Ferreting - Last day of season

The last day of the season for me after the discovery of lots of little bunnies now on the ground.

[@silent6999]

I love this video. I have ferret all he's good for is making a mess. But we love him.

[@markwilliams8702]

Its lovely seeing these animals work. many thanks for posting the video.

[@freedomofabird]

Thanks Mark!!

[@sherbert500]

great vid yet again have a sandy jill just like yours who comes off of the kill in no time at all.......saves a lot of digging through stone and roots and that sometimes..........

[@freedomofabird]

Excellent news and glad I could be of help. Good luck with the ferrets and Happy Hunting!

[@freedomofabird]

Thanks for watching bud. I have some nets with 2 pegs on like you describe, we call them poke nets over here and they are bigger than the normal purse nets. I use them if I have 2 holes really close together, and i cover both with one net. You are right though, they never get out! Happy hunting!

[@freedomofabird]

She's a lovely little girl!

[@gimpsunlimited]

Holy gerbil, that hill side is like moon's surface, full of rabbit holes.

[@robhughes7380]

Ive been watching your vids over the last week or so mate and im well impressed you obviosly love your ferreting but i was just thinking are your lads still going with you as its good to see the younguns getting into it aswell.Good luck for next season mate from all of us here on Anglesey to you and all other ferret and lurcher men everywhere

[@ace69ner]

Great vid guys. Lived it thanks for sharing.

[@halfway2hell]

After the rabbit is caught ferret pokes his head out as if to say " where did he go mate? " LOL

[@sanketdongare1968]

Jack Scheisse y it's

[@JahnoKestt]

Haha, the ferrets are having fun! But poor fella's, it's like playing a claw prize game where you finally get the prize but your older sibling comes along and snatches the prize from you! ;)

[@guybaltz]

Can't do that in the USA, but it sure explains why mine go nuts for squeeky toy's. I was bit once by one of my own, he didn't realize it was me as I was reaching under a couch, I bled, a lot. Once he saw me, he let go, and I think he felt bad. No use scolding a ferret, they don't realize what they are being scolded for.

[@nicole88elizabeth]

I love the ferret at the end of this video! "Come on dude, let me go! Can't you see there's tunnels to explore & rabbits to attack?"

[@freedomofabird]

Its simply a case of getting out there, finding plenty of rabbits and approaching the landowner. I always state I will not use guns, I am fully insured, I will leave the ground as I found it etc. Once you get to know the landowner well, shooting is then often gained as well, once they know they can trust you.

[@jimconnell8994]

Excellent 😉

[@jamieparkes3917]

Thanks you mate happy hunting.

[@Guardian4080]

Looked like a beautiful day

[@freedomofabird]

Hi pal. Yes I use a panasonic HD, and GoPro hero for the close up ground level shots in most of my videos. The GoPro is excellent for close but wide angle shots. It would probably help in the making of your vids, as the two or three different camera angles add interest without changing the content.

[@halfway2hell]

I think ferrets are one of the coolest animals ever. Same with mink.

[@freedomofabird]

+Jack Scheisse Mink are a serious pest in this country.

[@halfway2hell]

Ferrets aren't minks though. They are related of course. weasels too. Here ferrets are domesticated but minks and weasels aren't. They are quite fierce I know minks will kill ducklings and all sorts of lil critters. They are very intelligent which makes them difficult to deal with. Here people try to kill minks on sight lol. They are cool critters in their own right though lol. apparently you can train minks to help you hunt. They have no fear lol.

[@freedomofabird]

Hi Bud. There is no season for ferreting you can do it all the year around if you want to, but it is harder when the undergrowth is up and the young rabbits are about, but sometimes it has to be done if you are on a complete rabbit clearance job, say for example on a golf course, etc. In the summer if you just want to control the bunny numbers, then selective shooting with a .22rf or HMR is a good option. You can legally ferret anywhere you have permission.

[@freedomofabird]

A nice bit of rabbit liver and hearts!

[@jluvs2ride]

Fascinating.

[@freedomofabird]

ferreting is a great sport and a very effective method of rabbit control. I know of old ferreters that regularly caught over 100 a day, and I have no doubt that the occasional ones will still do it today. Prairie dogs are something we dont get over here, but I have seen some good sport with them on youtube!!

