My son has been ferreting several times with an uncle and now wants ferrets of his own.
Ferreting
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?
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.
I want to go shooting over my ferrets!
I intend to have a shooting expedition over my ferrets and have invited some friends along. Do you have any tips that I can pass on for the day ahead?
Can you ferret big burrows by yourself?
Is it possible to ferret and work big burrows by yourself or do you recommend taking helpers along?
Portrait of a ferret as a gentle giant
Ferrets: Recalling the story of one man's ferret - a remarkable hunting companion.
Do I need written permission to use ferrets on farmland?
Is it necessary to get written permission from a farmer to use ferrets on his land, or is a verbal agreement good enough?
Do ferrets need a drink of water while working?
Do you give ferrets a drink of water while they are working, or is it best to leave it until you get back home?
What could my ferrets be scared of?
The other day I put two ferrets into a rabbit hole but both backed away from it with their backs hunched and fur flared out. What causes that sort of reaction?
How long should I wait before digging out a ferret?
If one of your ferrets lays up, how long do you leave it before you start digging?
Which ferret do you prefer, hobs or jills?
Which type of ferret do you prefer to work – hobs or jills, and why?
Ferreting – Tradition in the 21st century
Ian Valentine meets a trio of young professional pest controllers in the Cotswolds who carry out their work using traditional methods
Which ferret finder?
Q) My father has been given two ferrets by a friend and I have been delegated to look after them and work them to be shot over. I have been advised to use a Deben Mk1 ferret-finder set, but I have looked everywhere and cannot find anyone selling them other…
My new purse nets are losing rabbits!
I have recently bought some purse nets as my old ones got stolen, but when I used the new nets this weekend I lost a lot of rabbits.
Foreshore ferreting
Selena Masson watches a masterclass on a Suffolk estuary as Shooting Times’s ferret man, Simon Whitehead, sets two lurchers and 12 hungry ferrets on a vintage warren