Three Counties Hunt Sabs joined up with our friends Cirencester Illegal Hunt Watch & went in just north of Farringdon where the huntsman & hounds were trying to draw (i.e find a fox to hunt).
A few deer ran as hounds feathered along the hedgelines but they seemed to run north after spotting us. Some very ill mannered women tried to scare sabs away by using their horses to usher them away from where the hounds were. In fact one sab was lucky not to go under a horse as the rider tried to push him on. Another sab was surrounded & told about how much trouble she was in for breaching laws on privacy… interesting!!
Anyway, landowner Mr Penser who owns 7000 acres in the area was apparently very cross indeed!! We would not advise inviting any of these people to parties, you wouldn’t get a word in edgeways!!
On north they went & were seen by the Cirencester group hunting a fox from a barn at Rhodes Farm. Just west of Crabbe Tree farm sabs saw a fox run along a hedgeline & into the hounds who were actively being encouraged on by the huntsman. The gizmo & some voice calls lifted the hound’s heads & caused enough confusion for them to eventually abandon the chase. We are happy to report that the fox escaped.
Then followed yet another lecture from the rudest of the rude women who seemed to think that the police were going to come & arrest us all for breaking privacy laws… or something like that… we will see!!