Ferret's (Contd. from For Sale thread).

dodderangler

MOD NOTE

Split out from for sale thread.

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Very hard to have ferrets been sold that are hunting this time of year man
I got a young buck at 7 weeks old to hunt with my 2 year old Doe
He's bout 14 weeks old now and is great at flushing rabbit the odd kill aswell tho
If you look on donedeal or gumtree there is loads for sale

anthonyos

my 2 ferrets are 9 weeks old will they be ready for rabbits come sept

dodderangler

anthonyos wrote: »

my 2 ferrets are 9 weeks old will they be ready for rabbits come sept

Are ya gonna wait till September anto?
Your more than welcome to come out with me as I said when I met up with ya I'm still ferreting but only cuz I've been asked to by farmers and a lot of farmers are cuttin the ditches now making it easier

anthonyos

dodderangler wrote: »

Are ya gonna wait till September anto?
Your more than welcome to come out with me as I said when I met up with ya I'm still ferreting but only cuz I've been asked to by farmers and a lot of farmers are cuttin the ditches now making it easier

ye im going to wait till the ferrets are bit bigger and the growth on the ditches die down ..i got some permission on land the other day its a big farm but the farmer said i cant go there till crops cut in sept ..il head out some day

LB6

I was curious when Done deal was mentioned by Dodderangle, so googled it and yep there are Ferrets for sale.

This was quoted on one "3 ferrets for sale , two girl silvers and one albino very good workers ma and da hunt very well brang them out a few times very good for the age"

Thought DD were opposed to all hunting sales?

djflawless

While on the subjects of ferrets
this has been pindering my mind the past feew weeks.how many of the boards ferreters use the ferret finder collars?and if anyone has tried with and without the collars did you have more digs in either case?

dodderangler

djflawless wrote: »

While on the subjects of ferrets
this has been pindering my mind the past feew weeks.how many of the boards ferreters use the ferret finder collars?and if anyone has tried with and without the collars did you have more digs in either case?

I always use them and would never ever go out without it
It's irresponsible to go out with them as your ferret could kill 4 or 5 young rabbits and if you only get one then you've killed and left the other rabbits there
I had a ferret that always killed and he killed 6 youngish rabbits in one burrow and if it wasn't for the finder I would've never gotten them or the ferret
Also a ferret can get too cosy underground and sleep and you'd be waitin a while to get him back if you've no finder
Also another thing is that if you don't see the ferret leave the hole he could wander around the land then you've lost him and he gets into farmland with poultry and costs farmer a fortune

Sorry for the rant just had arguments with some people in the past

In sayin that tho some lads trust their ferret will never kill and only bolt therefore will get their ferret back with out fail

djflawless

Ah well thats cleared things up for me.had a couple of months ferreting last year but was using a ferret harness and bailing twine.effective at work but a divil to get the harness on!

thekevin4540

What age do you lads start hunting your ferrets i just go by the size of them if i think thare old enough to hunt i have 2 young bucks that i bred my self thayed be ready for september/october time id say

dodderangler

thekevin4540 wrote: »

What age do you lads start hunting your ferrets i just go by the size of them if i think thare old enough to hunt i have 2 young bucks that i bred my self thayed be ready for september/october time id say

I have one there that I got at 7 weeks old and have been hunting him since he was 13 weeks he be 15 weeks now and he's a lot bigger than my Jill who is 2 years old and he's good very quick worker

paddybongo

is that the doe from Rathfarnham?;);)

dodderangler

paddybongo wrote: »

is that the doe from Rathfarnham?;);)

Yeah ha you the lad that sold her to me