>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]