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 massive over-population of the non-native common rabbit; the modern culture's feelings on hunting & eating wild game; and the need to control the damage for farmers' fields and urban infrastructure. Turning to history we discuss the medieval ferreting of the peasants opening conversations about poaching and class. Getting back to the charming domesticated mustelid, we touch on: working ferrets vs pets, handling, and what happens when one gets stuck down in a warren. We end on stories about digging out ferrets with historical newspaper clippings of hunters found dead in rabbit holes...Check out Simon's book, <a href='https://simonferrets.wordpress.com/pugs-and-drummers-book/'>Pugs & Drummers: A Ferreter's Fable</a> and follow him on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/simon.m.whitehead/?hl=en'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@ferretWhitehead/videos'>YouTube</a>.  Support <a href='https://www.patreon.com/ournuminousnature'>Our Numinous Nature on Patreon</a>. Follow <a href='https://www.instagram.com/ournuminousnature/'>Our Numinous Nature</a> & my naturalist illustrations on Instagram Check out my <a href='https://ournuminousnature.bigcartel.com/'>shop</a> of shirts, prints, and books featuring my art Contact: herbaceoushuman@gmail.com

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