COMPO 54 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Went ferreting this morning, the intention was to have a long day and catch a decent haul of bunnies, the butcher wanted as many as i could take and i had longer today to go ferreting, so with ferrets and nets (as well as a packed lunch) off i went. Arrived at the farm and thought about doing the biggest warren that i had left on this farm, it would have needed the longnet as well as the pursenets, however when i got to it, the weather was a bit wild and windy so i thought i would do the slightly smaller warren that i could just do with the pursenets. 30 nets down 4 rabbits out a good start, didn't hear any of them bolt due to the wind, just saw them kicking about in the net i then thought, there are a couple of smaller warrens in the wood and i would be sheltered a bit from the wind? What do they say when the animals have their arse's to the hedge? Took the longnet and the rabbits back to the car, now i had decided i wasn't going to use the longnet, had a bite to eat and warmed up a bit in the car. Then to the woods netted up this small ten holer this wood has changed hands since i last ferreted it and its now used as a playground by the owners son this has been built near the warrens new money in the countryside Anyway then it started to rain and rain and sleet, and as they had thinned the trees for the treehouse etc...there wasn't as much cover as there used to be, result i was wet through right to my undies! :shutup: I couldn't pick up as the ferrets were below ground! as soon as they showed up, i grabbed them and picked up my nets, i decided that it wouldn't be such a long day as ferreting when its sleeting isn't fun took a few pics to show the water , my wet gear this was the yard on tuesday and today...three inches of standing water and the road out of the farm! about 8 inches deep Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Fair play to you COMPO for getting out and trying. Nice 4 bunnys their aswell. Weather mad and wet/windy here aswell, as i type. Roll on the nice sunnys days. Good luck, Frank. Quote Link to post
Guest Bigbob Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I thought about it but thats as far as i got this morning ,its snowning here now Quote Link to post
Danny123 1 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Bet your gutted about the weather, saying that 4 bunnies is alot better than 0. Thats some treehouse int it. Quote Link to post
COMPO 54 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Bet your gutted about the weather, saying that 4 bunnies is alot better than 0.Thats some treehouse int it. It is, it gave me a little shelter once i had picked up the nets...it also has about 40 yards of rope bridge that take it upto the garden Quote Link to post
andy s410c 63 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Not a bad result Compo judging how lousy the weather is & is going to continue to be looks like i knackered again for the weekend .Just going to watch the mighty sunderland v liverpoo(l) on saturday afternoon & wind one on :alcoholic: Quote Link to post
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