To answer all your questions: Why? This is pest control, rabbits are a huge problem in the UK and have been since they where introduced. They cause huge amounts of damage to the land and eat a serious amount of grass/crop (three rabbits will eat the same amount as one sheep) Our methods? This is ferreting, ferreting is a traditional method which requires the use of a ferret to flush the rabbits out of the hole. All ferrets are bred and raised by myself, along with the dogs we work. They are raised together, work together, and they play together. They never mistake rabbits for a ferret. Illegal? Here in the UK, ferreting is still legal, and the use of dogs to help is still legal. This is a traditional method, and we would not be able to keep on top of the rabbit population without these numbers. Dogs are allowed to be used for this as rabbits and rats are under the pest act. Do you eat rabbits? Yes. We eat them, so do our dogs and ferrets. But all rabbits mainly go into the food chain to either butcherys, game dealers or to be pet food Do the dogs kill the rabbits? No. The dogs have to retrieve the rabbit back to us to be dispatched. They have to have what's called a "soft mouth" in order not to damage the meat. What breed or dogs are they? They are lurchers, which means there a sighthound cross, for example, Suki (the rough haired one) is ½ Saluki, ¼ Collie, ¼ Greyhound Do the dogs need training? Yes. Our dogs require a serious amount of training before being allowed in the field. This includes retrieving, livestock training, commands, and more.

Having a Vizsla myself I'm impressed by the speed of the lurcher. great video and wonderful how everyone involved is focused on their task. Love from Austria

@RabbitExpress

6 ай бұрын

She's getting old now. She will be 12 next month, so not as fast as she once was

Nice to see another young man learning the art of ferreting keep up the awesome work Lennox

Crikey, Lennox is growing fast and good to see him working the ferrets, Suki seems steadier but very keen as usual, too hot here to start yet, 32 degrees at the minute, pleased to see you back, take care, Norfolk Ray

Good to see young ones getting involved 👍🏻

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

Try and get a few of the younger generation involved in it. I don't want rabbiting to be a dying tradition

@stuartburgon5583

8 ай бұрын

@@RabbitExpress good on you it’s tearing them away from the computer games they seem to have a meltdown haha

Great vid ! Roll on the temp dropping 🐇

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

I know feels like it's getting warmer day by day

Well.done

Good to see the season under way have a good one megan

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

You to

Great to be back to Sunday nigh5s as usual😌 git on🐇👀👀👀

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

For the Horde!! 👍

Great to see you back at it! Was that nasty scratch from the rabbit? I did my first trapping of rabbits this past year and was careful to stay away from those hind feet until I had control of the thing. I learned a lot about how to handle wild game from watching this and other channels. Cheers from Boston.

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

Ye I got stuck on the longnet and couldn't grab it properly, sharp feet

Hi Great video Are you still lamping with the dogs much? I might have something for you to try if so.!

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

Hello, a little bit, more when the dark nights come in

What do you do with a rabbit after you catch it? Will you eat it?😀

When does your rabbit season start and end.

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

Normal September till February but all depends on the weather

@garyrobinson4561

8 ай бұрын

@@RabbitExpress are you based in cumbria and are you girlfriend and boyfriend or brother and sister

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

@garyrobinson4561 yes and no he's my friends kid ha I'm a adult

which country is it?

At last

how do you know if its good rabbiting land do you knock on a lot of doors and hope for the best

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

Yes alot of door knocking, lucky to get perm on 1 out of 20 doors we knock on

Are you hunting because their pests or something?

@RabbitExpress

8 ай бұрын

Yes rabbits are a pest and numbers need to be controlled

@RULER.EMU7878

8 ай бұрын

@@RabbitExpress we need it in Australia 🌚