johnrabbitman a rabbit longnet maker, rabbitman, trapper,vermin. John Orr

I was born and raised in the beautiful area of Galloway, South West Scotland. It was and still is, famous for it's agricultural produce including the Galloway cattle.

An idyllic place, boasting of Roman Roads, Castles and lovely countryside.

In 1947, aged 9 years, I killed my first rabbit and sold it for sixpence (a fortune then). There was an estimated 150 million rabbits in Britain and Galloway had it's fair share.

Over the years I learned, from the old poachers,every known method of trapping.

Between 1953/1954, Mxyomatosis destroyed the rabbit population and it took a decade before they were seen again in any numbers.

As luck would have it, or whatever, in 1952 I spent a winter working with a professional trapper - a secretive man with secretive skills- a Longnetter. He taught me everything there was to know about longnetting.

My experience over the years led me to design a rabbit trapping longnet which can be used in various situations.

I have trapped rabbits on some of the biggest estates in the land, Buccleuch, Queensbury, Culzean and Threave to name but a few.

CONTACT:	johnrabbitnan
	25 Chestnut drive, Girvan, Ayrshire, South West Scotland, KA26 0DA
	01465 715347
email	johnrabbitman@yahoo.co.uk

MY DEDICATION TO BILLY GRAHAM FROM CASTLE DOUGLAS:
	I owe the best childhood years of anyone on this planet to Billy. His knowlege of fieldcraft / ratting / rabbiting / birdnesting and fishing he passed onto me - quite simply he was a young boy, gifted with a maturity of skills I have never seen bettered since. Billy your gift to me was a thousand memories. John Orr (a rabbitman)