First Outing

[pikey boy 25]

first day out today 2 new young gills and ferreting partner stuart [spd85] real nice guy the day started slow with gills going to ground ok but no rabbits maybe nothing at home or not going deep enought started on small warrens then we came across some slightly bigger ones so had a go ferrets started to stay down longer and rabbits started to bolt and ferrets starting to know there job 4 hours later 7 good rabbits pleased with how they got on, stuart i thing enjoyed morning out going to be meeting up again for days out need to get a good lurcher to help mark love to see a good dog work

[terryd 8,994]

Sounds like you got off to a nice start. As you say a dog would definitely help. Save a lot of time you might spend an hour ferreting around a field for nothing where as the dog would walk round it in 2 minutes and tell you nothing there. But you done well any way by the sound of it

Edited January 8, 2017 by terryd

[pikey boy 25]

cheers terry/d tried to buy a lurcher bitch the other day a nice looking old fashion typed of dog from [beddington/greyhound] which was on sale here not heard back yet live in hope as you say save's a lot of work and time

[Arry 25,821]

Sounds like you built a nice little team.

 

Cheers Arry

[pikey boy 25]

forgot to say on using the long nets that i got some time ago not sure who made them some of the rabbits bounced offbuy the ones i got of nelson held the rabbits brilliant well pleased hardest bit was getting them out of the net they were that well caught

[garbs 90]

Well done and sounds like you guys had a good day out.Ive just upgraded some of my old long nets and bought some from nelsons and there brilliant great bit of kit.

[pikey boy 25]

if any body know of a good ferreting dog who can also do some lamping could let me know i be well pleased good home waits

[j j m 6,630]

well done bud

[The one 8,598]

Nice start to the jills sounds like there going to make the grade