Ferreting fun

Regardless of any hunting technique employed or species targeted, there are always pros and cons with the equipment and associated methods required. Ferreting is no different. Catching rabbits with purse nets for example allows for a warren with 40 burrows to be netted and all those nets will fit inside a daypack.

If, on the other hand, you were using cage traps as your only capture devices you would just about require a semi-trailer to cart them around with you. By combining 37 purse nets and five cages, we hoped we would have the best of both worlds.

The early morning dew soaked our boots as we walked into the paddock from the tea tree fringe to ensure the rabbits went