ferreting banks

[huntergatherer 0]

ive only ferreted ground burys and want to move on to banks do i net up the whole bank or can i say do 20 yards at a time not sure some advice needed please cheers hg

[R_Oldroyd 17]

If you put a ferret in do the rabbits bolt 50yd away? If they do, net the whole bank, or at least put longnets between the sets in the bank.

 

Regards Roger.

 

PS Ferrets work better up hill. So start at the bottom of the bank and work your way to the top.

Edited December 17, 2007 by R_Oldroyd

[andy s410c 63]

If you have enough nets net the bank i have never used longnets but what i have read & seen on the forum they look very good providing they are set properly.On my ferreting ground we net up as many burrows as possible so by the time we are done the first set is ready for ferts to be put in.I may invest in a longnet(s) for next winter once i have picked peoples brains on how to use them effectively

[huntergatherer 0]

thanks guys looks like a long net it is then

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

On my ferreting ground we net up as many burrows as possible so by the time we are done the first set is ready for ferts to be put in.

 

I agree with andy on that,also if any rabbits slip your nets or they bolt from a hole you can't see/net up they will probably get back netted down the bank