baby rabbits

[Quixote 9]

I was going to reply in a similar vein.................how many people here think that farmers are happy for you to use your ferrets on their land purely so they can feel good that you're getting some sport? As tacit repayment for the farmers courtesy in allowing you access to his land, you have an obligation to do what you can to help regarding his rabbit population. If he was happy for the rabbits to be there, you wouldn't be!!!

 

(The reason I mentioned that the 'season's coming to an end' was in the assumption that most people here would realise that was because this time of year sees new growth that makes it harder to both identify buries and set your nets. In addition, your ferts will be getting knackered after a hard couple of months work, and are also going to be getting hormonal (if they aren't neutered). It really has nothing to do with 'fair play' when it comes to rabbits!.......................baby rabbits soon become 'big' rabbits!)

[postiepaul 0]

i just wondered do many of you get baby rabbits out of the hole and what you do with them

as we went out yesterday got 10 full size but had 3 babys hop out of different holes

 

oli

i go out with my ferrets every week i stop end of feb as they start to =breed some things i no is when the young one are there your ferrets stay under longer as they catch them and kill them. so your wasting your time.

the ohter is your killing next years rabbits if you want lots next year leave them to breed.

if you kill one doe with young yours killing 50 that you can have in november do you get what i mean

bit of an exaggeration, the young rabbits are getting hammered by every predator going every day. We got badgers scraping out nests two a penny, buzzards killing every morning and dusk, foxes, stoats, road kills, I walked around today and saw little piles of fur remains in plenty of places. Only a small percentage will survive out of all that are born, you make it sound like they all are.

[stealthy1 3,964]

This is the time when rabbit numbers will soon be at there peak, and when the most damage is done, so now is the time that the land owner wants pay back for letting us onto his land, if your land owners dont mind stacks of rabbits bounding around his land then your lucky, I get a phone call to sort out hotspots when they arise, and I'm only to glad to go and sort them out, makes no difference to me whether they are shot or ferreted or snared, only that the numbers are controled, and that I have the land to practice what ever fieldsport the season dictates.

[lapin2008 1,587]

This is the time when rabbit numbers will soon be at there peak, and when the most damage is done, so now is the time that the land owner wants pay back for letting us onto his land, if your land owners dont mind stacks of rabbits bounding around his land then your lucky, I get a phone call to sort out hotspots when they arise, and I'm only to glad to go and sort them out, makes no difference to me whether they are shot or ferreted or snared, only that the numbers are controled, and that I have the land to practice what ever fieldsport the season dictates.

 

Ageed, farmers just want rid or massivley reduced numbers of rabbits. I don't ferret this time of year as the easy to kill rabbit young cause a lot of digging, which is a pain. This time of year i stick to shooting.

 

Regards loads of rabbits bounding around in land the year before i got one of my main permissions the farmer had got sick of the numbers april/may time so had got hold of some mixy infected rabbits from another bit of land he owns, taken them back to his farm and shoved them down various holes. the entire area had then got mixy. If I were to let the rabbits build up to the same amount then not only would i likely loose the permission but the rabbits on this particular farm (and surronding land) would meet with a far worse fate.

Cheers

[Quixote 9]

trained to kill why do you think they chase them

 

 

Actually..............(and I don't think a lot of people know this) there's a special institution for ferrets that's hidden in the hills of the Scottish Borders. It's a top-secret training school that hones your ferrets natural instincts & teaches it new skills.........such as the use of stealth tactics & methods to snipe bunnies using miniature crossbows & garottes. I've heard they've also developed a ferret-specific sniping rifle that uses expanding 0.00022 ammunition (it has to be that small, as the ferrets lose interest if the recoil's too hard, apparently), but personally I think that's just taking things too far.

 

There's a snag though! In order for your ferret to be accepted for training, it needs to first successfully complete an in-depth personality assessment, written test & a timed assault-course. Not all ferrets make it........................

Edited April 12, 2009 by Quixote

[stealthy1 3,964]

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