This is nature's way of dealing with zillions of rabbits being born constantly. Rabbits reproduce endlessly to insure that at least some will survive to adulthood; small carnivores, in turn, depend on a constant supply of rabbits to keep them alive.
@@dr.cherub.kharbanda Because if there aren't carnivores eating rabbits, there will be WAY too many rabbits. Look up what happened in Australia when rabbits were introduced there, with no predators to eat them. It was a disaster of destruction from rabbits eating all the vegetation they could.
That was an absolute pleasure to watch, and so nice to see tame ferrets and how you are so at ease letting them run around, thought mine were tame. Hats off weel edited video.
The last bit of footage from last winter. Thank you all for subscribing! The channel just past the 100,000 subscriber mark! I'll put a video together for it soon, as always I'm running a little late.
Thank you for these. Your babies are BEAUTIFUL. When I was in college (approximately 1997), I loved coming home to the dooking of my big boy, Leopold. He was a fantastic ferret and I miss him dearly.
I used to go ferreting when I was younger it was brilliant. Especially the field nets you'd never know if the rabbit would run underneath them. The night vision cams in the Warren's are class 👌
That's one of the reasons I never go on my own, when you start to dig a rabbit out you can't watch every net or hole for rabbits bolting or ferrets coming out. Great video though 👍 you can tell the rabbits are wary of the camera in the hole
Thanks! Also behind the scenes I'm changing camera positions, settings, angles, batteries etc. It especially becomes a problem when the ferreting becomes hands on, like this outing did. Yeah the rabbits absolutely react to the cameras presence. No way around it really if I want to film a day out. I'm sure they would be fully aware of the foreign body even if I switched to night vision.
@@ZeusPolecat Im looking at finding a camera I can attach to the ferret so you can get footage of what goes on right down in the warren, if at all possible 🤷♂️
@@ruralpestcontrol Tried it every year. I'm learning from past mistakes and once again I have high hopes but... I highly doubt with the current tech it will please me more than my current set up. One advantage I have this year is Leto seems more than happy to wear an awkward feeling collar/harness, as the others have objected to it. So at least I now have the ferret for the job...
@@ZeusPolecat I remember my mother told about her dad clearing up the field with his animal friend that he used to own and hunt with!And that is perhaps the only animal that can both unearth in several minutes and also outrun a hare!He actually tried clearing field with a huge male Siberian tiger Neron of hares!And those since they first met were Neron's pain in the butt:they were very exhausting to catch but delicious and closely resembling his favourite meal and his favourite toys,rabbits and bunnies(live only)-which he really loved to play with and devour alive,since in 6 months old he was beginning to get a hunting training course given to him by grandad! Anyway grandad had to give him an additional course to teach him to take down those!Obviously those were mostly hiding as well as rabbits,yet Neron didn't unearth those as those were given to him by grandad and mom,so couldn't get underground!And hares were obviously 99,9% of the time underground and that is how they fixed the problem:first of all as Neron couple of times unearthed foxes,he was not that hard to teach that,yet than grandad decided to apply his natural and guy i very strong repellent for lagomorphs that any cat has actually,scent marking!So he either peed in the hole and waited for the bitch to chase or unearthed them mechanically! So through the course of 3 days they got entire fridge full of meat,and ate a crap load of these too!
@Zeus Polecat 3:51 I think I saw a flame trail from that first rabbit he’s so fast Also I have a question how do you kill the rabbits after caught in the net?
Sometimes they can take a bit longer to come out, an hour is usually the longest. Only once did I wait all afternoon until dark before deciding to block the holes with the ferret inside. Went back first thing in the morning and opened a hole, she came straight out.
Are your Ferrits trained to come to you with a clicker or another sound? I have by ferret come to me with a clicker so I never have to dig for them. I have not done it yet but I think Marten would be a great rabbit animal.
I don't hunt during the summer while the rabbits are breeding. If I did catch a baby rabbit, I'd check it for injuries, then release (hopefully without the famer seeing). If it was injured, yes It would become ferret food.
