Guss33 375 Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 G day guss from the land from down under in victoria Australia I have being hunting with ferrets and Purse nets for around 20 years. I have always being interested in catching rabbits with long nets I have 4 fifty foot long nets with poles to hold them up and farms I can go to but I really have no idea what I am doing any advice on how to set them correctly to catch the bunnies with them would be great I have gone through the forums on your web site but unable to find the information I am looking for. All advise and ideas will be greatly appreciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 Gday Guss there’s a few lads from down under in this site ... maybe one of those if close enough to you could take you out for a day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 How do Guss from over there. Have a natter with Sir Blessed on this forum (pm) who might help. When you contact him send my regards please as he's not been about for a while. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,480 Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 welcome to the forum bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hi. My brother in law was a keen rabbiter and I remember when I was about 12 I was taken to a field to drag the line round to scare the rabbits in to the net. I was shit scared all on my own out in the dark in a strange place with a very dark wood right there housing all sorts of monsters. Towing the line round the field it got hooked on a couple of thistles and was like towing a car to a 12 year old. The result was I ended up coming in to the net about half way along the net. Still there were a few in the net. It would have been better for me to walk up and down the field rattling a box of matches working the rabbit's in, with a steady flow. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guss33 375 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 Thanks for the welcoming just wondering if someone could point me in the right direction to some links on long netting that would be great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Have you managed to find anything on long netting? What's the land like where you are.? What sorts of hunting shooting go on there.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,587 Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Hi , mate well come to the nuthouse lol , regards long nets etc, a good lad on here Aussie Whip , he does alot with the stinkers / nets, he does get quite few rabbits, he got nice stag x whippet lurcher as well. he in Oz as well, send him a pm , he might have day with you , and help you out mate . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guss33 375 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 G day all well I was asked what kind of hunting I do I use ferrets and purse nets as where I live just out of Melbourne they are small farms between 5 to 20 acres and most people don’t like guns or dogs. Some of the land I go on is mostly flat. One of the property’s I go on is a reception centre on 15 acres not many holes but I do okay with the nets around the garden beds. The rest of the property is just open field 3 of the fence lines have tree line the front is open. The paddocks always no mater what time of day will allwas have rabbit on it some times up to 20 or even more. The owner is great as long there is nothing on I am all way welcome it’s only a phone call and a 5 minuets from home. The other property is on 10 acres and on a hill early morning and late afternoon lots of rabbits are running there are plenty of holes and take up to 50 to 60 nets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guss33 375 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 I looked up Aussie whip unfortunately he lives in another state I am in Melbourne he is in New South Wales 6 to possible 8 hours away. But thank you for the contact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevi 17 Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 G;Day Mate I live in Melbourne have been longnetting for many years now in my late 70's not getting out much theses days but happy to hand on any info if I can help 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guss33 375 Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Gday kevi that would be great I live in whittlesea happy to come over and catch up with you. And take you out I have a place I go to it’s flat land no hills and it’s only a phone call the night befor to let the owner we will be coming up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 20,379 Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hi mate; my late daughter lived in Berwick, Melbourne, and I've spent a fair amount of time there. I just put a post up on the "Ozziedoggers" site, asking if anyone would take an old Pom out hunting, and I was inundated with offers ! Went out hunting with loads of lads from there, also had a run out with the Barwon Fox Hounds. I don't think many were into rabbits or netting, it was mainly fox and pigs, but it might be worth you giving "Ozziedoggers" a try. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guss33 375 Posted June 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Thanks for that I don’t think I have ever heard of ozziedoggers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 20,379 Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Here's the link; https://www.ozziedoggers.com.au/forum/ Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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