I would like to start using a hawk on rabbits, but don’t mind admitting I know nothing at all about the sport, having only seen birds flown at game fairs.…
Edward Cook
Is it true rabbits dig small bolt-holes inside their burrows?
Is it true that rabbits dig small bolt-holes from inside their burrows? No matter how hard I look for them a few always escape my attention and, of course, the…
Can you recommend any books or DVDs on long netting?
Long netting: Also, I’ve heard some people talking about “quick set netting systems”. What do they mean?
Is green tripe too rich for my ferrets?
Is it okay to feed my ferrets on green tripe from time to time or is it too rich for the system?
If a ferret is a bad mum, should I breed from her again?
Ferreting: Last year my favourite jill had her first litter of kits but then totally ignored them. They all weakened and died through lack of food.
Can I teach my dog to mark a rabbit burrow?
Rabbiting: How do I teach my dog to ‘mark’ a rabbit burrow? Is it a difficult process?
At what age should I wean my young ferrets?
What’s the best way of weaning a litter of young ferrets off their mum, and at what age should it start?
Should I put my ferrets in seperate hutches?
With ferrets is it best to put hobs and jills in separate hutches – especially when they’re brothers or sisters?
How much do working ferrets cost?
What would you say is a fair price for working ferrets? Different people around here seem to charge what they like.
Is hare netting legal – I’d like to try and long net hares?
Is it possible, and legal, to long net hares, and if it is, how do you go about it? I presume hare netting must be done during the day, because…
Rabbit shooting: Alongside the combine harvester
Rabbit shooting alongside the combine harvester is very effective. Edward Cook explains how to do it.
Do ferrets need inoculating against Weil’s Disease?
Weil's Disease: I want to use ferrets to bolt rats from the underside of chicken huts on our farm.
What size litter can I expect from my ferret?
I plan to breed from one of my jill ferrets for the first time this year. What size litter can I expect?
How do you go about ferreting roadside hedgerows?
How do you go about ferreting roadside hedgerows? The one running through our farmer’s land is alive with rabbits and he says he wants them clearing.
What trap can I set overnight to catch a lost ferret?
Can you recommend a make of live cage trap to leave set overnight to catch a lost ferret? How's it best used?
What should I put in my ferrets’ exercise yard?
My son has been ferreting several times with an uncle and now wants ferrets of his own.
Can you train young ferrets to get through purse nets?
Is it possible to train ferrets to get through purse nets when they’re fairly young, or is it something they learn to do with experience?
When rabbiting, they always go for the unnetted hole!
Why is it just about every rabbit in a burrow always seems to find the same unnetted hole?
Can you work ferrets from two different sources?
My shooting pal wants me to help him clear some really big burrows on his ground with my three ferrets, and his four.
Can I keep male and female ferrets together?
Is it best to work, and house, ferrets of just one sex together?