After personal commitments this morning we headed out on the off-chance that we’d find the Ledbury Hunt in their Monday country. We caught up with them near Chase End, having discovered that it was a kennel meet. Thank you also to those who called them in throughout the afternoon.

Huntsman Mark drew through a number of coverts between Chase End, Camer’s Green and Egg’s Tump, hounds picking up briefly in some areas, speaking excitedly in a couple of coverts and drawing blank in the majority – if the hunt actually followed trails they’d have had more of a ride after the pack… just a thought there Mark, might want to try it.

We were well placed in case the hounds picked up on a fox, and were able to rate the pack at one point after they picked up on a scent and rioted (where hounds follow an animal scent other than fox) but hunt staff and supporters also rated them and Mark gathered up the pack. So not a very exciting afternoon for the hunt and followers, but we don’t mind a calm few hours out here ourselves.

Hunt packed up back at the kennels around 4pm and we’re heading home for vegan cake!