inquiring newcomer

[southernsport 0]

Question to you vets. Do all ferrets botl game or is there a bloodline that acually engage the quarry in the ground and get dug to. I know this might sound stupid but I know NOTHING about ferreting. I feed about 20 terriers and know may way around dogs , but these ferrets are new and interesting to me.

Thanks for your responds in advance. SSK

[The one 8,586]

There just like terriers all differnt styles of work some will only bolt rabbits all day long others will bottle them up in a dead end and need to be dug out, other will kill them after a few times out you should know the working style of your ferret just like a terrier

[southernsport 0]

Where can I find the harder style ferrets here in the states? Thanks for the return response ONE. SSK

[sikastag_1 689]

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Edited August 29, 2019 by grant_c

[lorelei0922 2]

Question to you vets. Do all ferrets botl game or is there a bloodline that acually engage the quarry in the ground and get dug to. I know this might sound stupid but I know NOTHING about ferreting. I feed about 20 terriers and know may way around dogs , but these ferrets are new and interesting to me.

Thanks for your responds in advance. SSK

 

 

Unless you're prepared to go to a private breeder to the tune of around $200 plus all you're going to find is the puppy mill type sold at pet stores... aprox $100 - $150

 

the next best thing is to get in touch with a good working ferreter who is breeding a litter here and hop on a plane...

 

Your real problem is going to be legality... many places in the states have laws against hunting with ferrets so check your local DNR first..

 

good luck !!

[Brimmer 220]

Question to you vets. Do all ferrets botl game or is there a bloodline that acually engage the quarry in the ground and get dug to. I know this might sound stupid but I know NOTHING about ferreting. I feed about 20 terriers and know may way around dogs , but these ferrets are new and interesting to me.

Thanks for your responds in advance. SSK

I'm now down to 10 ferrets, (7 hobs and 3 jills).

All my ferrets are bred to engage the rabbit. (Usually does not take that long for the hobs to do the business), and can be digging within a minute of the hob being entered, no need to wait, he'll be on to the next before I get to them.

 

Any that won't do this are of no use to me!

 

Some people like the idea of using a ferret that comes out when it moved all the spooky rabbits that bolt as soon as they sniff a ferret. Some take more moving, and without the will to kill, some will never bolt for a gibber.

 

I use the big killing machines on the high ground where there are shallow warrens, a dig of 1 ft is usual, and I don't need to waste time netting up.

 

On the low ground, I use the jills, still have the same heart for the job, but it's not practical to be digging 4 - 6ft every dig. (Sometimes 20 digs a day) The jills I keep back have the same spirit the hobs have, but are unable to hold a full grown rabbit, and get dragged around and either bolt (which is usual for them), or eventually kill if they don't come out.

 

Either way a warren is cleared clinically.

 

Lot's of folk think digging for ferrets and rabbits is something that is done as a last resort, to some it's just an average day out.

 

I'll send you a few piccies through, all the best.

 

Brimmer