*** Worcestershire Hunt supporters holloa fox sighting during hunt meet ***
No rest for the wicked as we seem to be having an influx of information coming in at the moment (which is great – keep it up guys!) We’ll be writing an information sheet for what to do if you see a hunt to help people feel more confident when they spot them.
Today we got tip-offs about the North Cotswold meeting in Pebworth (sett-checkers went out this afternoon and will be out again tomorrow checking the area), the Ledbury South (Ledbury Hunt hunting with hunt masters and supporters of the South Herefordshire Hunt in the SHH country whilst the hunt are still banned from going out) at Home Farm Dulas and the Worcestershire Hunt meeting up at Inkberrow.
A couple of sabs who were busy over in Herefordshire took a swing past the Dulas meet and spent a little time inland observing the hunt during a break. We await further updates on how the SHH court case is going…
Another couple of sabs meanwhile decided the Worcestershire hadn’t been looked at in a while (well… we do have local eyes and ears but our supporters need support sometimes too) and off we headed to gauge the general feeling towards us. Jacqui and Simon from the Croome were out* and seemed happy (amused?) to see us and there were some bewildered looks from the supporters as they tried to figure out who we were. Obviously not everyone got the message because, having hunted around a large landlocked area between Holberrow Green, Feckenham and Stock Green / Bradley Green a fox was spooked from a covert just off Hollowfields Road and he ran through a farmyard before being holloa’d 3 times by a supporter. Not long before this whistles had been heard inland**. Hounds picked up and were heard in full cry around the farm buildings.
* rumour has it that the two hunts are thinking to amalgamate ‘somewhere down the line’
** a holloa is a shout made by someone to alert hunt and hounds to the fact a fox has been spotted. Whistles are often used these days instead of a holloa
Over towards Goosehill Green and terriermen were spotted leaving a wood soon after hounds picked up on a scent… coincidence or highly suspicious? We intend to find out more about this hunt in future and give locals a helping hand in gathering evidence of the hunt’s activities. Keep the intel’ coming in and we’ll keep doing what we can ourselves. Watch this space for more info on what you can do if you see a hunt out and about and give us a call if you do see them. If you’re local and can help out with sett-surveying or other intel on badger activity contact Worcestershire Against the Badger Cull who work closely with our very own Gloucestershire Badger Office
