Ferreting in the Yorkshire Dales part 1

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  • Torchie - his name refers to his love of lamping with his lurchers in days gone by - planned to use his sidekick Dan in a manner as unfamiliar to me as a day on the Dales. Unique in stature and definitely not in vogue by today's standards, Dan is function over fashion - a reverse collie-greyhound lurcher made up of three-quarters collie and a quarter greyhound. He is not the most athletic but was created to work among the sheep and rocks of the Dales, where speed isn't everything but honesty, attentiveness and the ability to take a knock are.
    The day was to be a simple affair. From the moment Dan left the farmer's red Land Rover he raked about the grassland, found and marked a warren. Torchie then slipped in a ferret or two and we let Dan course, catch and retrieve the rabbits. Normally, nets would be laid to prevent any escapees but we wanted to return to the cornerstone of what ferreting should be about: like-minded souls enjoying each other's company, taking in the breathtaking scenery and producing good working animals while harvesting a stack of rabbits for the butcher.
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  • @matthilsdon9710
    @matthilsdon9710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had a lurcher similar to Dan. Cracking dog who could work all day long and was loyal to a fault. Fast enough for what I needed and could also work on rats or moving cows whatever I asked of him. Great video and quality old time work

  • @jamesshields4649
    @jamesshields4649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After 6 years of watching this I finally realise where you are. We deliver game birds there. I knew that I recognised the landscape.

  • @hafizikramulhaqmuzammil9678
    @hafizikramulhaqmuzammil9678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am from Pakistan I like you and your work

  • @dustinfisher29
    @dustinfisher29 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That´s a good dog! Perfectly trained and good natured.

  • @painstruck01
    @painstruck01 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As soon as I see a ferret I think "saddle of rabbit".

  • @raveninblack
    @raveninblack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what a good dog! great video and brill that the rabbits don't go to waste!

  • @reynoldsoutdoors3055
    @reynoldsoutdoors3055 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video and steady lurch , its nice to sit back and just watch the dog work a warren listening to the rabbits below ground and waiting for a bolt. The rabbits on the dales look so easy to catch but if you catch to many then god help you carrying them back.

  • @ethancollett2817
    @ethancollett2817 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    speaks the truth no point killing if there going to go to waste , cracking video

  • @guttasnipe4702
    @guttasnipe4702 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolute Cracker of a dog, well done Sir you are a Champion all the very best to you and take care out there but most of all enjoy yourself while doing the things you love the most….Ferreting.

  • @peter4190
    @peter4190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a nice man, I Hope I am like that at his age, one man one dog and his ferret 😁😁

  • @tishisgreat
    @tishisgreat 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just love your dog! He is amazing:)

  • @johnsmethurst2532
    @johnsmethurst2532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a son out of Dan he’s also called Dan he’s a great dog like his Sire, my type of dog

  • @NubbyTV101
    @NubbyTV101 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lovely ace to work. Long may you live sir.

  • @paulcoxon2134
    @paulcoxon2134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Professional gamekeepers

  • @Stargreened
    @Stargreened 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a cracking dog! Collies have so much intelligence and loyalty to humans it's almost unnatural. That seems easy Rabbit stews for a week there. Good video editing too keep the videos coming.

  • @Hyphy101dre
    @Hyphy101dre 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Truly a magnificent video.

  • @SuperJacobe
    @SuperJacobe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fair play your dog catches,keep up the good.

  • @rambles30685
    @rambles30685 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cracking film
    Long live the ferriting

  • @jonnyryan283
    @jonnyryan283 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    absolutely love the dog :D how he is bred for life in the dales and for specific jobs :)

  • @johnmckenzie-tj8ys
    @johnmckenzie-tj8ys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what a gentelman did his all my life great video

  • @manchapkarm3626
    @manchapkarm3626 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video Love the Dog

  • @TweedsandPheasants
    @TweedsandPheasants 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great video. What a life. Amazing.

  • @PeterCaineDogtraining
    @PeterCaineDogtraining 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Notice the dog is not killing the rabbit...great video very interesting

  • @TheBuitenman
    @TheBuitenman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    a real and true countryman, good to have some footage, as there becoming a rarity….

  • @davidriley8590
    @davidriley8590 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    loved the vid just subscribed these are my type of interest being a Yorkshire man myself.

  •  10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, keep them coming

  • @muhammadsaleem4118
    @muhammadsaleem4118 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are great and very nice dogs work

  • @cadeemoore2862
    @cadeemoore2862 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovley video right there was a pleasure to watch

  • @markmason13
    @markmason13 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just love this vid and I love working my ferrets and dog.

