Ferrets are natural hunters of rabbits, mice, and other pests living in burrows. For centuries, farmers have used these sleek and frisky critters to eliminate rabbits and rodents destroying their crops. Although it is difficult to say when the ferrets began to be used as hunting animals, but there are accounts to suggest that as early as 2500 years ago the ancient Greeks were coming up with ferret hunting ideas. About 2000 years ago when rabbits caused an epidemic in Balearic Islands in Mediterranean, people used ferrets to get rid of rabbits. In the thirteenth century England, a ferreter was appointed to Royal Court.
If your ferret is hungry when it goes into the burrow, the chances are high that it will kill some prey, feed on it, and happily go to sleep right there – and your hunting expedition is finished. So feed your pet properly before leaving for the field, but not so much that would make it sleepy soon.
The success of your hunting mission primarily depends upon on how accurately you know about the burrows in the hunting field. An important part is the pre-hunting observation of the field; ideally you should be able to spot all the holes leading to the burrows and position your trapping nets there. The holes that you miss out provide escape routes to the rodents when the hunting begins.
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