Rick,
 
There are feral relative of the domestic ferret - usually very heavily
diluted with polecats - in England and New Zealand.  these are not really
pet ferrets anymore but fitch.
 
The American continent only has the endangered Black-footed ferret living on
its own as wild.  Believe me, these are not feral ferrets.
 
I've been looking for the James McKay book - it is written by an Englishman
who knows ferreting and very little about the American ferret.  Someone
copied pages 18-20 for me and the material he used is very outdated.  I
don't have a publication date, so I don't know how outdated.  But I want
the book because - 1 - I have about every book on ferrets that there is,
and - 2 - I would be interested in learning more about how the English keep
ferrets.
 
Pam
[Posted in FML issue 1441]