Dunkield Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 A mate of mine bought a house with a rabbit infested garden back in December. He has been getting the numbers down with the rimfire, but for obvious reasons the success rate has dropped as the reamining inhabitants have wised up. Coincidentally he had a knock on the door from a bloke who used to ferret the garden for the previous owner, and offered to come round and do the same. So we met up on Sunday to let battle commence. Using a longnet/stop nets/shotguns the plan was to cover as much ground as possible. What are we waiting for?? Some of the ground would have taken ages to net up so we were relying on the 2 guns (me and my mate) to do their stuff, never a great idea Obviously the rifle culling had had an impact as the numbers were pretty low. None in that one: We moved about picking up the odd one here and there, moving onto some easier ground in hope of more sport. The ferrets were loving this ground as the runs were very shollow so they kept popping up/down again, I was amazed how quickly they covered the ground. We can't remember all the numbers, but it was something like 9 to the guns and 7 to the ferts/nets. The most important thing is that only 2 that bolted actually got away, one was an unsafe shot and the other was missed - more than once . . The bag - 16 less to worry about. The spade only came out twice and there was evidence of at least a couple that wouldn't bolt. It was great day, enjoyed by all, and good to see someone who knows their stuff at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyRS6 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Nice one Stu. I love all those noses poking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Good post & pics SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Stuart, Sounds like a great day out and if you keep it up I will hate you like I do LB NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Nice 1 stuart,good result-can,t beat a day out with the ferts GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Good stuff, nice garden matey has Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thanks for sharing that! Really enjoyed it, goes to show that door knocking does pay off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Indeed it does Neither of us have ever done any before so he had an audience of us, plus the better halves, plus the kids He said we can borrow the ferts and the locator to have another go ourselves if the problem returns, which in time I am sure it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonna Shoot a Wabbit Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 the sport i love n live for its the best..well dun a nice bag there mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Its good craic ferreting about isint it Stuart and that was a great thread, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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