How to get lucky with pugs and drummers

Having just returned from the Game Fair, where my Pugs and Drummers stand continues to go from strength to strength, it’s clear to me that few outside of the rabbiting bubble realise precisely how serious the undertone of the title really is.

The word ‘pug’ was slang for ferret and ‘drummer’ the rabbit. This was concocted at a time when ferreting was frowned upon by the landed gentry. Those who practised ferreting were persona non grata and permission to work the land was seldom granted.

The local hostelries were full of men and women talking about their sorties with their pugs after the drummers — and the police, watchers and keepers had little idea what they were talking about. We must not