Any tips and how to stop ferrets biting. The other day I got a new jill and the man said she’s fine and has never bit before but she’s biting a fair bit any advice? Cheers👍
Voice works well with kits I’ve found, angry NOs etc. If she’s older, perhaps she just needs to get used to you. I’ve had a fair few ferrets that were friendly towards me but would bite strangers until they got used to them.
Zeus Polecat she’s a kit from this year so I’ve been trying the voice thing working well she’s biting less think she just needs to become comfortable with me. You been out this season so far?
The first ferret on the cover is the one I need to get it's for a reason to have a companion in there I would love to get the ferret on the cover sent to my house 🎉❤ 3:51
wow, find ich sehr interessant diese jagd methode, habs das erste mal beim mink man gesehen aber er wurde leider auf yt gesperrt. Sind die Kaninchen plagen ? Wie werden sie getötet ? Warum machen das nicht die Frettchen? Danke für die tollen Kamera winkel und Einsicht in die Jagd, echt interessant ! lg
Ja die Kaninchen sind eine Plage in diesem Masse, da sie unter anderem ihre Bauten auch auf Weiden machen, können sie für Nutztiere gefährlich werden. Dazu kommt noch daß durch eine Überpopulation und zu wenige vorhandene natürliche Prädatoren, Seuchen ausbrechen damit der Bestand sich einigermaßen natürlich reguliert, die aber wiederum ebenfalls für die Nutztiere gefährlich werden können, da Kaninchen sich sehr gerne, wie die Wanderratte auch, in menschlichen Kulturlandschaften aufhalten. Ist beim Fuchs genau dasselbe, Kulturfolger, nennt man solche Tiere auch. Die Kaninchen werden hier von Hand getötet, in dem ihnen das Genick gebrochen wird, dasselbe würde auch das Frettchen von selbst machen wenn es ein Kaninchen zu fassen bekäme. Warum es beim sogenannten Frettieren, wie man diese Jagdart nennt, darauf ankommt daß der Jäger es versucht zu meiden daß ein Frettchen ein Kaninchen im Bau tötet, hat der simple Grund daß ein Frettchen für seine Körpergröße einen ziemlich starken Biss hat und man sie dann nicht mehr so einfach von der Beute los bekommt. Das Andere was noch hinzu kommt ist: wenn ein Frettchen ein Kaninchen im Bau tötet und sich daran noch sättigt, kann es passieren daß dieser kleine Kobold noch ein Nickerchen im Bau hinlegt und nicht mehr so schnell daraus kommt. Also sind sogenannte Frettchenfinder/Baujagdsender eine ziemlich gute Absicherung sein tierischen Jagdfreund am Ende des Tages wieder nach Hause nehmen zu können.
A long time ago I also had ferrets. I got a brown one from a gardener, it knew how to hunt well and its victims always had bite wounds on the anus. An albino male I got from a city apartment, where it was only supposed to be a toy for the children. This ferret was lazy and did not walk the corridors of rabbits. But it smelled strongly and from the smell the rabbits fled and quickly went into the nets. My hunt was along the railroad tracks, the highways, in city parks, and cemeteries. In some places I could not kill the rabbits and had to collect them in a box. Some people were annoyed that I was catching the rabbits, other people wanted to see me more often because the rabbits were eating the plants in their garden. My goal was to prevent damage from the burrows of the rabbits. The rabbits came to me first in the freezer and then in the roasting oven. No other hunters had a problem with me and my ferrets.
Were your ferrets afraid, at first ? Of the bunnies or just going out in general ? My male ferret is literally afraid of everything when he's outside (I only walk them, I don't want to take the risk of seeing them killed by rabbits and well I'm vegetarian so... The mouses and chicken will have to do). Anyway great editing (I won't say great video because it kinda breaks my heart to see those bunnies dead lmao).
I wouldn't say they are scared of going down rabbit holes. Ferrets can be afraid of being exposed above ground, out in open areas. They feel more confident above ground when they know where a nearby hidey hole is, so they can run back to it if they feel the need to. All my ferrets have had the drive to engage with the rabbits, but the jills certainly always treat them with some level of caution. Apollo being bigger and stronger was more likely to just go wading in guns blazing. None of mine have ever been injured and I rarely hear of ferrets getting injured by rabbits. Glad you enjoyed the editing!