[@freedomofabird]

Hi Jamie, yes their is a possibility they may, because its dry, but you should be able to tell a little bit, from the general direction of the holes. This isn't 100% though. I have a set that goes under a road, and I hate doing it, because I know it will be a long wait if it stays under. Luckily all my jills tend to leave anything they kill, but they will stay with a rabbit at the stop end. Make sure you stick a tracker on your ferret, and try it sometime, that will give you the answer. atb.

[@The70srockfan]

wow i have never seen or heard of "ferreting", what an amazing hunting tactic!

[@BirdOfParadise777]

Will you be making any more net construction videos? Like ones for "newbies" who don't know nuttin'. Like me! LOL! Can you use anything besides the cards I see in your net making vids? Are they metal? Why do you choose the colors you do to make your nets with? What would happen if the holes in the net were smaller or you used a smaller diameter twine? I have so many questions! LOL! Love your vids! The outdoor vids of the "hunts and huntsmen" are so scenic and listening to them talk is cool!:)

[@BlackTheNerevar]

0:45 Rabbit is like, ''What you did there, I see it'' :P I got two boys myself, I love fuzzies.

[@freedomofabird]

Thanks

[@killshot123]

I would never kill an animal for food, I would rather get them from the supermarket where they were obviously never killed and bred packaged and flash frozen or breaded.

[@uglyrage]

Great vids m8! i learned to make nets from your vids in an eyewink (+1)... made 3 good ones already, will be hunting with my ferrets end of this year for the first time. greetings from holland

[@quickclot1]

What a team.

[@freedomofabird]

Now THAT would be interesting ferreting a rabbit that was bigger than a jack russel!!

[@jamieparkes3917]

Another good video mate when do ya start going ferreting again.

[@freedomofabird]

They hunt on instinct and need very little training, just loads of experience!!

[@sambunch2653]

awesome

[@freedomofabird]

I guess any rabbit that lives down a hole can be ferreted. I have never been bitten by one of my own ferrets, although I have been bitten by somebody elses!! The teeth dont stop until they hit bone!!!

[@freedomofabird]

The ferret is killing a rabbit that it has cornered in the wall. Once it has started it is kinder to let it finish the job, than leave an injured rabbit.

[@johndeegan560]

you have good ferrets :)

[@mykylc]

Do your Ferrets ever get caught in the net? 1:34 ready for another hole...that's fantastic!

[@freedomofabird]

Occasionally they do, but usually they step straight through.

[@freedomofabird]

@69Jackmix69 The hole was a lot smaller than it looks, and the ferret only just fit in. There are hens the other side of that wall, and it could have been a rat the ferret was killing. It wasnt a case of stood there watching, I am not putting my hand into a hole, in the same wall I know rats live in.

[@freedomofabird]

Hold the ferrets around the chest, keeping their front legs between your index and middle fnger and they will not be able to scratch you. Hope this is of some use.

[@MrConeycatcher]

great vid when do you normally start ferretin again

[@freedomofabird]

@dogferret1 I look after them as well as I can. These were the first young ones I have seen, but down in Kent it must be a few degrees warmer.

[@jamieparkes3917]

Hi mate I've just got some land to go on and one or two off the sets are near a road will they go under the road at all.

[@kingsterelite9947]

thanks for the reply appreciated is there a certain time of year when its illegal to go ferreting. would a barn be the place to start off in terms of getting a feel for it . can you help me also i let my ferret have a sniff around in a hedge row and when he came out he had a real fowl smell on him is that scent marking thanks once again

[@mattmatty4670]

Cool thanks mate

[@domafox]

were you two able to get that one rabbit out of the rock wall?

[@tylerfeller2689]

Get my new 2 today can't wait to get them out there

[@elicha12]

I know this is old but how was it ? were you able to make them work ?

[@freedomofabird]

Look after them!!

[@MrConeycatcher]

why does a ferret sometimes not go down a hole but goe down holes where there is no rabbits

[@mcknighter23]

can hand reared rabbits still be used for ferreting and do your ferrets ever bite you

[@freedomofabird]

Next week hopefully!! Cant wait, how about you?

[@jamieparkes3917]

Thanks mate how do go about ferreting promisson mate I started ferreting about a year ago and got very little land.

[@kingsterelite9947]

hi quick question is it easy to train your ferret to do this. i wanna do a bit of ratting with mine but scared ill lose it thanks

[@Maxwell1361]

ferrets are so cute :3

[@freedomofabird]

@MrConeycatcher I dont know, may be it smells right. Ferrets like going down tubes, tunnels, pipes and ginnels, because they are ferrets and thats what they do!!

