Hoskinz Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 whats the best way i can ferret an old rail way bank? its covered in brambles so purse netting is impossible, i have a locator but im still worried i coudl lose a ferret i have a long net aswell but im still not sure if its a good idea or not even though there is a stupid amount of rabbits living in there any help would be much appreciated i will try and get a few pics of it this weekend so you can see what im dealing with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 If you have sole access to this area, it would be worth clearing the area just around the holes to make purse netting easier. You would be wise not to net the earths for a week, after the disturbance of the clearing up operation. Alternatively, you could clear an area for your long nets. If there are a lot of earths to be covered, you would be wise to enlist some help. I don't understand why you are concerned that you might lose a ferret. If you have a locator and some help, it should be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topguns Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 that cranfield is spot on. with answer. Railway can be a little stonny to dig through as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keen shot Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I and a friend ferreted a railway bank on a local farm that i shoot on. But we were not netting and were covering the area with shotguns. And my mates ferret finder messed up as the battery's were going low on power, so anyway ended up digging 2-1/2 foot on a railway bank to a false location. so that night we set his live catch trap up and luckly the night after the ferret was in there! The reward can be grate, but there is a risk doing it as it is not a nice material to dig through! Regards ks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I run 3 longnets along the top and fire my 12 ferrets in we used to try and pursenet what we could but it was time consuming and noisy this is far easier and quicker and if ferrets fail to appear we just walk along till we get a reading then clear a bit to get them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Sarakun Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 that cranfield is spot on. with answer. Railway can be a little stonny to dig through as well. A mine of information that man, along with a few others of whom I would love to meet. A credit to the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoskinz Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 thanks for the replies lads i will take a mate with me and see how we get on, just net what i can and run a long net the length of the bank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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