The Ferret and Ferreting Handbook

by James McKay

Aimed at all ferret enthusiasts, this comprehensive, instructional handbook is the fruit of almost twenty years ferreting experience. The author covers stock selection, housing, feeding, breeding and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852237724
• ISBN13: 9781852237721
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Fascinating information on training ferrets to hunt

I am not a hunter, but I do have pet ferrets, and am fascinated with all aspects of the domestic ferret. In England, where an overabundance of rabbit warrens actually cause property and environmental damage, ferrets are used in hunting rabbits. McKay presents a wealth of information on training ferrets for hunting, the equipment used, retrieval of ferrets in rabbit holes, as well as more mundane matters such as where to hunt. Most of the photographs illustrate the points made in the accompanying text. The squeamish should be forewarned that this is a hands on book about hunting, and some of the photographs graphically depict dead bunnies and very excited ferrets, which is completely appropriate for the title. I found this book to be an enjoyable introduction into the art of ferreting, which is practiced almost exclusively over the water.