Re: rabbits? how do you guys control them?
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07/06/14 05:28 PM
07/06/14 05:28 PM
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Manchester Vt
OneHandSetters
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Manchester Vt
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Some where on here it was said to use a wooden rabbit box instead of a wire cage. There was directions on how to make them if i remember right, but don't count on my memory. They seem to have much better results with the wooden box. I did not save it and i was going to. I do not have to many rabbit calls. Dave
Knowledge is power, that becomes worthless unless you pass it on! Home of the One Hand Setters! on Face Book davidfsheldonjr@gmail.com
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Re: rabbits? how do you guys control them?
[Re: TRapper]
#4547739
07/06/14 05:54 PM
07/06/14 05:54 PM
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Joined: Dec 2013
Cumbria England
coney catcher
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Cumbria England
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This one i think i can add a bit too, i have been hunting and controlling Rabbits for over 40 years, using many methods,we have a lot of rabbits in this country at the moment and i probably make 25% of my earnings catching them, some of the methods i use Lamping: we run lurchers trained to run the lamp, wet windy nights are the best,rabbits are spotted with a powerful lamp and the dog is slipped hopefully the dog catches rabbit after a short run ,retreives it, rabbit is dispatched,dog back on slip lead and away we go again,best catch we had in one night was 108 with 2 dogs. Fereting: when this goes right this is probably the best sportin the world,ferrets are put down the rabbit holes [ warrens] to chase them out, we net the holes with purse nets or surround the warren with a long net attached to poles, we also use the lurchers to catch the bolting rabbits, things can go wrong when the ferrets kill down the holes and you have to dig them out, deepest dig to date to r retreive a ferret 11ft. some warrens can consist of upto 40 to 50 holes other methods we use are snaring, trapping with mk6 fenns and cage traps and just this last week i have put some drop boxes in a rabbit proof fence, also shoot a lot with the 22 lr
these are a few methods we use and i hope you find them interesting, if i knew how to put up photoes i would put some on ,i will have to get my lad to sort it for me
A mans heart hardens and grows cold when away from nature
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Re: rabbits? how do you guys control them?
[Re: coney catcher]
#4550158
07/08/14 05:11 PM
07/08/14 05:11 PM
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England. UK
roe
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England. UK
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This one i think i can add a bit too, i have been hunting and controlling Rabbits for over 40 years, using many methods,we have a lot of rabbits in this country at the moment and i probably make 25% of my earnings catching them, some of the methods i use Lamping: we run lurchers trained to run the lamp, wet windy nights are the best,rabbits are spotted with a powerful lamp and the dog is slipped hopefully the dog catches rabbit after a short run ,retreives it, rabbit is dispatched,dog back on slip lead and away we go again,best catch we had in one night was 108 with 2 dogs. Fereting: when this goes right this is probably the best sportin the world,ferrets are put down the rabbit holes [ warrens] to chase them out, we net the holes with purse nets or surround the warren with a long net attached to poles, we also use the lurchers to catch the bolting rabbits, things can go wrong when the ferrets kill down the holes and you have to dig them out, deepest dig to date to r retreive a ferret 11ft. some warrens can consist of upto 40 to 50 holes other methods we use are snaring, trapping with mk6 fenns and cage traps and just this last week i have put some drop boxes in a rabbit proof fence, also shoot a lot with the 22 lr
these are a few methods we use and i hope you find them interesting, if i knew how to put up photoes i would put some on ,i will have to get my lad to sort it for me How did you find out where the ferret was at 11 foot deep?
What doesn't kill us makes us stranger...
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Re: rabbits? how do you guys control them?
[Re: TRapper]
#4550173
07/08/14 05:24 PM
07/08/14 05:24 PM
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Joined: Dec 2013
Cumbria England
coney catcher
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Cumbria England
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We use ferret locators ,small transmitter on a collar and a hand held receiver , a bit like a hound tracking collar, would never go ferreting without one,
A mans heart hardens and grows cold when away from nature
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