quail 4 ferret

[camokid 125]

hi all would a diet of fresh quail be good for a 12 week old hob and of cause a bit of rabbit?????????? and does any one put string on there ferrets [bANNED TEXT] putting down a hole

[stubby 175]

christ sake putting string on a ferret, so what happens when it gets snagged underground starve to death

[socks 32,253]

quail would be fine to feed a ferret but as has been said do not put a line on it .........

[Guest ferretlad]

I feed my Ferrets regularly on Quail, they love it as part of a healthy diet, I think Ferreting with string is a bit dated these day's, people have moved on to Ferret locator collar's now, and i dont think it was a good idea anyway personally.

[Guest AngelicAcid]

Quail is fine, but dont put a line on it, get a ferret finder mate.

[camokid 125]

mate im new to it gotta learn we aint all pro's had a chat with an old boy he said thats what he did just wanted to see if it was the correct way thanks for the other feed back

[Guest AngelicAcid]

Just some advice mate, dont take it personnel. Im by no means an expert, im an Angel

 

Seriously, try and get yourself a ferret finder and if the ferret gets on the back of a rabbit in a stop and, then youll need a graft to dig it out, good luck mate.

[Guest ferretlad]

Camokid,

That old boy you were talking to, when he would of been a young lad people did used to attach a length of string to the collar on their Ferrets before sending then into a Rabbit hole, my Grandfather used to Ferret using this method and at that time it was a safe way of not loosing your Ferret as they were hard to come by and they indeed put extra meat on the table, a very valuable reason in the war years why you could not afford to loose your Ferret.

[camokid 125]

ye good point i thought it sounds a bit odd but thought i would ask. would you recomend a good place on line for ferret goodies. how often do u dig them out???????

[Guest ferretlad]

ye good point i thought it sounds a bit odd but thought i would ask. would you recomend a good place on line for ferret goodies. how often do u dig them out???????

 

I dont very often have to dig my Ferret's out thankfully, try ebay for Ferret thing's you can often find thing's on there at a reasonable price, or have a look in the Countryman's Weekly there is Ferret stuff in there for sale and link's to web sites.

[The one 8,592]

Is there nobody local to you that you can tag along with and see a bit of ferreting done

[stubby 175]

the old boy probably meant "a linner" jill ferts were used without any string/locators, if the jills then killed underground, a big hob "linner" was sent in, line attached, knowing he would end up at the killed rabbit and jill, the line could then be dug to, but if you think about it, alot more digging, as you'd have to follow the whole line, nowdays a locator will put you right above the ferret, only needing to be dug down

 

as for how many times does one dig, thats the same as how long is a piece of string

somedays not at all, others every time

[Coatesy900 0]

Lines are basically obsolete nowadays, but i guess it might be useful if the ferret layed up 8 foot underground. As long as it hadnt gotten snagged then a tug or two could bring it back to the surface.

[gilly-93 31]

Quails yes line no

[camokid 125]

thanks for the help its best to get info from the horse,s mouth. there aint anyone i no that does ferreting people just think im mad for being a hunter and into guns they forget where they come from and how life began. so all i need is basics a spade purse nets a locator and of cause mr ferret to get started ?????