ferreting sand banks

[bandit man 9]

i have been offered the chance to ferret some sand banks with many holes which are very deep having never worked sand i'm a bit jubious once there down i would not be able to locate them so whats the risks with sand banks any advice welcome

[olliedakennard 0]

Go for it use a good few ferrets but keep swapping ferrets so they dont get tired. Where are they?

[bandit man 9]

Go for it use a good few ferrets but keep swapping ferrets so they dont get tired. Where are they?

its an old sand quarry in nottinghamshire

[scothunter 12,609]

Id make sure i took someone with me if you need to do a bit digging.Rather i had somebody there

[bandit man 9]

Id make sure i took someone with me if you need to do a bit digging.Rather i had somebody there

there on fairly step banks mate so digging would cause the banking to cave in im going to longnet them at night first but i fancied ferreting them by day, i just wondered if anyone works sand could give some advice on do's and donts

[fireman 11,465]

Do not dig into a sand bank while on your own,i had it happen to me once when i knew no better.I just dug straight in and put my self in the hole,it collapsed and thank god i had someone with me.Use a few ferrets and i would use a long net around the place rather than walking over the holes to net it up,we have a lot of sand here in norfolk and it can be a real hazzard,still easier to dig than clay.

[stubby 175]

once there down i would not be able to locate them

 

why cant you locate them once down are you not using a locator

I can understand the digging in sand precutions, but it would still be handy to know where/depth etc

[woz 260]

one of my best farms is on sand and very hilly...all the sets are very very deep.......you wont have much chance digging to your ferrets if it doesnt calapse on you it will certainly calapse on the ferret......saying that years ago we used to poach a quary and used to take huge numbers off it.....you need to way up if its worth the possibility of loosing a ferret for some decent numbers of ferrets.......

[lamper12 30]

use a small jill that doesnt kill to ground and dont purse net it jsut longnet it so one you dont spook them into not bolting and two you dont cause a cave in

a small jill....

 

i would use 3-4 ferrets at least if theres lots of holes.

1 jill aint gonna get things moving.

atb lamper12.

[The one 8,594]

A good feed and dont walk over the burrow put a couple to ground wait till they stir the rabbits up a bit and add more ferrets ,Try it and see how you get on you might never get a problem

[cometa300s 20]

go for it mate just be careful init

[bandit man 9]

cheers lads gonna give it a go with ferrets when brambles die off a bit ' gonna try the longnet at night first

[cometa300s 20]

good luck bandit man