Boston Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 We got to our permission early...ish this morning to ferret the hedgerows that we found the other day whilst out. Sadly (or not depending on how you look at it) it was very slow and the only rabbits we came home with was one adult buck bolted by Possum our Sandy jill and a youngster bolted by Moss, we had another in the net but as it was only young (roughly 9 - 10 week old!!!) it got through the net and high tailed it before I got there. Will get it the next time :blink: Farmer glanced across whilst moving his sheep and seamed very pleased that we were showing up as we said we would, which is good news. Before we made our way back to the car we just did a little looking for our next warren and low and behold we found what can only be described as RabbitUtopia down a bank. I had never seen any thing like it in my life, when I say rough 40 - 45 holes not including digs, please belive that I am not lieing!! We are going to get some more nets and rope Matts brother in to help the next time we go down to the farm... not that we will get many out this time of year not with young about, but the odd one or two would be nice until later in the year. We did have to dig the once, but all we found was an almighty store of corn. I never knew rabbits stored food like this before. Ho, and I did my own cull today, you know I was very proud of myself, even Matt said he did not think that I would be able to do it. But I figure if I am going to go out than I should be able to pull my weight!! I was kinda waiting for a snapping noise though when pulling and was quite supprised at how easy and quiet the whole procces is. I hadn't even realised I had killed it and was still going for it like a mad dog while Matt was laughing at the other side of the hedgerow! I did try to gut... but to say it went unwell would be a little of an understatement... no I didn't ...you know Close though as I nicked the guts and caused a bit of a mess really... Ho well, there's always another day, but at least I gave it a go... Matt was kinda like, well you know as you skin at home, may be I should gut...I just think that was a kind way of saying that I was useless ~ Corn store??? ~ Possums catch. ~ can you not guess that I felt a little pleased with myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickshot Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Yeah i no exactly what you mean by a Utopia! There are two where i go near newmarket and they are closer to 150-200 holes without the digs it is incredible but that is a days work in itself QS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Well done. Perhaps if there are lots of holes a good idea would be to call in a few very sensible trustworthy shotgunners to shoot the bolters? FM :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Well done. Perhaps if there are lots of holes a good idea would be to call in a few very sensible trustworthy shotgunners to shoot the bolters? FM Matt would love to take his air rifle up there, but the farmer sold all the shooting rights to the shot gunners sadly, so it is a case of more hands and nets to the decks... but I am slowly convincing Matt that we really need a whipet to catch the bolters!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hele Hunter Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Well done. :blink: Perhaps if there are lots of holes a good idea would be to call in a few very sensible trustworthy shotgunners to shoot the bolters? FM Matt would love to take his air rifle up there, but the farmer sold all the shooting rights to the shot gunners sadly, so it is a case of more hands and nets to the decks... but I am slowly convincing Matt that we really need a whipet to catch the bolters!! Buy a long net and keep the ferreting up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonna Shoot a Wabbit Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 get a couple of longnets and surround the bury. Nice write up by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hele Hunter Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 I have just been given permission on a bit of land near my local village, I decided to clear the warrens a week before i was planning to go out. We headed out to start clearing the warrens when we came across what i can only explain as a UTOPIA as ou said above. There was not a hedge, bramble, stingy nettle or cobweb anywhere on the warren. So i ran back to the van were i keep all the ferreting equipment, then i went and started netting up. I didnt know rabbits could want so many doors to only one house, is what i waas thinking but when put the ferret down. Three bottled straight away which were dispatched by my dog, whilst i reset the nets on the holes. After that i waited for 15minutes before anything else happened but then they started bolting again. The warren must have been 20ft deep. Not a bad day ended up with a good bag of fifteen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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