Working to rats

[huckelberry 114]

it might sound grazy but grabbing them by the tail is more dangourous then grabbing them by the head or front body. as long as they don't see your hand comming and/or can't open their mouth before you grab them and keep a firm grip on them there is no way that they can bite you. with the tail grab they can stil open their mouth .

 

 

[huckelberry 114]

oh and grabbing the tail also is a way of losing the rat and holding just the skin of the tail tip in your hand. they seem to be able to let the tail skin slip of something a bit like a lizzard.

[eastcoast 4,151]

55 minutes ago, huckelberry said:

oh and grabbing the tail also is a way of losing the rat and holding just the skin of the tail tip in your hand. they seem to be able to let the tail skin slip of something a bit like a lizzard.

The skin on the tail coming away would probably be from mange ... less chance of piss being on the head than the tail though so more method in your madness

Edited March 14, 2021 by eastcoast

[gnipper 6,487]

I'll stick to letting the dog grab em

[Snapdogs 102]

Yes, my old albino jill was a brilliant ratting ferret. Unfortunately she died last summer, my tiny sandy jill would be perfect but she’s very hit n miss on them. She will work them but on her terms. Hob is way too big and Iv not tried my other sandy jill yet. Never made my ferrets aggressive, they can be a bit jumpy when you pick them up after they’ve killed a rat but that’s it.

[WHWT 1,867]

Got think about ratting the ferrets so had look out ended up with 50+ few nests photo to follow. Ferrets worked well canny day.

PUD

[postie 425]

Some rats give as good as they get...this young jill had a nasty wound a few weeks back. She healed up lovely now...be interesting to see if she's still up for the fight now

[Gypsydog94 4,607]

2 hours ago, WHWT said:

Got think about ratting the ferrets so had look out ended up with 50+ few nests photo to follow. Ferrets worked well canny day.

PUD

Look forward to it 

[green dragon 701]

Is anyone thinking of breeding there ratting ferrets this year?

Iv got a quality ratting hob and my jill she’s just abit small but would love to add a new member for to the team 

[Aussie Whip 4,112]

On 15/03/2021 at 01:07, huckelberry said:

oh and grabbing the tail also is a way of losing the rat and holding just the skin of the tail tip in your hand. they seem to be able to let the tail skin slip of something a bit like a lizzard.

I reckon you're a brave man, most of the hero pig hunters over here would be crying if a rat ran up their leg, lol.

[eastcoast 4,151]

4 minutes ago, Aussie Whip said:

I reckon you're a brave man, most of the hero pig hunters over here would be crying if a rat ran up their leg, lol.

I've been out lamping rats with "hard men" who are scared of moths.

[Bosun11 537]

I've hunted rats for about 45 years, both brown and black, hand caught em too and without a dog, if one bolts near by, i feckin shit meself...!

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

On 12/03/2021 at 12:45, Bangersanmash said:

Yeah pal I never had the chance to meet him ment to been one of the hottest summer on record 1976 

Remember it well arils is killer now and always

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

Why’ve be silly and feck about with them just kill the b*****ds ffs

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

7 minutes ago, Loton Moocher said:

Why’ve be silly and feck about with them just kill the b*****ds ffs

Just common sense ffs