  • @Pettycordgundogs
    @Pettycordgundogs 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great video ! Men like "Torchie" are becoming a rare breed and it is great to have a pictorial record of a true countryman. Well done Simon some cracking video work. Cheers Nick

  • @gatecrasher0moody
    @gatecrasher0moody 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    good stuff :)

  • @baijidamin
    @baijidamin 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice. ...

  • @ferretWhitehead
    @ferretWhitehead 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You beat me to it Dailos.
    What you can see in the film is the nervous system of the rabbit shutting down after being humanely despatched. Young rabbits twitch more because they have a more sensitive system. Out of all the aspects of rabbiting commented on the most confused issue is the twitching of rabbits after being humanely and efficiently despatched or shot by a rifle, especially a head shot.
    I hope this clears any confusion up Jewlz.

  • @craigellishtravler2221
    @craigellishtravler2221 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice shovel

  • @welshwizard822
    @welshwizard822 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    lovely dog & ferret, done the way it should be

  • @dinos8557
    @dinos8557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love watching a good dog work. Here in Canada, Ontario, the use of ferrets is strictly forbidden. My wife's grandparents are from Skipton and Cononley. Do you do any ferreting in that area? Would it be possible to join in on one of these excursions on our next trip? Looks like a fantastic way to spend a day.

    • @poacherspot2616
      @poacherspot2616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do a bit of hunting up a round Skipton

    • @BBeowulf
      @BBeowulf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A Yorkshire man. I hope you’ve been to see gods county and if you haven’t that you get to soon. You’re welcome any time.
      Yes my friend, Yorkshire is one of the places these kind of things are still thriving. I often go ratting, lamping, ferreting etc. I’m a terrier man and have ferrets too and my best friend is into his lurchers so we have a good old time every week.

  • @MrWardnine
    @MrWardnine 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that's a real man

  • @biodot88
    @biodot88 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beware the moon boys. Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors.

    • @joanl5675
      @joanl5675 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      biodot88 right?!

  • @alifraizer6154
    @alifraizer6154 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I live in ireland and fareating is some crack

  • @samduffield
    @samduffield 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahhhhh Yorkshire!

  • @craigellishtravler2221
    @craigellishtravler2221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Collie gd dogs awsome ferriting hunting protect sheep copies BN doing this for thousand years

  • @datkinee6674
    @datkinee6674 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is bad ass .. #Hunting

  • @harrydaw8644
    @harrydaw8644 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have four kits all Jill's I want to work them but not sure if parents did any working how do I get them to work ? Any tips welcome I'm new to this :) thanks

    • @ethanbell1143
      @ethanbell1143 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just keep putting them down sets they will do it through instinct but the more you take them out ferreting the better they will become

  • @craigellishtravler2221
    @craigellishtravler2221 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    They tangle but hemp are the best or hemp string don't tangle lads they think and stingy it take great dedication to ties these nets so rabbits don't slip through and. Get hurt in a struggle

  • @Jack-gb4kc
    @Jack-gb4kc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what make is the yellow handled spade please

    • @ferretWhitehead
      @ferretWhitehead 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Jack Dudfield I think it is a bulldog

  • @madamzanzibar8605
    @madamzanzibar8605 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dan sounds like a great dog, I would add some saluki in there and see what happens ha

    • @shaunomercy3376
      @shaunomercy3376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It would be like giving the breed a lobotomy, like putting petrol in the diesel car.

  • @craigellishtravler2221
    @craigellishtravler2221 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Working for thousand of years protecting sheep.

  • @Alemcode
    @Alemcode 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    anybody have any ideas how would a Malinois get the job done? is a Malinois qualified?

  • @cristobalsantiago823
    @cristobalsantiago823 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can anyone tell me what breeds to use for a good stalker to hunt hare that is very fast?

    • @Dave-sj7rn
      @Dave-sj7rn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greyhounds

    • @cristobalsantiago823
      @cristobalsantiago823 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dave-sj7rn greyhound? but... what race or miscegenation? These dogs are collie and greyhound crosses but they are for rabbits, I mean. hunt hares on the run

  • @claudiemillet6564
    @claudiemillet6564 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    le chien se régale

  • @fistikis300
    @fistikis300 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    poor rabbits...

    • @youmongrel
      @youmongrel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +john fistikis Eh, their lives look great in all that grass, followed by a quicker, kinder death than the makeup & drug industries would give.

  • @olivierlepimpec5766
    @olivierlepimpec5766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don’t you dare kill those living creatures😡😡

  • @Clarky2829
    @Clarky2829 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stop killing them it is like me killing your dog STOP

    • @BigSlongMong
      @BigSlongMong 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Luke Clark percept rabbits are dumb, in large numbers, eat high numbers of crops and are a nuisance to land.

  • @sid-yq6rh
    @sid-yq6rh 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    they r torturing the rabbits bloody monsters