@@ZeusPolecat Thank you for answering ! Maybe I should try to install something for my ferret to come back to then. I was really surprised by his behavior because his sister is enjoying herself so much outside. And (obviously) I don't know anything about hunting, all I heard was "ferrets can be killed by bunnies" so after that it was a 'no-no' for them XD
Rather than walk mine, I take them to the middle of a field in a cat crate then just open it. They don't travel very fast so I just supervise as they explore etc. They will initially run back to the open crate until they feel safe enough to venture further.
@@ZeusPolecatReally ? My girl would make a b-line to God knows where lmao but I'll get a crate out for the male, that's a good idea to reassure him, instead of him running back to the door. Thank you ^^
@@lohdanasva6252 Leto does seem unusually confident above ground. All down to the ferret I guess. They are usually happier when they are in a tight space, in which the danger can't be much bigger than them. Their body shape has evolved to spend time in tunnels, to protect their core from the sides and allow them to have their weapons at the front. Wild polecats are prey in nature too. Above ground they are at risk of large mammals and birds of prey etc. The only worry for me is dogs off the lead...
Loved rabbiting has a kid and love watching others doing it
You have to love the little chuckles they do. Makes me smile every time, great video!
Thanks. Haha Leto gets very excited about the whole situation.
Instablaster.
Put yourself in the rabbit's shoes since you are so happy run run😢😢😢😊
Older ferret: Immediately goes into work mode once the collar goes on.
Younger ferret: OMG we're outside it's playtime WEEE BOING BOING BOING
Тнгие sтогу. :D
This is nature's way of dealing with zillions of rabbits being born constantly. Rabbits reproduce endlessly to insure that at least some will survive to adulthood; small carnivores, in turn, depend on a constant supply of rabbits to keep them alive.
Why cant they just eat vegetables 😿
@@dr.cherub.kharbanda Because if there aren't carnivores eating rabbits, there will be WAY too many rabbits. Look up what happened in Australia when rabbits were introduced there, with no predators to eat them. It was a disaster of destruction from rabbits eating all the vegetation they could.
Lol don’t remember nets and video cameras being part of nature.
Top stuff pal 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Such amazing footage love it
This so cool 😮
That was an absolute pleasure to watch, and so nice to see tame ferrets and how you are so at ease letting them run around, thought mine were tame. Hats off weel edited video.
The last bit of footage from last winter. Thank you all for subscribing! The channel just past the 100,000 subscriber mark! I'll put a video together for it soon, as always I'm running a little late.
Grtz you've earned every bit.
Love your vids, the scenery is so beautiful too.
Ferrets and mink are the same animals??
@@elcholocachanilla7018 they are from the same family lol but u can not breed themtogether
Thank you for these. Your babies are BEAUTIFUL. When I was in college (approximately 1997), I loved coming home to the dooking of my big boy, Leopold. He was a fantastic ferret and I miss him dearly.
You have the best cat snakes♡
Ferrets
shortlegged wolfs
I used to go ferreting when I was younger it was brilliant. Especially the field nets you'd never know if the rabbit would run underneath them. The night vision cams in the Warren's are class 👌
Spot on this 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
your furry noodles are adorable
Strong work ferret you can do it
Good work. I'm not a hunter, but I can appreciate the ethics and skill that go into your work. Very impressive, good hunting!
I love that fuzzy at the end, when you put her by them five bunnies..."Wow,all these for me dad? Nice one!"
Good job the ferret
Great job!
watching for the ferrets. I love bunnies too though. Not sure how long I will be able to watch this one
Great stuff nice to see people still doing it 👍👍
Hello, I'm 👍🔔🤟💗🎣
That's one of the reasons I never go on my own, when you start to dig a rabbit out you can't watch every net or hole for rabbits bolting or ferrets coming out. Great video though 👍 you can tell the rabbits are wary of the camera in the hole
Thanks! Also behind the scenes I'm changing camera positions, settings, angles, batteries etc. It especially becomes a problem when the ferreting becomes hands on, like this outing did. Yeah the rabbits absolutely react to the cameras presence. No way around it really if I want to film a day out. I'm sure they would be fully aware of the foreign body even if I switched to night vision.
