long netting rabbits

[Yorkshire Pudding]

Title says it all

 

I'm thinking about buying some long nets and going out rabbiting with em. Any info/tips would be greatly received.

 

all the best

[Cranfield]

The disadvantage of using long nets over purse nets (on a warren), is that the rabbits frequently run out of one hole and straight down another hole, never reaching the net

 

I have had most success placing long nets to "cut off" escape routes from rough cover (long grass, bramble bushes etc), back to the rabbits holes.

Set the net and then beat through the cover.

When rabbits hit the net, you have to respond quickly.

They can get out of a long net, far easier than a purse net.

Especially when you don,t leave sufficient slack, at the bottom of the net.

 

I much preferred purse nets, more efficient and easier to handle when you were on your own, or with just one other person.

[sean johnston]

The traditional and most effective way of using longnets is to first establish where the rabbits are coming from when they venture out onto the fields at night to feed.Once this is known and taking the wind into account a net or nets are set over the area they have come from inorder to trap them when you walk the field to drive them back home.There are two ways a net can be set up either the traditional way using end pin rings and hazel stakes or a more modern way using fibreglass poles.Using the fibreglass poles the depth of the net is determined by how far you push the pole into the ground as the net is set up on the pole with rubber grommets,one at the top of the pole and one at the bottom.As you push the pole into the ground the bottom grommet slides up the pole and sets the height of the net.Whatever method you choose be sure to do some dummy runs in daylight as it is a lot harder to set nets at night.Hope this helps.

                             Regards sean.

[neil]

what do you intend to do with it?as Craneld says if yu want to use nets for ferriting purse nets are probably youre best bet,(loads of rabbits will bolt and either sit tight right outside the hole if the ferret isnt to close or just run from hole to hole)if you dont see a bolt hole and dont net it you will usually "back net"them on a hole you do have a net set on.

[sean johnston]

Yep i agree with neil fair enough long nets have there place in the ferreting game but purse nets are better in most circumstances as you are covering each hole.Having said that I have used longnets succesfully when ferreting but only in certain places where i was sure where the bolting rabbits were heading for.

                            Regards sean.

[columbus]

Dear yorkie.

If you are thinking of buying longnets work out what lenth of nets you want then buy half as much again. Most comercialy sold nets are rigged 75 yds of net in a 50 yd net and this is not enough so what you want is 100 yds of netting rigged into 50 yds and this will give you the amount of slack needed to make a good killing net.

[Elma Fud]

Have you seen the articles in the shooting times using the quickset method.

 

It has a light metal frame. Bow shaped about 50cms in diameter

has 2 upright prongs (about 10cms in length) in which to house your nylon poles. (they rest horizontally on the bow)

And a strap, to fit over your shoulder

 

The bow is fitted with a tight mesh (Keepnet mesh size) this is where the main body of the net rests when not in use.

The poles are preset into the net about 10m apart.

and as Columbus rightly says, allow plenty of bag, 100m of net down to 75 or 50 m

 

The net can be set and gathered at almost a walking pace.

 

Hope this is of some help.      :(

[Cranfield]

There have been some serious advancements in the design of some ferreting equipment.

 

I saw that long net at the Midland ,it looked very impressive when demonstrated.

Also some metal "one way swinging doors", that enabled rabbits to bolt out of a hole, but not get back in.

 

It use to take us some time to clean and set our long net, especially when it was wet. Even then 40% of the rabbits would escape, because it had snagged up somewhere.