They do not care, because they can have as many as they like.

Little John made pets of his: they obeyed him very well as a rule.
Poaching men are sometimes charged with stealing ferrets, _i.e._ with picking up and carrying off those that keepers have lost.

A ferret is, however, a difficult thing to identify and swear to.
Those who go poaching with ferrets choose a moonlight night: if it is dark it is difficult to find the holes.

Small buries are best because so much more easily managed, and the ferret is usually lined.

If a large bury is attempted, they take the first half-dozen that bolt and then move on to another.