@@ZeusPolecat Im looking at finding a camera I can attach to the ferret so you can get footage of what goes on right down in the warren, if at all possible 🤷♂️
@@ruralpestcontrol Tried it every year. I'm learning from past mistakes and once again I have high hopes but... I highly doubt with the current tech it will please me more than my current set up. One advantage I have this year is Leto seems more than happy to wear an awkward feeling collar/harness, as the others have objected to it. So at least I now have the ferret for the job...
@@ZeusPolecat I remember my mother told about her dad clearing up the field with his animal friend that he used to own and hunt with!And that is perhaps the only animal that can both unearth in several minutes and also outrun a hare!He actually tried clearing field with a huge male Siberian tiger Neron of hares!And those since they first met were Neron's pain in the butt:they were very exhausting to catch but delicious and closely resembling his favourite meal and his favourite toys,rabbits and bunnies(live only)-which he really loved to play with and devour alive,since in 6 months old he was beginning to get a hunting training course given to him by grandad!
Anyway grandad had to give him an additional course to teach him to take down those!Obviously those were mostly hiding as well as rabbits,yet Neron didn't unearth those as those were given to him by grandad and mom,so couldn't get underground!And hares were obviously 99,9% of the time underground and that is how they fixed the problem:first of all as Neron couple of times unearthed foxes,he was not that hard to teach that,yet than grandad decided to apply his natural and guy i very strong repellent for lagomorphs that any cat has actually,scent marking!So he either peed in the hole and waited for the bitch to chase or unearthed them mechanically!
So through the course of 3 days they got entire fridge full of meat,and ate a crap load of these too!
Zeus Polecat Maybe make some kind of housing that makes the camera look more like a rock so the digging buggers won’t be so wary.
Dual wielding Ferrets is insane.
@Zeus Polecat 3:51 I think I saw a flame trail from that first rabbit he’s so fast
Also I have a question how do you kill the rabbits after caught in the net?
Break their neck
Love watching your ferrets
Wow bro,😉😉😉👍👍
Nyobzoo tuajsaibkojlawm 💖
Excelente cacería de conejos 👍
Great video
Good 😃😎👍
А что это за оранжевое устройство? Для поиска пустот? Или датчик тепла?
Для поиска харька , у него на ошейнике датчик.
Awesome hunting I like
Another great bit of footage, well done!
Question: have you ever lost a ferret while doing this? Like has one ever got lost in a burrow or just decided not to come out for you?
Sometimes they can take a bit longer to come out, an hour is usually the longest. Only once did I wait all afternoon until dark before deciding to block the holes with the ferret inside. Went back first thing in the morning and opened a hole, she came straight out.
@@ZeusPolecat that must be horribly worrisome, I wouldn't be able to sleep
Hello, I see that your ferrets are equipped with tracking collars. Can you tell me where you found them?
Блин, посмотрела ваши видео , и прям захотелось завести хорька для охоты)
Очень у вас крутые и интересные ролики! За сегодня посмотрела кучу
Так потом надо голову откручивать кролику.
How do you get those camera angles?
Fantastic animals. Great hunting! 👍
I really love your channel!!! Thanks for sharing
Cute weasel
wow que bonito es estados unidos genial!!
How did you get the cameras underground, anyway?
Beautiful landscape
Felicidades, se nota el conocimiento y el cuidado en la tecnica de caza.
Good morning
Good 😀😀
F for the rabbits
Well done mate just found this channel keep up the good work excellent video now my sons are after a few ferrets 👍👌
How do you dispatch the rabbits so quickly?
I show it in one video. Video 9 I think it is
Are your Ferrits trained to come to you with a clicker or another sound? I have by ferret come to me with a clicker so I never have to dig for them. I have not done it yet but I think Marten would be a great rabbit animal.
How old are these 2,and they are both gills? Beautiful looking pair of them.
Did you end up getting the ferret that got outside the boundary net and headed down the hill ????
Yeah, she appeared back within the boundaries by herself, had me worried for a bit. They have tracking collars on and don’t travel very fast.
@@ZeusPolecat Had me worried too!
Круто. А как вы камеры в норе расставляли?
Хорьки ставили)
А второй совсем убежал или вернулся? Я волнуюсь!
