I am a Dad

[timberdog]

He he...My Gills Ferrits have had Kits...8 of the the little stinkers..

If any Responsable people would like some Young Uns please let me know..

we are keeping 2 back for pets for the Kids

[PUX]

congratulations  :lol:  :lol:  :D

[the loon]

do they look like you then
 :lol:

[johnpirate]

You too huh?.My Jills just had kits.I took a peek its between 8 or 10.The poor thing keeps coming out of her bed trying to cool down.She seems to be looking after them well though.Shes a great little worker and the polecat hob thats sired them is a good worker as well they have potential.

[timberdog]

Nice one..not many people on here own or Hunt etc..

I am after White pair with dark eys and a pair of silvers now...so keep ya ears open for us :

[WishIhadaLandy]

don't hunt with ferrets, do hunt tho, just air rifles but it kills 'em just as dead :lol:
I know a couple of people who do use ferrets, very effective little blighters :D

[dew1911]

YOUR A DAD? I'm pretty sure that's Illigal in this country....























:lol: :lol:

[Edge]

Congratulations :lol:  :lol: .
I would take a couple off your hands..... we have a serious problem with rabbits , got x7 borrows in the garden, with an average of x4 babies in each one. The damn things are causing the ancient garden wall to collapse and burrowing under fencing into the veg patch , weve also got another x6 burrows just outside the gardens, so as you can imagine when all is quiet they invade and cause total destruction to the lawns etc.
Tried snares..... havent worked yet :shock: .
Tried air rifle..... got a few, but now they hide/run soon as they hear the house door open.
Tried dog..... he's too slow (labrador).

We have stoat/weasel families wandering about also buzzards, but they cant keep the rabbits under control.
Used to have lots of foxes.... but the local "gentry" killed them all.
Yeah any advice on how to house/feed/train ferrets would be greatly appreciated.

[discograham]

[Tried snares..... havent worked yet  .
Tried air rifle..... got a few, but now they hide/run soon as they hear the house door open.
Tried dog..... he's too slow (labrador)]



12 bore.. or have a word with jasper carrot... just mention something about moles... :shock: :lol:  :lol:

[Dirty Gertie]

Hey, congrats Tim!!  :D  Is mum your original Jill, or is it your new one?

[timberdog]

Girty

Both Gills including the one i re home have Kits..I will put some up when the Gills calm down a bit otherwise Disaster.. :roll:

Ferrits very easy to Keep /  Train..I also work mine with all my Dogs and Fly Falcons/Hawks over Ferrits when hunting them..

Basic key is Handle them like mad..Mkae sure parents can be seen and handled as if they bite put em back..Thats a sign of lack of handling or abuse!
Check the Pens if Buying ..are they Kept clean?

The old story of Ferrits being nasty comes from Old Gamekeepers who mostly tried to starve the Ferrits to make them keen when hunting.

All my Ferrrits are introduced to all the kids from young..supervised of course..
They are also kept with eye shot of my Birds Of prey so they associate with them as mates not food! :shock:

From young get some drain pipes in their pen so they get used to going down holes..nothing worse than a hole shy Ferrit..

Handle Handle Handle..is the key..

When taking them hunting you would need about 30 Purse nets of so which are placed over Rabbits holes or somtimes i dont net the holes and used the Hawks or Dogs..

When approching Holes you make in Down wind ..little [!Expletive Deleted!] have a good sense of smell and hear you if noisy same applies..
Strange as it seems the rabbits if they hear or see Humans they woul;d sooner stay down the Hole and face the Ferrits  :shock:

And this then leads to what they term as" Laying up"..Ferrits nabs Rabbit down the holes and eats till they are full and like you and me they go to sleep on the warm carcass..

This then is a waiting game till the Fat Ferrit decides to come out or you dig them out...Bloody Hard work if deep.

Thats about it really apart from Ratting with them..differant ball game all ways. :twisted: ..Or extreame i had one Gill meet up with an Weasal...what a scrap!


Anyway i love Hunting with all my animals andit puts food on the table and food for the animals

[johnpirate]

We use nets sometimes but depending on the land with my little jill.We put her down and set ourselves up with the shotguns. We dont do bad either.I agree my jill loves being handled we even let her have a run round the house a couple of times a week.I had a peek into the kits today they seem to be doing quite well in the heat. I,ve put a long tray of water for her to dip in .I give her fresh cat milk at least 3 times a day .Landys Shooting and ferrets seem to go together well.

[timberdog]

.Landys Shooting and ferrets seem to go together well

Ya not wrong matey..great isnt it..nothing like a Winters Morn getting the Guns/Hawks Ferrits out the back of the Landy for a mornings hunting. :)

[PUX]

im a lazy shooter :lol:  now i pick my burrow and use me silencer and bi pod on me falcon raptor 19 (air rifle)and pick em off, they dont stand a chance its also a 8 shot  

[johnpirate]

My little devils are doing really well 8 of the little blighters .Six jills and two hobs. Three of the jills are polecat marking they look superb !.I,ve told my daughter that we can keep two a polecat jill and a hob.Just need more accommodation now ,and a large run.So I think this week an advert will have to go in Loot to find homes for them.

[Tiny Tim]

USed to hunt with a big white polecat that surprised is it could even get down a rabbit hole but he was dynamite underground.

Didn't even bat an eyelid if you took a rabbit off him.

Escaped from me mate's back garden one night and the neighbourhood death toll was horrendous  :lol:

[v8kenny]

I took a peek its between 8 or 10.

That will be nine then.............................................................. :lol:

[johnpirate]

Nope its eight she could have had ten but killed two as she couldnt cope with more than eight.