Drawing on a lifetime’s experience, David Bezzant answers the question of why in this day and age the modern ferreter still practices the art, and for those who do, offers a comprehensive study of the ferret. Topics covered include the origin of the ferret; equipment and housing; care, management, and feeding; breeding and rearing kits; working the ferret; and llnesses and injuries. Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings, this comprehensive study of ferrets and ferreting will appeal to keepers and ferreters everywhere.
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"'This comprehensive study of ferrets and ferreting will appeal to keepers of ferrets everywhere.' Open Field; 'A useful addition to the ferreter's library.....the accessible style makes it a useful introduction to ferreting for youngsters.' Shooting Times; 'An excellent book, well illustrated, packed with easy to access information and, above all, a good read.'"
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David Bezzant has had a lifetime's experience of looking after and working ferrets. He has written regularly on the subject in magazines, and is particularly well known for his articles in The Countryman's Weekly. He lives and practises his ferreting in Wales.
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Many people have grown up with absolutely no knowledge of the rural pastime of ferreting and when they meet characters such as myself who enthuse about little else they are justifiably curious and desire to know what the attraction might be. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rescued ferret, ferret management, rabbiting dog, net peg, ferret keeper, litter corner, working ferrets, replacement milk, purse nets, other ferrets, mesh spaces, one ferret, litter material, catching rabbits, sleeping box Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Many people have grown up with absolutely no knowledge of the rural pastime of ferreting and when they meet characters such as myself who enthuse about little else they are justifiably curious and desire to know what the attraction might be. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rescued ferret, ferret management, rabbiting dog, net peg, ferret keeper, litter corner, working ferrets, replacement milk, purse nets, other ferrets, mesh spaces, one ferret, litter material, catching rabbits, sleeping box Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jack Russell, Net Setting New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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