And the other ran away or returned? I'm worried!
I got her back, don't worry.
This is so satisfying
Está muy bueno ese documental que precioso está q lindo es ese animal
Como le hizo para poner las camaras en las madrigueras? 🤔
tambien me pregunto lo mismo
This is just great footage!
Well trained pugs😁🤣😆
What do you do to baby rabbits? you snap their neck also?
I don't hunt during the summer while the rabbits are breeding. If I did catch a baby rabbit, I'd check it for injuries, then release (hopefully without the famer seeing). If it was injured, yes It would become ferret food.
Is this in Abergavenny South Wales??
Hello,which country is this?
Спасибо, интересно было узнать о таком способе борьбы с вредителями!
Bonjour
Je voudrais savoir si les collier que tu mets à tes furet sont des collier de repérage ?
Si oui quelle marque ?
Sinon super vidéo
Brilliant footage as always mate was they new kits them silver ferrets you got now in this video ?
Thanks. First season for the whiter one. The silver mitts seen plenty of work.
@@ZeusPolecat णबब
I love you YYYYY BEBÉS!!!
Any tips and how to stop ferrets biting. The other day I got a new jill and the man said she’s fine and has never bit before but she’s biting a fair bit any advice? Cheers👍
Voice works well with kits I’ve found, angry NOs etc. If she’s older, perhaps she just needs to get used to you. I’ve had a fair few ferrets that were friendly towards me but would bite strangers until they got used to them.
Zeus Polecat she’s a kit from this year so I’ve been trying the voice thing working well she’s biting less think she just needs to become comfortable with me. You been out this season so far?
How do the rabbits die easily
Huron 6 visón es lo mismo?
inilah pemburuan paling simpel
👌👌😁 tuyệt
Buen video bro 👍😀
Seems like it'd be a good idea to put bells or something on the nets, so you don't miss when a rabbit gets caught in one.
The first ferret on the cover is the one I need to get it's for a reason to have a companion in there
I would love to get the ferret on the cover sent to my house 🎉❤ 3:51
12:40 i like how you put him on the mound of victory
Another cracking video mate, how do you get the cameras down in the Warren? I cant wait to get out now!!
He has a trained turtle that places the cameras the day before.
wow, find ich sehr interessant diese jagd methode, habs das erste mal beim mink man gesehen aber er wurde leider auf yt gesperrt. Sind die Kaninchen plagen ? Wie werden sie getötet ? Warum machen das nicht die Frettchen? Danke für die tollen Kamera winkel und Einsicht in die Jagd, echt interessant ! lg
Ja die Kaninchen sind eine Plage in diesem Masse, da sie unter anderem ihre Bauten auch auf Weiden machen, können sie für Nutztiere gefährlich werden. Dazu kommt noch daß durch eine Überpopulation und zu wenige vorhandene natürliche Prädatoren, Seuchen ausbrechen damit der Bestand sich einigermaßen natürlich reguliert, die aber wiederum ebenfalls für die Nutztiere gefährlich werden können, da Kaninchen sich sehr gerne, wie die Wanderratte auch, in menschlichen Kulturlandschaften aufhalten. Ist beim Fuchs genau dasselbe, Kulturfolger, nennt man solche Tiere auch. Die Kaninchen werden hier von Hand getötet, in dem ihnen das Genick gebrochen wird, dasselbe würde auch das Frettchen von selbst machen wenn es ein Kaninchen zu fassen bekäme. Warum es beim sogenannten Frettieren, wie man diese Jagdart nennt, darauf ankommt daß der Jäger es versucht zu meiden daß ein Frettchen ein Kaninchen im Bau tötet, hat der simple Grund daß ein Frettchen für seine Körpergröße einen ziemlich starken Biss hat und man sie dann nicht mehr so einfach von der Beute los bekommt. Das Andere was noch hinzu kommt ist: wenn ein Frettchen ein Kaninchen im Bau tötet und sich daran noch sättigt, kann es passieren daß dieser kleine Kobold noch ein Nickerchen im Bau hinlegt und nicht mehr so schnell daraus kommt. Also sind sogenannte Frettchenfinder/Baujagdsender eine ziemlich gute Absicherung sein tierischen Jagdfreund am Ende des Tages wieder nach Hause nehmen zu können.
