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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

It's been a mixed day for our sabs, first off we started the morning at the Mendip Farmers Hunt, who we found hunting on Emley Lane near Aldwick. It was a small meet and an apparent late start, with just the hardcore hunters out. They didn't seem too impressed that we (1/4)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This violent criminal gang were relentless in their illegal pursuit of foxes, including the one pictured who sabs stopped the hounds chasing over White Hill. Multiple other foxes were illegally hunted, witnessed by our sabs, (2/5)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐬-𝐌𝐨𝐠𝐠'𝐬 - 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐱 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐧 Sat, 15th March 2025 Ousted former Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg hosted the Mendip Farmers Hunt's closing meet at his West Harptree mansion today. (1/5)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The Mendip Farmers Hunt met at Tape Hill Farm, Gurney Slade yesterday. We are currently reviewing drone and handheld footage after a suspected dig out when this fox was filmed near Maesbury. More to follow. (1/3)

A tiny foxes faces three pathetic animal murderers sitting on their quadbikes.

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We took a trip south to Dartmoor today to help out our friends @devoncountyhuntsabs Plymouth & Weston Devon Hunt Sabs and South Devon sabs for the Two Bridges hunt club meet,

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Or donate via PayPal at www.PayPal.me/MendipHuntSabs. We still have some merch left: mendiphuntsabs.bigcartel.com. Thanks. (15/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

We are volunteers and rely on the support of our followers to remain active against the hunts. Please consider donating the cost of a coffee to help maintain our equipment & refuel our tanks: www.ko-fi.com/MendipHuntSabs. (14/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

and the huntsman called it a day early because of the rugby. The hunting party were subjected to some entertaining heckling from passing motorists as they took horses and hounds up Moorledge Road and through Chew Magna on the way back to their boxes. (13/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The huntsman was later seen riding up and down the lanes with no hounds, blowing his horn to try to call them back. Eventually he reassembled them at Gold's Cross and moved on to draw Knowle Hill. Hounds worked through the dense bracken on the hill without finding, (12/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

as huntsman Charlie and master Sam spluttered half-arsed excuses to the landowners and the hounds ran off out of control in cry. Meanwhile, field riders became stuck behind multiple locked gates as they tried to leave. (11/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

the upset farmers came out to berate the hunt, yelling that they had no permission to be on their land and that there was "no human laid trail in there". The hunt descended into farcical chaos, (10/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Not finding any foxes on the fort, the hunt paraded down the lanes to the B3130 and drew the fields close to the road before crossing towards the River Chew and working their way further south.Hounds went into cry in Moorledge, but as they did so, (9/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

although several lead hounds were already close behind before he actually got on with it. Strips of covert and hedge were drawn on the way up to Walnut Farm, before the hunt all headed to Maes Knoll fort followed by the newly appearing Somerset Sabs. (8/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

the fox bolted northwards but was seen by a foot team who were stood next to the huntsman. Sabs shouted to Charlie that the fox was on film and to call off the hounds, which he begrudgingly did, (7/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Saddle slapping and other noises were heard as hounds worked through the thick covert and hunt followers tried to flush the fox back out to continue the chase. After about fifteen minutes, (6/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Sabs followed as they hunted hedgerows northwards up to North Wick. Hounds went into cry near Waterloo Farm and chased a fox into the nearby disused quarry. The fox tried to take refuge here but the hunt had other ideas. (5/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Whilst the hunt were milling about at the vet's home, sabs pre-emptively deployed into Blacklands, an area close to the meet where the hunt usually find foxes. With sabs waiting, the hunt seemed a little shy to properly send hounds through the scrub and moved quickly on. (4/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

a registered vet who previously owned his own Small Animal General Practice. After distributing drinks and nibbles, (2/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐱 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭 Mendip Farmers Hunt, Smoke Acre, Chew Magna Sat 1 Feb 2025 The hunt met at Smoke Acre near Chew Magna, hosted by Charles Thursby-Pelham, (1/16)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

⚠️ BREAKING Mendip Farmers Hunt hounds have run across a main road and ended up at the bottom of an ernormous 240 acre (0.97 km2) Moon’s Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael. They have been stuck there some time and are unable to scramble out. ⚠️

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

In responsible trespasses like these, they aim to demonstrate why the public are best placed to be the custodians and guardians of these important archaeological and sacred sites. 9/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

We support RtR's campaign for a right of responsible access to scheduled monuments - the sacred wells, barrows, standing stones and enclosures that connect us to our past, to the land, and enrich our lives. 8/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Today, around 30 Right To Roam trespassers responsibly and respectfully visited these sites. Currently, 28% of England's historic monuments have no legal right of public access. 7/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Roger Penny denies the public access to this sacred space that up until relatively recently, humans had freely visited for thousands of years. This is the same Roger Penny that allows the Mendip Farmers Hunt to rampage over his land whilst illegally chasing foxes. 6/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

He was fined £10,000 for the desecration of the earthwork and ordered to repair the damage by his contractors at a cost of £38,000. It was only because of the diligence of local historians that this travesty was discovered. 5/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The hunt regularly exercise their hounds and hunt over this land, and we have witnessed them chase a fox from the barrows onto the lane. Owner of the southernmost Priddy Circle, Roger Penny, demolished part of the 4000-year-old ancient monument whilst building a motorcross track for his nephew. 4/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The landowner of the Nine Barrows Cemetery, Rob Uphill, is a committee member of the Mendip Farmers Hunt and also owns the land of the hunt kennels on Nine Barrows Lane. 3/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

