Out on early patrol looking for hunts and badger trappers in the North Cotswolds. One sett that we checked had steam coming from the badgers on a very cold frosty morning, Obviously active sett :). We soon bumped into the North Cotswold hunt at Coronation Plantation and heard a whistle. Now a whistle blown in this area denotes that a fox has been sighted and not only was the rider on point raising his has as well but we saw the fox running towards a small covert in the middle of a field. A few holloas and use of the gizmo meant that the hunt gathered the pack and ran away from us and appeared to leave the startled fox alone. This was too much for one hunt follower who nearly imploded..we had better watch out because she has footage of one of us from 2010 and she is going to the police with it, comitting the heinous act of…….trespass…… Also she was ging to smash one sab’s face in…Hmm let the side down there wethinks. Half an hour later at Scarborough Pits hounds rioted on multiple deer, were called off the hunt staff who then decided to go home at 10am
We were then out til just after dusk checking more setts.