About this episode

Simon Whitehead discusses traditional British ferreting and rabbit management practices.

Simon Whitehead is an English ferreter, professional rabbit manager, traveling game fair demonstrator and author, living & working out of his van in the United Kingdom. After readings about ferreting through the ages from Ancient Rome to Victorian England, we open with Simon painting a picture of a traditional British ferreting rabbit hunt with nets, spades, lurchers [rabbit coursing dogs] and a box of ferrets. We hear of the UK's highly invasive, non-native common rabbit; the modern cult...

People in this episode

Host: Philippe G. Willis

Guest: Simon Whitehead

Topics covered

• ferreting
• rabbit management
• British hunting traditions
• invasive species
• game fairs

Keywords

• ferreting
• rabbit hunting
• Simon Whitehead
• British traditions
• invasive species
• game fairs
• lurchers
• ferrets

Mentioned in this episode

Products: lurchers, ferrets, nets, spades, common rabbit

Places: United Kingdom, Ancient Rome, Victorian England

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