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Humanely dispatching the catch
The following photographs are taken from "The Complete Book of Ferrets" by Porter & Brown and appear by kind permission of the publishers:-
Setting purse nets
Thumbing & Legging
Paunching
Skinning & Jointing
(above) 1. Bagged rabbit.
(above & below) 2 & 3 Disentangling the rabbit.
(above) 4. Humane dispatch - the neck-pull method. Take the rabbit's neck between your index and middle fingers.
(above) 5. Push the chin sharply up and back as you stretch the nect to break it quickly.
