Out with the Curre and Llangibby Hunt today and what a day it was! We teamed up with pals from South Wales & Somerset and descended on their meet at the pro-hunt Rock and Fountain Inn at Penhow. Upon spotting sabs, the hunt went into a bit of a panic and split in different directions in a clear attempt to lose us.
Soon enough we spotted the hounds being hunted on foot by a masked up huntsman (yes, you read that right) and soon enough the hounds went into cry so sabs stepped into action with horn calls and had the entire pack at our feet within seconds. The huntsman gathered them back up and cheekily put them back in the same covert so we decided to be cheeky too and took the pack off him again which led to the hunts thugs stepping up and throwing their weight around. Not phased, we kept eyes on the hounds and followed in pursuit as the huntsman legged it away.
Bringing the hounds to safety set the tone for the day as we repeatedly took them off the hunt and to our feet which angered their thugs no end who escalated their intimidation but we weren’t going anywhere.
Later in the day we witnessed the hounds being hunted right next to a main road which was shocking to watch. The riders looked ashamed to be a part of what was going on and we made sure no hounds went near the passing whizzing traffic. Another rider later told us he ‘didn’t agree with that at all’.
We spotted at least 4 foxes throughout the day and helped each one to safety. Despite attempts at violence and intimidation we sabbed the shit out of the Curre today. We’ll certainly be visiting these lot again…
A video of hounds in cry next to the A48 can be seen here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYFX7EFYfps