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Ferreting – a guide to getting started, gear and fieldcraft
Learn everything you need to begin ferreting, from choosing and caring for ferrets, to essential equipment, locating game, and tips on land permissions and safety. Whether you’re a first-timer or looking to improve your technique, this guide makes ferreting accessible and effective.
Latest articles
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FerretingFerret off its food?
Worried your ferret isn't feeding properly? Simon Whitehead has some practical suggestions
By ShootingUK
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FerretingMy ferret is too fat!
A friend has given me an extremely fat ferret which hasn't been worked for several months. I read recently that I should put it on a cereal based diet. Do you agree? How can I get it back into working...
By ShootingUK
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FerretingWhat is a healthy diet for a ferret?
What, in your view, does a healthy diet consist of for a ferret? Do you feed it the same stuff each day or do you change it regularly? What do you give it to drink – water or milk, or both?
By ShootingUK
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FerretingWhy are my ferrets are strange colours?
All the pictures I see of ferrets are either albinos or darker coloured hobs. I have just bought two jills and a hob from a friend and all three are almost black in colour. Have you come across such c...
By ShootingUK
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FerretingWhat’s the minimum number of ferrets for a day’s shooting?
Two friends and I plan to shoot rabbits over ferrets this year. What's the minimum number of ferrets we need for a day's shooting? We will be going no more than once a week.
By ShootingUK
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FerretingCan I domesticate a wild ferret?
I caught a feral ferret last Saturday and it's as wild as a hawk. Have I got any chance of domesticating it again? I've also been given a set of hemp purse nets but a lot of rabbits seem to be escapin...
By ShootingUK
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FerretingWhen do you feed your ferrets?
How often, and at what times of the day do you feed your ferrets? One of my ferrets occasionally refuses to come out of a burrow and sometimes it can be underground for hours!
By ShootingUK
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