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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you'd like to get involved this season, or to tip us off about a hunt happening near you - drop us a line! 06/06

Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you support what we do, please consider contributing to our fuel and equipment fund. All our sabs are volunteers, giving up their free time and taking time off work to protect our wildlife. 04/06

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As soon as sabs were in the field with them, the hunt ran off to the north and headed back to the meet to stuff their faces with sausage rolls before going home nice and early. 03/06

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Within minutes of leaving the meet, sabs found hunt support holding-up a small copse next to Coldharbour farm. This is the exact area where we caught them relentlessly chasing a fox back in March (more on that soon). 02/06

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Eggesford Hunt's evening cubbing meet packed up! 15.09.26 With @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social we showed up to introduce ourselves to new huntsman Harry Cook at Eggesford's cubbing meet in evening on the edge of Riddlecombe. 🦊🧵01/06

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just before they entered the moor we were informed by a rider that trespass was illegal and they were calling the police, but after being lectured on what civil trespass was they decided they were going to call the police ‘later’. 03/05

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

With their 'fun' interrupted Gosling made a run for it through the meet at Yadsworthy Farm and up onto the moor, where the already poor conditions continued to deteriorate. Heavy rain and 40mph gusts meant that visibility was very poor. 02/05

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Dartmoor Hunt 29.08.26 Harry Gosling and the rest of the Dartmoor Hunt got a surprise in the early hours of the morning as we appeared out of the darkness right next to them, as they were holding up Grange Plantation and drawing the hounds through the woodland. 🦊🧵01/05

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The two incidents took place last season when he drove into one of our sabs at the Eggesford Hunt opening meet and aggressively squared up to Plymouth & West Devon Hunt Sabs while out with the Spooners & West Dartmoor Hunt. 02/07

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

HUNT THUG TOM BOUNSALL CONVICTED!! Followers of our page will be quite familiar with terrier thug Tom Bounsall, whose violent antics led to convictions for careless driving and intentional disorderly behaviour last week. He was ordered to pay £2,185. 🦊🧵01/07

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Amazingly, the fox managed to evade capture and ran straight past two of our foot sabs on the farm track. Sabs remained in position to block the hounds' path when they arrived on the fox's line. 06/18

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

While the hounds chased the fox, Marles and the others walked back to the farmyard, where Marles donned Heard's jacket as a disguise, having realised that our drone had filmed the whole thing. 05/18

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

After a few minutes of digging, the fox was bolted from the rubble and ran into the surrounding scrub, followed by the pack of hounds. 04/18

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Landowner Lloyd Heard and terrierman Tom Bounsall were filmed by our drone moving the rubble and digging at the ground in an attempt to get at the fox, while Marles and the hounds waited to resume the chase. A young child was watching the entire time. 03/18

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The footage that led to Marles's conviction was filmed by our sabs on Boxing Day last year. Hounds had chased a fox to ground in a large rubble pile at Pudson Farm, on the edge of Okehampton. 02/18

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Huntsman David Lewis looked more defeated than ever when he saw sabs turn up. Instead of attempting to hunt fox cubs in front of us, he climbed dejectedly back into the hound van and drove straight back to the kennels. Job done! 02/04

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

They didn't even have time to get the sausage rolls out! Lamerton Hunt 12.09.26 Powered by a delicious final kebab from The Big Kebabski, we joined @plymwestsabs to sab an evening Lamerton cubbing meet at Hurlditch barn, near Lamerton. 🦊🧵01/04

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Cubbing is underway all over Devon. 💔🦊 Some hunts are still hunting on foot, while others are already on horseback. Most are going out in the early morning. Drop us a line if you see them. 03/04

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In true Stevenstone fashion, hounds spent some time on the line of deer while the hunt were arguing amongst themselves. Sabs had eyes on hounds throughout. “How the fuck did they know we were here?” 🤷‍♂️🤫 02/04

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Stevenstone Hunt sent packing. 12/09/26 Led by violent drunkard, Anthony Hemmings, the hunt set off from Hoarestone at 8.30am, drew the wooded valley east of the meet followed by a large maize field, and reluctantly boxed up before 10.30. 🦊🧵01/04

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If it's not hosting vegan festivals on shooting estates, or putting music stages next to badger setts, it's legitimising a genocidal settler colony, and being ableist to top it all off. Nice one Vegan Camp Out. Don't go to this shit.

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We had an awesome time this weekend holding stalls at Exeter Respect Festival on Saturday and Exmouth Vegan Fair on Sunday. It was great to meet so many people interested in what we do. Thanks to everyone that stopped by to chat and support us, we appreciate all of you!

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

EGGCELLENT NEWS! HUMPTY DUMPTY HAS FALLEN (or was he pushed?) Happy Easter from all of us at Devon County Hunt Sabs, we are pleased to announce that the Egg of the Eggesford Hunt, Jason Marles has been laid off. 🧵🥚01/05

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Yesterday we joined up with @war-huntsabs.bsky.social and South Wessex Hunt Sabs for the Cotley Hunt’s closing meet near Chard. The sunshine and warm temperatures ensured minimal scent and the hunt were packed up shortly after 3pm. Report to follow.

