Show in hunting for rabbits use of ferrets barred many mady of our orchard men are greatly troubled by rabbits these animals gnaw trees eat shrubs and make nuisances of themselves generally voder udder the law farmers may kill such rabbits if they can catch them in ID the act of destroying property but that Is not satisfactory with a good ferret they could clean out their premises and save much trouble and expense writes john T mccormick Cormick Hc lo 10 the rural new yorker but the conservation law will not dot permit the use of ferrets and farmers want to know why we therefore asked the secretary of the conservation commission to explain here Is what he says As you know rabbits are one of the species of game protected by law and can only be legally taken during daring the open season for the same with a gun arms length without rest between sunrise and sunset except that the owner or occupant of farm lands may take rabbits at any time of the year ana and in any manner except by the use of ferrets where they are doing damage to property the habits of the rabbit when not foraging tor for food are to live in burrows and when hunted bunted they will immediately take to the burrows for protection and therefore can be very t easily captured in the event that the use of a ferret is permitted the ferret Is placed in the burrow and either kills the rabbits that it finds in there or drives them out and they are then readily captured by the hunter either in a bag or in their hands bands or taken by means meang of shooting this Is the reason wh why y the law was passed pro use of ferrets la in hunting rabbits |