We were treated to an extremely insightful talk by a local historian, in which we learnt about the incredibly rich and ancient ritual history of the area that is very close to our hearts. 2/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐦 - 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐲 Earlier today, we attended a mass trespass in Priddy organised by Right To Roam (Wiltshire & Somerset), visiting the Nine Barrows Cemetery, Ashen Hill Barrow Cemetery, and the Priddy Rings henge monument. 1/

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

drone and handheld footage. Thank you to the locals who tipped us off and ensured we made it out today. Please consider supporting our work for the cost of a coffee at www.ko-fi.com/MendipHuntSabs Thank you! (2/2)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

⚠️ 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐭 ⚠️ Earlier this afternoon, our sabs stopped Mendip Farmers Hunt terrier men digging out a fox they had run to ground into an active badger sett near Crapnell Lane, Dinder. Police attended and collected evidence and we have sent them our (1/2)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

❌𝐍𝐨 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝 ❌ On Saturday we received revelatory correspondence from the landowners of Chewton Wood, informing us that the Mendip Farmers Hunt have NO PERMISSION to hunt in Chewton Wood or neighboring Hengrove Wood. The landowners are (1/5)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

We had lots of tip offs for the Mendip Farmers Hunt today who were out between Chew Magna and the outskirts of Bristol - thanks to everyone who got in touch. Sabs stopped them hunting a fox near North Wick, and later the hunt lost control of the pack whilst trespassing on (1/3)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We were back at the Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt with North Dorset Hunt Sabs at their meet in Queen Camel today. They were still actively hunting foxes despite a police presence, and at one point a fox was chased behind the police car whilst they were sat inside. (1/3)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Mendip Farmers Hunt met at Green Lane Farm B&B, Hallatrow, yesterday. A place to avoid if you care for wildlife. Three foxes were seen to safety as they hunted between Farrington Gurney, Cameley and Litton. Full hit report to follow.

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Mrs Rees-Mogg with her rabble of Mendip Farmers Hunt riders, proudly celebrating at the Queen Victoria Inn, Priddy, after a day of illegal fox hunting. Supports sabs instead! Buy us a coffee ko-fi.com/mendiphuntsabs 🦊🖤

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

NAUGHTY HUNT FOLLOWERS This follower has been driving around in an untaxed car since April 1st! He’s been regularly seen out in his car at Mendip Farmers, South & West Wilts & today at BSV. Finally cops have caught up with him! A recovery vehicle was also seen heading his way...

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Today we paid a well overdue visit to the South & West Wilts Hunt in Witham Friary, with some help from our friends @wiltshuntsabs.bsky.social. We kept tabs on the hunt all day from the air and on the ground, and at least one fox was helped to safety by sabs near Alice Street Farm. (1/3)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

www.PayPal.me/MendipHuntSabs Grab a shiny new t-shirt or hoody at: mendiphuntsabs.bigcartel.com Thank you (10/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

to the BSV who were hunting in Babcary. Full hit report from that escapade coming soon. Please consider supporting our work for the cost of a coffee at ko-fi.com/MendipHuntSabs Or help us top up our fuel and maintain our equipment at (9/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

the green and Nine Barrows Hill, closely watched by us and North Dorset Hunt Saboteurs, visibility reduced to barely 10 metres and the hunt returned to the kennels. Sabs stuck around for a bit as field riders drifted back to their boxes, and soon made the decision to head (8/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

shoulders with the criminal hunt as usual. Although Priddy parish council welcomed the hunt, the village of Priddy itself became the biggest anti-hunt protester and injected a healthy dose of its famous fog into the landscape. After just an hour of active hunting between (7/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

suggested that his hunt "lead by example". Recently elected local MP Dan Norris meanwhile gave his support to protesters, reassuring them that the law will be changed to ban the smokescreen of trail hunting. His ousted predecessor Jacob Rees-Mogg's family were rubbing (6/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

supporter admitted to a BBC journalist that the hunt do catch foxes, but it's a "quick end" and doesn't happen as often as antis would suggest, whereas huntsman Charlie fumbled over his words insisting that they hunt within the law, "never" catch foxes, and laughably (5/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

village with open arms are systemic law breakers with a string of convictions for violence and a penchant for terrorising wildlife and any human who questions their self entitled delusion that the entire public worships the sun shining out of their own arseholes. A hunt (4/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

roped off "protest area" as if they had some kind of authority over them. Master Sam Colbourn made a point to thank Priddy Parish Council in his little speech, but we would like to remind Priddy Council yet again that the organised criminal gang they welcome into the (3/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

their holes, cans of Thatchers in hand, to jerk off over a bunch of tossers in red coats and celebrate the magical festive tradition of chasing small animals to exhaustion and ripping them apart with a pack of hounds. The hunt laughably tried to contain protesters in a (2/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

𝐅𝐨𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐲'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 Mendip Farmers Hunt, Priddy Green, Somerset 26-12-2024 On Boxing Day, we held our protest again the Mendip Farmers Hunt on Priddy Green as the usually closeted hunt scum crawled out of (1/10)

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Mendip Hunt Sabs @mendiphuntsabs.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

With many hunts cancelling or heading out later today due to frozen ground, we had to make a call as to what was the best use of our resources in the time that we had. With our local hunts still in their kennels past midday, we headed south with Somerset Sabs for a (1/4)

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