A bit of ferreting

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Went ferreting today with a member off here, Rhodey.

He put a post up asking if somebody could show him the ropes,as he only lived a hour away i thought i would pop up to his permish and show him.

I arrived about 8.00am at his house,he was still in bed,so his mum made me a brew(lovely lady )while rhodey decide to get up.He came downstairs looking a bit rough,lesson 1 don't go out on your works xmas do when you have to get up early :sick: .

We got up to his permish,there was a good frost and it was white over and BLOODY cold.We walked up to the hedge we was going to ferret,i said to rhodney you net up and i will just see how you do it,after he had finished a quick check and a few pointers about the art of setting purse nets,and we was ready we netted all the way down the hedge row,so if any holes where missed the rabbits would be back netted.Rhodey saw my long nets and said are you going to set them and the great wise teacher,me, said no we will not need them as the rabbits will run down the hedge towards the other setts and get caught.So we put the ferrets in about 5 mins a rabbit bolted and you guessed it ran the full length of the hedge and got in to a wood .I looked up to see my grasshopper with a fecking big grin which turned in to a fit of laughter,while i stood there as red as a reddish muttering to myself,AND belive me i was never allowed to forget about it for the rest of the day .So we moved to the next sett and ferrets,in wham a rabbit in the purse net,which led to me doing a dive on to the frozen earth feck me it hurt.

We carried on down the hedge and nothing else bolted.So we moved on to a patch of brambles,i set the long nets this time around the patch,and after i had shown rhodey how to place nets on the runs,he sett some himself and did a good job i must admit(teacher proud of grasshopper moment )so we put the ferrets in and waited after about 20 mins the ferrets came back out and we thought thats it nothing in,picked 1 ferret up and the other went back in after about 5 mins we heard a rabbit squelling,i ran round the other side of the brambles,to where the squelling was but could not see anything,then i felt something thud on to the bottom of my boot i looked down and could see the ass end of a rabbit went to grab it and it went back in the hole,i could feel it bumping so i said rhodey pass me the spade,less then 18 inches and there was the rabbit with the ferret hanging on it.So i pulled it out and was about to dispatch it when rhodeys ferret got hold of my hand after a few choice words,rhodey's ferret final calmed down,i should add at this point his ferrets are only young so it was just a bit excited at getting its first rabbit.Rhodey's ferrets are very tame and easy to handle a pleasure to work them.So after that it was time for the off.

I would just like to say thanks to RHODEY for inviting me over,it was a pleasure to be out with him,he is keen and willing to learn and takes in everything he is told.

Here is a few pics not many because it was to cold to take my golves off

 

A couple of pics of the land

 

Rhodey setting net on a run.

The bottom pic shows the bramble patch we did.

 

Long net set round the patch

 

 

and me pulling the rabbit out.

and the ferret showing i deep it was

 

And of course the end of day pic.

 

Only 2 rabbits but the bag was not important,it was just about showing Rhodey how to go about the ferreting game.Thanks again mate you are welcome up to mine anytime AND i will use the long net this time

Edited December 7, 2008 by MR TEA POT

[stealthy1 3,964]

Always nice to see other people taking time to teach new folk to the game, then one day grasshopper can become a high priest maybe.

[csme55ex 2]

well done mate 2 aint bad and it was good of ya teaching the new fella mate

[will.f11 24]

I went out today for about 1 hour and only got 3 but still had a wail of a time and put the longnet to use

[Tuzo 251]

Brillliant day lads........like you say, sometimes it aint about numbers.

[scrutchy 5]

Well done mate

[woodga 170]

YOU MEAN YOU!! ACTUALLY USED THE SPADE im speechless im going to have a magners to calm down after that shocking news you never used it when you were out with me ah but i rember you were scratching about like a chicken so i took the spade off you didnt i :11: glad you enjoyed your day see you soon and ill teach you to dig a hole

[The one 8,592]

Nice that you took the time and effort to show a newbie the ropes

[max abell 198]

I REMEMBER BUNKING OFF SCHOOL AT 15 YEARS WITH MY MATE AND GOING OUT FERRETING WITH AN OLD POACHER WE KNEW

AND FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME WE SAW FERRETING IN ACTION BY OLD STANLEY WE WERE HOOKED ON IT

AND 30YRS LATER WE STILL ARE ITS A BRILLIANT FIELD SPORT AND VERY UNDER RATED

HOW MANY OF YOU FERRETERS STILL LOVE TO HEAR THAT SOUND OF RABBITS BOLTING I KNOW I DO

WELL DONE FOR INTRODUCING SOMEONE NEW TO OUR SPORT HOPEFULLY HE WILL GET THE BUG TO

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

YOU MEAN YOU!! ACTUALLY USED THE SPADE im speechless im going to have a magners to calm down after that shocking news you never used it when you were out with me ah but i rember you were scratching about like a chicken so i took the spade off you didnt i :11: glad you enjoyed your day see you soon and ill teach you to dig a hole

 

you cheeky sod.

There was no way i was having my head down a hole with you and ratcherman behind me :kiss:

Any excuse to have a magners,though i must admit after the BIG DIG i could have done with 1 myself.See you soon mate and i will watch you teaching me how to dig .

 

Thanks for the replies folks

Edited December 8, 2008 by MR TEA POT

[Rhodey 96]

Got to say a big thank you to Mr Tea Pot for coming over and showing me how things are done and a cracking demonstration of what can happen it the long net isn't set We will definatly be out again soon. I might even bring the beast of barlaston other wise known as my over excited ferret. Cheers again mate hopefully see you again soon.

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Got to say a big thank you to Mr Tea Pot for coming over and showing me how things are done and a cracking demonstration of what can happen it the long net isn't set We will definatly be out again soon. I might even bring the beast of barlaston other wise known as my over excited ferret. Cheers again mate hopefully see you again soon.

 

It was a pleasure mate,glad you learnt something.

See you in a couple of weeks when you come to my permission

AND i will set the long nets