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

We spent the day with Stevenstone near Little Torrington. We’ve still got to catch up with several Eggesford and Silverton reports, as well as Stoke Hill and North Dartmoor Beagles and Exmoor Foxhounds. 🧵🦊 01/02

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

They boxed up before 4pm at Woodland Farm, where the hound van and several horse trailers were parked for the day. 08/10

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

With not much to see all day, hunt supporters David Evans and Helen Dunn turned to their usual belligerent antics, both of them seemingly desperate to get their fingers caught up in the propellers of our drone at takeoff and landing. 07/10

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The presence of sabs averted a digout, protecting the hunted fox as well as the resident badgers at the sett. 06/10

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

It wasn’t until they got to the Frogmore Copse valley north of Stowford that hounds picked up on the line of a fox, following the scent in full cry all the way east to Island Copse. Hounds marked a badger sett, indicating that a fox had gone to ground. 05/10

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The Eggesford Hunt 26.2.26 Eggesford met at Higher Biddacott on the edge of Chittlehampton. They seemed a little surprised to find a small team of sabs already waiting for them in the fields north of the meet. 🧵🦊 01/10

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Given that two days before this, a farm adjacent to these woodlands lost several heavily pregnant ewes to a dog attack, it was clearly not wise/respectful to send a pack of uncontrollable hounds to tear through the surrounding woodland. 11/15

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

After some grumpy mumbling and with sabs on his tail, he soon gave up and headed back to the meet. James then got into his pickup truck and alongside some of the quadbikes set off to try to find the remaining hounds. 10/15

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Having clearly not learnt his lesson from the last time he hunted the area, James decided it would be a good idea to put the hounds into the various woodlands and plantations of Swardicott, Waydown, and Newcourt. 08/15

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Some time passed before we found huntsman and hounds heading towards Sheepwash. With James perched on the back of a quadbike and no field to be seen, the convoy headed into Sheepwash where we found the field at the pub with James’ horse in tow. 04/15

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It wasn’t long before hounds had picked up on a line but were just as quickly rated off by nearby sabs, though terrierman Ben Vincent encouraged them back onto it and the hounds headed north into Upcott Wood. 03/15

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Stephen James left the meet into an adjacent field and took the hounds straight to a nearby woodland at Upcott Barton and dismounted. 02/15

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The Stevenstone Hunt 21/02/2026 We headed over to Sheepwash to see the Stevenstone Hunt celebrate the birthday of a hunt member in a damp shed. 🧵🦊 01/15

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We sabbed all three meets of the Eggesford Hunt last week, at Kingsland, Higher Biddacott, and Lower Gorhuish, and then we also sabbed their meet at Edgemoor Farm on Monday. 🧵🦊01/03

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

From Raddon Hill car park the support watched the hunt as they drew the various hedges and copses between Lynch Plantation and Kitlake. At around 2pm the hunt began retracing their steps and headed back to the meet. A nice short day for us! 05/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Hounds picked up some scent and marked to ground at a badger sett we know well. They then moved east towards the car park at Raddon Hill, via the track owned by South West Water - who apparently don’t give the hunt permission to use it for hunting. 04/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Huntsman Chris Matterface evidently didn’t want to do too much in the presence of sabs and with the drone following his every move. He took hounds north from Shobrooke Mill towards Furze and then on towards Coombe Barton and Stockleigh Wood. 03/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The lovely sunshine had brought out a decent-sized field and more quadbike followers than we’ve seen in a while, several of them equipped with terriers for digging-out. Not long after spotting sabs though, several of those disappeared. 02/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The Silverton Hunt 14/02/26 Silverton’s Valentine’s Day meet at Angie Prouse’s Creedy Barton wasn’t quite the day they were expecting. 🧵🦊 01/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Please be sure to read the entire thread and share! 🧵🦊 01/03 👇👇👇👇

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The last part of the day was back in the fields and woods between West and East Leigh and then a brief draw towards Leigh Cross from where a fox was flushed back across the road near Leigh Barton. 06/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

They carried on via Lower Chilverton, Aller Bridge and the kale fields at Birch Farm in direction of Zeal Monachorum, marking a fox to ground near Southdown. They then did a second loop of the area, marking the same sett again. Sabs guarded it to prevent a digout. 05/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The horses grew quite fed up of being made to cross deep ditches between fields, and Lloyd Heard was promptly thrown off. 04/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Hounds were speaking on and off in the woods but as soon as sabs went in to rate them, Jason called them out and moved them on to the north-east into the boggy area between West and East Leigh. 03/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

They started in the wooded valley north-west of Ankridge and then crossed the road east towards the woods at Little Cutland. A lorry driver got very frustrated with the hunt blocking the traffic at Thorn Corner - the hunt own the countryside, don’t you know! 02/09

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Devon County Hunt Sabs @devoncountysabs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The Eggesford Hunt 9.2.26 Another wet day for Eggesford. They met at Farley’s Grave, east of Bondleigh. Terriermen Jake Crabb and Tom Bounsall were sent packing as soon as sabs arrived. 🧵🦊 01/09

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