0:01 Oop, bonk goes the Ferret
Hi I was watching ur video when u saw a collar I was wondering what make they are
Deben Mk3m
@@ZeusPolecat thank u very much
Guys, I'm not a hunter, but I'm wondering why they die immediately after they are caught?
Looks like he wrings their necks, just like the chickens.
Nice
You're the best :D
Ils meurent comment les lapins dans ta vidéo ?
Like 🙋 Brasil love 🇧🇷
Настырный труженник
What cameras do you use mate
Looks just like our Yishi boy. So funny to watch. They seem to be having a good time
❤❤
A long time ago I also had ferrets.
I got a brown one from a gardener, it knew how to hunt well and its victims always had bite wounds on the anus.
An albino male I got from a city apartment, where it was only supposed to be a toy for the children. This ferret was lazy and did not walk the corridors of rabbits. But it smelled strongly and from the smell the rabbits fled and quickly went into the nets.
My hunt was along the railroad tracks, the highways, in city parks, and cemeteries. In some places I could not kill the rabbits and had to collect them in a box.
Some people were annoyed that I was catching the rabbits, other people wanted to see me more often because the rabbits were eating the plants in their garden. My goal was to prevent damage from the burrows of the rabbits. The rabbits came to me first in the freezer and then in the roasting oven. No other hunters had a problem with me and my ferrets.
Rabbit stew😊😊
Hey friend, when will you upload videos again?
Do u eat them?
I was routing for the ferret's 13:16
Polecats are like ferrets but just more wild do a ferret vs dog how fast they would be getting the raster or rabbit if you're not cool
Does it ever happen that the ferret kills the rabbit directly in the burrow?
Were your ferrets afraid, at first ? Of the bunnies or just going out in general ?
My male ferret is literally afraid of everything when he's outside (I only walk them, I don't want to take the risk of seeing them killed by rabbits and well I'm vegetarian so... The mouses and chicken will have to do).
Anyway great editing (I won't say great video because it kinda breaks my heart to see those bunnies dead lmao).
I wouldn't say they are scared of going down rabbit holes. Ferrets can be afraid of being exposed above ground, out in open areas. They feel more confident above ground when they know where a nearby hidey hole is, so they can run back to it if they feel the need to. All my ferrets have had the drive to engage with the rabbits, but the jills certainly always treat them with some level of caution. Apollo being bigger and stronger was more likely to just go wading in guns blazing. None of mine have ever been injured and I rarely hear of ferrets getting injured by rabbits. Glad you enjoyed the editing!
@@ZeusPolecat Thank you for answering !
Maybe I should try to install something for my ferret to come back to then. I was really surprised by his behavior because his sister is enjoying herself so much outside.
And (obviously) I don't know anything about hunting, all I heard was "ferrets can be killed by bunnies" so after that it was a 'no-no' for them XD
Rather than walk mine, I take them to the middle of a field in a cat crate then just open it. They don't travel very fast so I just supervise as they explore etc. They will initially run back to the open crate until they feel safe enough to venture further.
@@ZeusPolecatReally ? My girl would make a b-line to God knows where lmao but I'll get a crate out for the male, that's a good idea to reassure him, instead of him running back to the door.
Thank you ^^
@@lohdanasva6252 Leto does seem unusually confident above ground. All down to the ferret I guess. They are usually happier when they are in a tight space, in which the danger can't be much bigger than them. Their body shape has evolved to spend time in tunnels, to protect their core from the sides and allow them to have their weapons at the front. Wild polecats are prey in nature too. Above ground they are at risk of large mammals and birds of prey etc. The only worry for me is dogs off the lead...
Все мы кролики в чьем то загоне)))
I cant reply to fella down below,but ferrets are now band in australia after introducing them to combat the rabbit problem.
Hey where did you get your ferret from
Nice video men i like your videos so much...
Oh!! and i have a question, how much you buy your ferrets?? it is curiosity
WTF!😍 I had never hearf of ferreting. This is so cool. I love learning about new ways to hunt food. Great videos!
Your ferret is gorgeous 😍😍😍