Remember Badger Ferret (Canterbury) Ferrymead, South Island, New Zealand
By Badger-Ferret on 01-Jan-05. Waypoint GCMCT7

As this cache has been out of action for too long, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

Regards,
Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

I think this is in need of being archived

Had a good look around but no luck

Had a good look. Couldn't find any holes let alone a cache.

After much looking around, slipping, sliding and checking under every bush, we finally looked at the logs and realised this cache is probably not there anymore?

Maybe needs to be relocated above ground level awesome spot just ground changing so often

Lifted many shrubs, could not find. Too hot, moving on

Had a good search but no sign of a rabbit hole that I could see

Even with unexpected help I could not find it.

First attempt last week aborted due to falling light and failing torch. Today's attempt also aborted. Searched all hint objects as indicated by CO and other finders. No luck.

Found after a bit of a search. Quite soggy inside container.

Not the best on slopes. Did find a skull at the base though

A short but steep hill. The GPSr got us close but we just could not make the find. We found it in the end after reading some older logs. Perhaps we should bring our rabbit along to help remake the hole. Glad to make the find. The log is a touch damp but signable. TFTC.

This entry was edited by bella at waggy on Wednesday, 06 March 2013 at 10:32:35 UTC.

Found it! Wasn't as difficult as what I thought it would be, however definitely not the right footwear to search for. I must learn, never wear jandals while geocaching. Took Travelbug.

Will have to come back and give it another go

Not really wet but contained two live earwigs. Took those in trade and freed them. Fun to find this in a spot I knew without knowing of the cache. Quick and easy with aid of google sat map. Some more info about the deceased might be nice in cache description. TFTC

My GPS took a bit of time adjusting to this one, but I eventually found it. The hill was steeper than I though it would be. I don't think my footwear was quite adequate, but I managed to stay upright!

Quick find while visiting chch

Turns out that ferrets must be better climbers than I am. I had terrible trouble with the slope.
Finally located the cache. The contents are damp, but I was still able to sign the log.

It's my baby's fifth birthday today and we have been running around since 7.30 this morning in preparation and then party mode. The guests have all retreated for afternoon naps and jobs that need to be done. Mrs TheWanglers asked if I'd like to go out for a cache. Without hesitation I was on the road. I wanted to make a start on a multi up the way from this one and it'll be rude not to visit. Was a bit cautious as there was a suspicious pile of toilet tissue near GZ. Thankfully, it wasn't near the cache. This took a bit of searching but got it in the end. The cache is really damp and looks like someone left some mints in it previously and the log bag was covered in a minty sticky goop.
#528

Quick find. RIP ferret . Tftc

Headed off early from work with a developing headache... didn't get to "G.A.S.", couldn't find WP1 of "It's Bark is Worse than It's Bite" so came back to the car with the headache worse and tried for this one.
Once in the general area it was an extremely easy find as it was sitting in the open.
Signed the book, but the cache could do with a good clean out ... there is a packet of dirt(?) in there and a sticky something on the logbook bag that someone has covered up with another bag. One of the container clips didn't want to close too. Would have done some on-the-spot maintenance, but by then the head was pounding and just needed to get home. Then found the pencil about a metre away so aimed it to the by-then hidden again cache.

Great cache obviously for a great ferret. TFTC

Found exactly where GPS sent me and where it looked to be hiding. TFTC.

GPS was playing up, but a bit of cacheing intellect had it found, TFTC

Well spotted by Mason. GPS struggled to get a bead. Thank goodness for the keen eyes of a 4 year old. TFTC

Tftc, had some time to kill so figured I'd stop off and find this one. Easy find but beware the slippery ground.

Nice quick find tftc

This was our first ever attempt at geocaching and we found it.

Took a few minutes to find this one on a busy caching afternoon with geco72.

Found after a bit of a hunt around on a sucessful day's caching with 00k

Found this one ages ago, just forgot to log it. Easily found.

GPS showed a cache site on way to Lyttelton for a caching day with BalooSu, so quick detour made. Almost buried but not quite.

First find on a day out with MacPacFamily Mum.

This wasn't even on the list, but I'm not going to turn down a good offer!

TFTC, looks like a park worth exploring!

(Edit date. Something Something American dates something something use brains.)

Nice wee reserve - bit boggy underfoot at the grass start of the track though! A fun family adventure up the hill. Found this one after a bit of a search after we returned from up the hill. Thanks.

Had to ferret around for this.

Good hidding and good fun. Have left a little something for the next adventurer. Thanks

Nice cache, the GPS was a bit over the place, but a short hunt and soon had it found. TFTC.

Hmmm, a bit of hunting required.
Dropped TB
TFTC

This entry was edited by Eder-Ents on Sunday, 18 September 2011 at 08:30:28 UTC.

Sunday morning out with the Whanau. TFTC

Easy find,found with ecfam. TFTC

A quick and easy find. TFTC.

TFTC

Nice and easy find.
TFTC

Found!!

Little G pounced quickly - even after a long day Caching Thanks LGM

A nice wee find, in an out of the way reserve. Thanks

Didnt take to long TFTC

I'm sure I must have looked there last time, and the time before that!

2nd time lucky!

Nice hidey hole.TFTC.

Quick find while out on a morning's caching in Christchurch. TFTC

Great hiding place. Our eldest daughter (10) was very concerned about finding the actual ferret. thanks for the cache

Birthday find. I think this is the third time I've tried to find this one. Was a bit more determined today. TFTC

Am I glad I finally found it! GPS was all over the place. Scary TFTC

Accurate description of terrain. Cute hidey hole.

