Day 17 of the cull in zone 1, Gloucs. Setts checked around zones and shooters found in the Bromsberrow area by west Gloucestershire sabs. One ran away, this other one was found near a sett and sped off. They came back and hid in a field only to be spotted by us again and then all the teddies got thrown about as can be seen.

Of course this is an extended cull and these people like shooting anything else that moves as well. It might be that he was out to shoot foxes/badgers/rabbits or anyone else he found. We don’t know. he was stopped though.

Helpfully Mrs Stallard announced her presence in the back. The Stallards are signed up for the cull and strange, malevolent things happen to setts on their land. For example in March one nearby sett was found on fire, sabs had to put it out and the fire brigade attended the next day as it was still hot. In August 2015 the same sett was dug out by badger diggers. Call us cynical… BUT!

Anyway this morning we are told that Gloucestershire Badger Office recieved a very angry phone call from the driver saying he wasn’t killing badgers, that the man with the torch had better not be there (or else the torch would be put somewhere it shouldn’t be), that woman with the camera had better not be there, and the people walking about had better not be there or he would call the police. And no one had better have recorded his reg plate etc etc adinfinitum. Anyway, 141 is a good thing to dial prior to ringing someone you wish to be anonymous from…..never mind, it’s all a learning curve