Rabbits

Gerry.L

I gave the ferret away last week with a view on getting a better one later on in the year. But between now and then is there any way to keep netting rabbits.

I was told you can buy "smokers". Net the holes as usual and then drop a few smokers into one hole and then cover it. THe smoke is then forced down the warren and the rabbits will bolt. Anybody tried this..?? Is it any good..??? Where will I get the "smokers"... Im looking online but cant for the life of me find any

Is there any other ways to make the rabbits bolt, apart from smoke and a ferret..???

blackstairsboy

Tried it before with hay or straw. Had the wind to my back make sure to blow the smoke down the burrow. Never got any and gave it up soon after, after nearly setting fire to about 5 acres of gorse :eek: A lot of frantic stamping sorted that out;)

Have smoked rats with an old chainsaw with the chain removed a terrier or two and a sprong and you will have right craic anyway:D

Gerry.L

blackstairsboy wrote: »

gave it up after nearly setting fire to about 5 acres of gorse :eek: A lot of frantic stamping sorted that out

Id say that was a sight to see alright

jap gt

my neighbour was telling me one day that when he was young they used to bolt them with sulphur candles, light the candle and place it in the hole and net the rest of them, he thinks its banned now though as this would be going back 55-60 years, i think the candles are used in fumigation now

blackstairsboy

If you get some rags and soak them in diesel for 24 hours. Shove these down every borrow on your ground. The smell will cause the rabbits to vacate their burrows. It is very slow acting and is used to push rabbits into cover where they can be hunted the following day with spaniels. Never used it but have it on good authority that it works and will try it some day.

johnner1

get down to the sea and collect a few large jack shore crabs under weed and rocks, then what you do is get a small piece of candle 1/2 inch or so and wax it to crab's back then light the candle, place crab in burrow and the crab will run down burrow trying to get away from the flickering light:D cheap ferrets that you wont mind loosing;) the rabbits wont know what hit them;)

Feidhlim Dignan

have a look for a smoker used by beekeepers, my dad keeps bees abd his smoker would defo do the job but i never tried it

Terrier

Drop Nets are the business if you have the right areas

dicky82

Gerry.L wrote: »

I gave the ferret away last week with a view on getting a better one later on in the year. But between now and then is there any way to keep netting rabbits.

I was told you can buy "smokers". Net the holes as usual and then drop a few smokers into one hole and then cover it. THe smoke is then forced down the warren and the rabbits will bolt. Anybody tried this..?? Is it any good..??? Where will I get the "smokers"... Im looking online but cant for the life of me find any

Is there any other ways to make the rabbits bolt, apart from smoke and a ferret..???

why not spend your money on a new ferret and save the hassle of smokers and crabs??

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/46/71550946.html

jap gt

dicky82 wrote: »

why not spend your money on a new ferret and save the hassle of smokers and crabs??

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/46/71550946.html

180 euro is serious money for a ferret

dicky82

jap gt wrote: »

180 euro is serious money for a ferret

i think its for the lot but will sell seperately, that was just one ad i saw gumtree and donedeal has plenty of them for sale.

jap gt

dicky82 wrote: »

i think its for the lot but will sell seperately, that was just one ad i saw gumtree and donedeal has plenty of them for sale.

sorry your right

Eddie B

Home made smoker!



I've never used a smoker for catching rabbits, but i have read up on it, and it will work in certain situations!

I think it's effective if there's only a handfull of burrows close together, and not much good with large warren's!

But as the lads said already, why go to so much hastle when a ferret is far cheaper, and does a much better job than any smoker could!

If you really wan't to get a smoker, you'll find them on line, and they are also advertised on the Countrymans weekly magazine!
They cost around 100 Euro or more, and their not ment to be as good as the homemade one's!

Spunk84

€180 for a ferret:eek: is an absolute rip off, you can pick up ferrets for as little as a £10 up north....smoke bombs work, used to do it as a kid for greyhound men:D ,best place to get them is in joke shops and when you get them get coloured ones, they worked the best... I'd prefer to use a ferret better crack

dicky82

Spunk84 wrote: »

€180 for a ferret:eek: is an absolute rip off, you can pick up ferrets for as little as a £10 up north....smoke bombs work, used to do it as a kid for greyhound men:D ,best place to get them is in joke shops and when you get them get coloured ones, they worked the best... I'd prefer to use a ferret better crack

if you read the ad or even read the two following post, its 180 for the lot, but with a view to sell seperately;)

Spunk84

dicky82 wrote: »

if you read the ad or even read the two following post, its 180 for the lot, but with a view to sell seperately;)

polar cat buck very taim working ferret. £10 especially as it's a buck
8ft monitor £35 or less as he has no collars and it's an old Deben box
He has 12 nets and hutch £40 maybe
So where's he getting £180

I know the prices for second hand ferreting gear as I got me cousin in Lisburn the same setup but with electronic collars,spit bar and alot more things for £100:cool:

But yea should of read the ad:o

marie065

i look in on here now and again never posted lol this is my womans acc, afew know me as a quite mouthed hunting man but **** me smoking out rabbits is just wrong and it don't work,and not fit for a open forum :eek: get a ferret again you buy them for 10 to 30 euro, or get yourself a lurcher or better invite someone off here to go out that has the right gear for the job, i bet afew paper puncher on here would love to get out and shoot real things for a change just warn them that they don't have all day to shoot that they actually move ,
best of luck
banner bandit :cool: