mossy835 Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 (edited) went out with the ferrets today me and the 2 boys out for 4 hours, we got 4 and one sliped though the net the boy put the ferret in the hole but did not put a net there so out come the rabbit and off he went,going again tomorrow,with a gun whats the rate for rabbits. Edited January 1, 2006 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 whats the rate for rabbits. used to be 50p around me for ferreted rabbits 30p for shot with shotgun that was a couple of years ago mind :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 a pound where i am but as from 1 jan 2006 you got to have been trained in game handling. what a load of ******** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 trained in game for selling rabbits you mean.how long can you hang them in the shed be for selling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Local butcher takes all of them in fur except mixied ones @ £1-00. Done the morning at a local site with the chaps and had 12. Also had two rabbits the size of my hand (pocketed them) and a squirrel :thumbs: Put the babs back in the bury when we moved to another. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 I went down to Hampshire yesterday and the roadsides were full of the little ******* :thumbs: Isn't it a bit early for them to be out in huge numbers? is the mild(ish) winters bringing them out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Been a bumper year for bunnies around here, just starting to see a few in kindle but have loads more to do so will be hard at it for a while yet. Had an unusual day on Chrimbo Eve; went out with my oppo and ferreted a small field which is bordered on one side by a river, the adjacent side by a brook running into the river. His ferrets bolted a very agitated mink, I had 5 rabbits out of a one hole bury, two of which were caught in one net !!! can't remember when I last had 2 in a net. Moved on to a bigger bury where I put in two ferrets, they had been working through well when one came to a bolt hole and stood in the entrance, a rabbit came out of the hole jumping over the ferrets back and caught fair and square in the net. Finished with 16 with no digging, dry weather and home for mid afternoon. Happy New Year to you all. Rooster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Hi, Have you dug down to many nests yet or just the odd one or two in a bury? :thumbs: FM :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 went out again today with the boys, 4 came out shot all 4 not bad day,one would not bolt the field so left it, on rape tomorrow lots about today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Nice one LB Put the babs back in the bury when we moved to another. So you are a big softie at heart (only joking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nildes Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 "I went down to Hampshire yesterday and the roadsides were full of the little ******* Isn't it a bit early for them to be out in huge numbers? is the mild(ish) winters bringing them out? " I find this useful to send to proble landowners http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/regulat/...rtpest/pa11.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Nice one LB Put the babs back in the bury when we moved to another. So you are a big softie at heart (only joking) No hawkeye hard as nails me and I wanted to get them a bit later in the season LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 I went down to Hampshire yesterday and the roadsides were full of the little ******* :thumbs: Isn't it a bit early for them to be out in huge numbers? is the mild(ish) winters bringing them out? we need to work a bit harder then :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenlander Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 (edited) I was out this afternoon only got three,but it was nice weather and got me and the dog out so I do,nt mind, I bolted two young rabbits just after christmass ,they would have been about 10 weeks old,but they are the only ones i've come across so far, maybe some of the rabbits I have caught have been carrying young,but as i take mine to the game dealer, and he can only take them with the guts in,I can't be sure. All the best Mick. Photo from today. Edited February 3, 2006 by Fenlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Nice looking Lurcher mate. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Nice looking Lurcher mate. :thumbs: I am with Frank. Whats it made up from? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenlander Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Thanks for the compliments chaps , as to what is in her LB ?,well your guess is as good as mine! I got her from a rescue as a young adult,I liked the look of her and could see she was made right ,so took a chance, i've always had my dogs from pups,but as no one is at home in the day did'nt think it was right to take on a pup, but as my other two dogs are now to old for regular serious work,and I wanted another,I thought i'd take a chance, it's been hard work ,and she still is'nt up to the standard of training that she would have been if i'd had her from a pup, but hey what the hell ! i've had some fun with her and she trys to please me ,and we are mates and we get on ok . I've got her working the lamp well,she marks well,and is a fair ferreting dog,her retriving is fantastic in the house and garden ,but poor in the field :thumbs: she is not perfect by a long way , but then again neither am I . All the best Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenlander Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 forgot to say, she has got the hang of hunting up and catching birds . hope people dont think i'm bragging putting up the pics,because i'm not ,as i said she aint perfect,but I am proud of her . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Very nice dog Mate, and job well done... Is that a second lurcher in the background of the 3rd pic? NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenlander Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Well spotted Nttf ! its a lurcher,but its made of stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Not at all Fenlander please keep them coming All mine have been 'rescued' and I feel sure that when a cur has been given a good home it appreciates it. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Thanks for the compliments chaps , as to what is in her LB ?,well your guess is as good as mine! I got her from a rescue as a young adult,I liked the look of her and could see she was made right ,so took a chance, i've always had my dogs from pups,but as no one is at home in the day did'nt think it was right to take on a pup, but as my other two dogs are now to old for regular serious work,and I wanted another,I thought i'd take a chance, it's been hard work ,and she still is'nt up to the standard of training that she would have been if i'd had her from a pup, but hey what the hell ! i've had some fun with her and she trys to please me ,and we are mates and we get on ok . I've got her working the lamp well,she marks well,and is a fair ferreting dog,her retriving is fantastic in the house and garden ,but poor in the field she is not perfect by a long way , but then again neither am I . All the best Mick. Great post mate, i really enjoyed that. :look: :look: You are doing a fantastic job as far as im concerned, as its showing in your lurcher. :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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