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Title: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: rabbiter on June 04, 2008, 07:24:24 pm (http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3199/008hi7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
It had been raining off & on for a number of days ,so when it stopped early yesterday I loaded up some gear and bolted to a local farm for a spot of rabbiting & ferreting .These lovely bright yellow nets had arrived all the way from England And they have proved to not only great to use but very good rabbit catchers . I chased two rabbits both into the same 5 holer with the dogs ,left is 1/2 hr to settle down & popped in "zena",the wait was only a short one ,both bolting together the first into the net & the other I let get out aways before shooting it . (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/456/009sh7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8753/010qh7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6209/015ww5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/5822/019xz8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/4167/014gq1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) I ended the two hours with 5 fat rabbits before the light went and the winter day closed in . Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: Mike on June 05, 2008, 01:23:37 pm Now that's pretty cool right there! I've never seen that before.
A big pot of rabbit and dumplings sure does sound good! ;D Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: HIPOCKETS on June 05, 2008, 01:46:18 pm So how much is one of them (STRIKE FERRETS ) worth ?
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: capt jack on June 05, 2008, 03:18:39 pm thanks for sharing that story. that is very interesting. i have never seen any thing like that before.
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: rabbiter on June 05, 2008, 07:38:18 pm :o :o :o I don't know but he looks alittle gritty to me he is caught in pics 4-5........ ;D ;D but awesome hunting technique... :o :o :o Yep sometimes the ferret "catches " your finger !! :o :o ;D ;DI like your style Realdogs Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: Jeff on July 25, 2008, 06:19:59 pm awesome - you ever use hawks?
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: Noah on July 30, 2008, 10:40:02 pm Too cool, never seen anything like it ;D
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: rabbiter on August 05, 2008, 03:07:09 am I use a gundog or some type of terrier to tell me if there is in fact a rabbit in the hole ,then you can either pop a catch net over the hole or just use the shotgun as the rabbit bolts out at top speed.The ferret after it has been entered into the hole gos down deep using its nose to "find" the rabbit and will attack either killing it or moving to on to bolt out .We sometimes run them down with a running dog ,usually a greyhound or whippet after they bolt .
(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7774/014wv3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: Noah on August 05, 2008, 10:40:53 pm Will the ferret bring him out if he catches it in the hole?
You're making me want to get a ferret..... ;D Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: aussiedogger on August 09, 2008, 02:18:49 am ferrets are illegal to own where i live
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: rabbiter on August 09, 2008, 06:05:14 am ferrets are illegal to own where i live Don't let that stop you!! :D :DTitle: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: aussiedogger on August 09, 2008, 09:18:11 pm is there ferral ferretts in new zealand?? my mates dad killed one while he was over there tahr huntin??
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: rabbiter on August 09, 2008, 09:25:35 pm is there ferral ferretts in new zealand?? my mates dad killed one while he was over there tahr huntin?? Yes ferrets are found out living in the wild,you find good numbers of them where there are enough rabbits for them to eat .They eat alot ,something like every 3 hours and up to 8 times per 24 hours as they have very small stomachs and eat alittle offen.They are very good hunters & have a good tracking nose for finding the rabbit deep under ground ."ferreting" or using ferrets to hunt with is a very old ,almost lost form of hunting ,which was at one time a very common passed time ,practiced most sunday afternoons to keep the whole family in fresh meat for the week .Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: aussiedogger on August 10, 2008, 04:46:42 pm sounds fun. lol
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: wcg89 on March 31, 2009, 04:49:42 pm bahhahahaha thats sweet!...how do you train a ferret? ha
keep your hands away from that ferret son....he's a catch ferret hahahahaha i want to see this happen Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: rabbiter on April 17, 2009, 04:51:08 am You could not only see this happen but you could feel the bite if you lived here me ;D ,once you have been bitten by a ferret ,thats plenty and you won't want to happen again . ;D ;D
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: mradel on April 20, 2009, 01:13:27 am that's pretty cool
Title: Re: For something a little different for you guys .Check this out . Post by: BA-IV on May 14, 2009, 10:04:53 pm Thats probably one of the coolest things I've seen in awhile, my yard is covered in rabbits eating my wifes plants. Now I gotta show her this post so I can convince her to let me buy a ferret or use her lil half number 2zu half yorkie to fetch em up
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