited November 18, 2014 by Tozer Quote Link to post
Giro 2,648 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Can never have enough permission.. If its sport rather than numbers you're after, don't net up bolt & them for the dogs.. Quote Link to post
Tozer 385 Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Might be the truth in this, I have an image of putting the ferrets in and the warren there after being dead, but the idea is different to reality Quote Link to post
Tozer 385 Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 To make that clearer I guess I see rabbit control as: Shooting/lamping Working the cover Working the warrens I might be wrong on this. Quote Link to post
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