This specific habitat is favored by rabbits because of the elevated and soft grounds that make for effortless burrowing and suitable dens.

"[4] Depending on the preferred method of the hunter, ferrets can either be trained to flush out a rabbit from its burrow or to down it.

With this method, each group members relies on creating noise to trigger the rabbit's flight response.

Preferences can vary for either males (hobs), or females (jills), due to their supposed strengths and weaknesses.

Common belief is that jills are more agile and less head-strong, but physically weaker than hobs, which are generally bigger.

Upon performing a lay-up, the ferret remains in the burrow and consumes the downed rabbit, usually falling asleep.

Ultimately, individuals of this belief may view hobs as being more prone to performing a lay-up due to their head-strong nature.

[9][10] Aside from these theorized strengths and weaknesses of the hob or jill, modern-day ferreting involves technological devices.

[17] Most often lurchers are used to catch the prey, the most popular crosses involve greyhounds, border collies and salukis.

The springs inside the trap are triggered by the weight of the rabbit, causing them to shorten and the door to shut behind the animal, leaving it safely enclosed.

They are buried into the ground and usually have a type of tunnel that lures the animal to a spring-loaded trap, which will then drop the rabbit into an enclosure once it is triggered by weight.

Long netting was the primary method of catching farmed rabbits in England before they become a major pest.

The act of scaring rabbits towards the net is called flushing and is done by using hunting animals, lamps, ropes, or noise.

While this hunting style is still occasionally used, especially in the UK where it remains popular (see Falconry), the methods above have almost entirely replaced it.

Back then, two greyhounds would be released at the same time in pursuit of the rabbit and the one that kills it is declared the winner of the game; people typically placed bets on which dog would be the victor.

[26] In sixteenth-century Britain, hunting rabbits typically involved two hunters either on foot or horseback, a group of hounds, and a horn.

The hunter leading the hounds used the horn to encourage them to chase after the rabbit, while the other stayed at the back of the group to motivate any dogs that fell behind.