[@freedomofabird]

@SJAhunting Thanks for the kind comments pal.

[@freedomofabird]

well said !!

[@kcpoynter]

Are the ferrets like family pets?

[@conwayvenne309]

What do you do with them after netting them??

[@masonmanutd]

Do you make your nets your self?

[@freedomofabird]

Thanks pal

[@freedomofabird]

That's right and its one of the oldest methods of hunting rabbits

[@PastorGatorcoot]

You can taste the screams!

[@callumpaine5748]

Y didnt u put your hand down the hole when the ferret had hold of the rabbit

[@freedomofabird]

No, although I believe some people do

[@samshawphotography]

EPIC

[@Guardian4080]

Do you ever have trouble with them falling asleep in a hole?

[@peachmonster]

What defines the ferreting "season", if I may ask? Is it some government-issued time frame, or simply based on the breeding cycles of the rabbits? Also, do you always go to the same hunting ground?

[@freedomofabird]

BOP. I will make another video for you, but it may not be for a few months, as I will be away for some time. But I will do it!! Hopefully that will answer some questions.!

[@alecguinness3268]

So do you do any amount of training for the ferrets, or do you just pop them into the hole and they start doing their thing?

[@MrConeycatcher]

great vid i was getin babies in the middle of december is that normal

[@killianxx1]

When dose the season start u again good job the firriest we use three are nice the other hate me :(

[@leamblanchet7227]

6:00 who is screaming the rabbit or ferret?

[@bloggerne]

the rabbit

[@Pacfan98]

5:40 What's that noise?

[@freedomofabird]

As a vegetarian you are free to speak your mind. When you grow up know what you are talking about, then you will look back and realise that hunting is an essential part of this planet. "Vegetarian" is just another way of saying that "my ancestors were sh~t at hunting" and probably leached of the hunters of their time.

[@sapnadhand2101]

Hi do they offer one day trips for rabbit hunting in England ? If yes do u need to take some kind of preparation class? Thank u for sharing ur videos with the public. Hope u will continue to do so.

[@freedomofabird]

+Sapna Dhand Thank you. I think there are places that offer rabbit shooting by the day, but I am not sure how you would go about it. Thanks for your comment.

[@fireredhead9]

Do you ever feed your ferrets some of the rabbits? Or is that frowned upon. I ask because we wouldn't feed our bird dogs the birds we got because they'd eat them all. Really cool hunting technique...like real life "whack a mole".

[@freedomofabird]

I did on one of the vids, but its to easy!

[@freedomofabird]

Thanks Sam. I have replied to your other message.

[@8wolfgang8]

the one in 0:52 was cute

[@ryanjw9000]

Can i ask why your in no rush to get to the rabbits lol

[@mikeformisano764]

Ryan Whittaker it's better that way. rabbits are vermin. let the ferrets have their fun.

[@gboneske]

Mine try this at home... Ever see one go out a dog flap for a bunny?

[@Jurgen074]

1:00 does the bunny has myxomatosis

[@freedomofabird]

Usually mid september, pal

[@OxygenMcgee]

What do the ferrets do, @freedomofabird

[@Nahfam143]

are bunnies north korea's hidden nukes? cuz they jump out their hole like rockets starting off from underground XD

[@SamSam-xl9zn]

Do you eat this Rabbits ?

[@freedomofabird]

Of course

[@freedomofabird]

Concentrate on your school work, and you will become wise with age.

[@beahealthygirl]

Did you really click the video "Ferreting - Last day of season" just to be offended?

[@MrConeycatcher]

hi u been out yet?

[@mcknighter23]

haha my apologies I meant to say hand reared ferrets not rabbits

[@freedomofabird]

September bud

[@Rogow5k1]

Wow I remember when I used to trap why don't you just shoot them instead have the ferret go down the hole then wait widths gun till the rabbit comes up then cap it

[@freedomofabird]

Chase the rabbits out

[@joedaly7011]

where do you ferret

[@freedomofabird]

Rabbit

[@halfway2hell]

Sorry to be posting a lot but the scenery is just gorgeous.

[@freedomofabird]

+Jack Scheisse It certainly is!!

[@halfway2hell]

I really liked the mist/fog overcasting the village there. Just awesome! :D

[@freedomofabird]

:) :) :)

[@Nahfam143]

#CatchRabbits

[@freedomofabird]

I have a .22, but why take it ferreting with me? If I wanted to shoot them, then I would!!