Not hard to find - once I started to think like a geocacher. TFTC.

Sweet bunny hole to find.

First find of 7 this afternoon while out with the kids. Tricky if looking at GZ - widened search and soon came up with the find. Kids made equal trades. TFTC

No too many bunny holes but one was enough. TFTC

Decided to revisit this after a tip from a mate, GPS was as crazy as ever but the tip helped heaps and soon had cache in hand.
TFTC.

Hello, logging my personal tracker to calculate distance

24/06/10 10:47 AM Find #3. Aha! This cache eluded me a few weeks ago but I've returned with a new plan and I found it in a few minutes. I enjoyed this. TFTC.

I thought I was onto this one but I spent 30+min. Will try again.

Managed to go straight to it, fluke or skill, you decide.

TFTC

Have to admit my sister who I took out for the day found this before me.

The old log book is in rather a 'stinky' state and should be removed I feel as the whole cache is starting to smell. Bagged the newer log in the separate bag from it.

TNLN SL - TFTH

Don't you just hate it when many other logs say things like "quick find" and you spend 40+ minutes searching as hard as you can! This was the hardest search of the more than 20 caches I did today. TFTC

hard find [just testing the encrypt thingie]

Nice and easy for beginers thankyou

Great view on such a nice day. TFTC left a key tag.

Found it during lunch walk with a few colleagues and introduce them to Geocaching. TNLNSL TFTC

Tried finding this cache a few years ago, but like many couldn't reconcile the co-ords, the situation on the ground and the clue. I'm these days trying to crack a nearby multi-puzzle cache (Its Bark is Worse than its Bite) and using the car park, so thought to look again at the listing. Thanks to NZTikes for sorting this one out. Signed log says I left a TB, but I didn't in the end. TNLN. Cheers.

Short wee trip out tonight to collect this one - just as it says. TFTC

Kids and dog had fun finding this one. Geo-dog very disappointed no rabbit in the hole.
TNLN TFTC

Grabbed key to the hunt. Will place back later.

Bit of a scramble and the cache was in hand, well hidden and fitting for who it is for. TNLN SL TFTH

RIP Badger. Yes all easy enough - clue accurate.

Finally found it no thanks to clues in the old logs. Just follow the coords and the hint if you need it. Took green frog, left carabiner. TFTC

TNLNSL

Some great news. Quick find for the cache container and also found the original cache (while caching with 'Horotaneporters'), in it's orignal place just as described in the clue but only with the help of a small person's arm. Consolidated all the contents into the original container, (new plastic bags and gel sachets) and put it back but in such a way as it won't be as difficult to reach next time. So the clue is correct and accurate if used. My GPS was all over the show though, so the clue was helpful.

Second try from us and thank goodness for the logs. I bet the native birds of Banks Peninsula celebrated Badger's passing. A good little climb though . TNLN Thank you.

It became a reasonably straightforward find with kalena67's hints - time the incorrect official description was updated. TFTC

Would not want to do this one in the wet,luckly it was sunny today and cache was quickly found.TFTC

We were passing so decided to stop by and thought StreetWalkerNZ's extra pair of eyes would be helpful after my previous DNF. It turned out that I didn't need him as found it after 5 secs! (I had read some helpful logs first).
TFTC.

After walking the wrong way we back tracked and spent sometime Ferriting around (no pun intended) and eventually found this one.TNLN TFTC.

Found with a little help from previous logs and no hint of a rabbit hole ! Thanks for the cache.

Located it but only after using hint. Thanks

Did not read the logs first, else kalena67's tips would have been very helpful! However, the second of those hints is way off my GZ ... hmmmmm...

Time for a clue update, owner!

Found it eventually - the clue is not very useful but the other logs provided some good hints. TFTC

No clue to be seen and I decided that if I had not found within 5 minutes I would give up. Too many places to Luckily came up with it reasonably quickly.

Pleased to find this one with Team HotPJ as we heard it was elusive. Hoped we wouldn't find the remains of Badger instead! iPhone co-ords were bang on but forget the clue - it has long since become irrelevant. Think tussock not rabbit hole and think treeline.
+ plastic comb
+ Webstock trading card
- mini screwdriver

Kalena67 made this one an easy find, pretty much falling over it. Helped having studied previous logs. It really wasn't that difficult or time consuming.

So we found ourselves standing in the middle of a bunch of Tussocks on the side of a hill.
Sorry, we aren't fans of grid searching tussock patches and the clue didn't help us.
Grandalf (our hero) style cunning hides are our favourites.
I guess we can't complain too much as we haven't placed any of our own, but like Troodles log, we don't know if we will return here either.

I was only prepared to give this one 5 minutes max as it was very hard to get a fix with the Etrex, one minute I was 5m away, next 35m, and the area was not a great place to search.
Found an empty hole, and some sad tussock.
I probably won't return.

Came back for this one after running out of time doing GAS yesterday. Took a bit of looking but found eventually. Think the rabbit has long since abandoned the now non-existent hole, so not really much help from the clue. TFTC TNLN

I remember this. Tried to find it a couple of years ago. No joy this time either - really must give it a go in the daylight one of these years!

Found with Imgettingannoyed during our 3 n half week NZ mega cache mission!!

Took us a while, but got it eventually!

great cache,

had us going for a bit, even with the clue... but cache was eventually found

Found after rabbiting around. I may have covered it to well. The log is a bit damp. TFTC

A new place for us