Nekhbet Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Just putting it out there, not this coming week but the week after I am going ferreting mon-wednesday if anyone is in the mood to join me and have an action packed (or stand about smoking with a take away coffee) type morning PM me and I'll give you a ride from my place. I can only fit 2 people in the car with me so I'm limited. Also dogs are STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED I will be on other peoples property and around some VERY vaulable livestock. You also have to not be averse to seeing a bunny or two dying :p You can keep a few for your dogs too if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash&elar Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I have been ferreting b4, I wont actually kill the animal, but didnt have a prob helping to skin and gut them. Im a lil too far away though :p have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 no I wont be expecting anyone to kill the rabbits, unless you have done it before. You will be expected to dive on the ones that run into the nets at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenau1 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I've been ferreting years ago with my best friend and her Dad, it was really interesting! His ferret was amazing and it was a good way for them to control the rabbit population on their property, and the dogs used to love fresh bunny :p They would occasionally have to dig Mr Ferret out though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I'd love to but it's a bit far, and I'd want to bring a whippet or two and that's a no no. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 it would be nice to find a property that allowed dogs. A friend has a pharoah but her property was rabbit free unfortunately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andisa Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 If your were closer I would be in...sadly too far away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pandii Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 2 weeks schoolm holidays and I would of come down, but first week back at school and you decide to go bah humbug LOL Wish I could go me and the kids dont mind seeing a bunnie die and the dogs love them nom nom nom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haylz27 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 You're so close to me Nekhbet, I'm sure there will be plenty of rabbits here in Lara as well as the weather starts heating up. I don't think it's for me though. I'm a whimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnwarren Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Oh I wish I could come, wouldn't be feeding them to the dogs though, I love a bit of underground mutton, hmmmmm bunny stew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moselle Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 2 weeks schoolm holidays and I would of come down, but first week back at school and you decide to go bah humbug LOLWish I could go me and the kids dont mind seeing a bunnie die and the dogs love them nom nom nom Oh well too bad for you that you are going to be missing out on seeing death take place before your eyes, darn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) dunwarren if you would like me to clean you a couple for human consumption I sell them for $8 each. Nice big ones too, I'm doing females only for food as all the males are stinky lately. I can freeze it and when you have time pop down. Or I could come up there to ferret if you know a property I dont mind some travelling and I'll give you the bunnies gutted fresh on the haylzz if you know any properties with rabbits I'm happy to come up there and ferret. Provision is that no one has used pindone/1080 in the last 6 months otherwise I WONT be happy if one of my ferrets is poisoned. *some photos to tempt people* everyone say *nawwwwwwwwwwwwwww* ETA It's a part of life Moselle. I know Pandii and I wouldnt be grumping at her she's a great mother. I would have earlier Pandii but I have been swimming in uni work and had a bad back so I couldnt go running after Satans furry children Edited October 1, 2010 by Nekhbet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I couldn't do it but agree that if the bunnies are caught and killed as cleanly as possible, then it is a good thing as they cause our land so much devastation. Dumb question (not being a ferret person) .... how do you stop your ferrets running away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 how do you stop your ferrets running away warrens are self contained units, even along a massive fenceline there will be separations between clusters of holes so they can't get too far. The ferrets are so driven by the smell of the rabbit they stay down the hole and keep running about until the smell subsides (ie their own scent and urine covers it, they scent mark as they run about) and then when it's over they womble out of the holes and snuffle around. They do get a prey reward, when they come when called I offer them a dead rabbit to latch onto. We do a lot of the recall work at home, you call them and when they come back you give them a big scrub-a-dub and some some raw food, same goes when you feed them, condition them to the noise. Pretty much the same as training a really high driven working line dog. Except when it's over they're happy to just shut down until the next scent patch gets them going. Plus the great thing .... ferrets eye sight is pretty bad, they're short sighted creatures so they want to follow their nose down the hole more then spotting something halfway across the paddock and bounding after it As long as you have some fresh food or at least some blood stain on your shoe you can lure them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Good explanation - thank you. Curiosity satisfied now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pandii Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Guess I am a bad mum for hunting a feral pest and killing it humanly for food, shame on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Guess I am a bad mum for hunting a feral pest and killing it humanly for food, shame on me Presumably Moselle & her dogs are vegan? Since I've worked on several farms (sheep, beef, dairy) and visited hundreds more, and can tell you that most hunted meat is at least as humane as any animal product you'll buy at the supermarket. If only I lived closer! My girl would love to try rabbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 My Whippet book says to leave all dogs at home if you are serious - rabbits can sense the dogs and go even deeper. Anyone who thinks killing a rabbit driven out of its warren by a ferret is cruel has clearly never seen a rabbit suffering from myxo. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 good dogs know to hang back PF. And a good ferret knows when to give a rabbit a hard chomp on the arse to make it bolt properties that have low predation and if you go the right hours of the day the rabbits have no problems shooting out of the hole like a bat out of hell. And when they hit you in the leg it hurts ... A LOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karly101 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Would love to see how its done ... I have 3 ferrets but they've never seen a rabbit in their lives! Is it possible to train older ferrets, I'm wondering if its more an instinctual thing? I've just introduced raw rabbit too them and they love it so I'm getting them a bit closer haha...I should work on training recall but they tend to just ignore me and keep sniffing when I take them out on the lead IMO this kind of hunting is very humane, my dad often goes out shooting feral animals at his cousins farm and absolutely nothing is wasted...they normally use dogs and it was amazing watching them work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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