A very short and successful day for us today, going it alone with a couple of friends from Bath. Landie problems earlier in the morning halted our plans somewhat so with some quick thinking and as it’s the first season for the Severn Vale Beagles (who are pretty much on our doorstep), we thought it was only polite to introduce ourselves and give them their first ever experience of hunt sabs.
We watched them leave their meet in the opposite direction to us and went straight off in pursuit. We could hear the beagles picking up a few times as we approached but after a hard sprint across very boggy fields and jumping over a few ditches we were right on them, ensuring that no more hare hunting would be taking place.
We entered the field right behind the pack, much to the surprise of the beaglers and their followers who seemed unaware of our presence until then. They ran on for another minute or so before stopping, so we caught up and had a word. They claimed to be ‘exercising the hounds’ so we made it clear we would be sticking with them as long as they were out to make sure that no wildlife would be illegally hunted.
They then took a short walk along hedge rows back to the meet, so we kept a watchful eye. Supporters soon started to disappear and the beagles were boxed up not long after. Job done.
Beaglers beware…
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