>Now don't be silly, you don't leave the ferret out there to fend for
>itself:-)
>The ferret used in rabbiting is placed at the entrance to the warren and it
>will go underground of it's own accord.  The ferret is not used to kill the
>rabbits but to bolt them into purse or long nets which have been set to
>catch the fleeing rabbits.  Ferrets are fitted with locator collars so that
>the ferreter can locate the ferret and dig down to recover the ferret if it
>should become necessary.
 
Silly?  I wonder how many FML ferret lovers would put a collar on a ferret
and let it disappear into a hole in the ground with the hope that they could
"locate" it and dig it up sometime.-)
 
Glenn J.
Chuki...different strokes, pop pop........
[Posted in FML issue 2243]