A fresh push to strengthen fox hunting laws is being welcomed by campaigners and anti-hunting groups.
Labour's pledge to close what they describe as loopholes in the Hunting Act 2004 has drawn praise from the Hunt Saboteurs Association.
Although fox hunting was banned in 2004, campaigners insist that illegal hunting remains widespread
Niche post, but if you're in the Twin Cities and fancy a figurative fox hunt, our amateur radio club is holding one on Saturday morning in Cottage Grove.
It's sometimes called amateur radio direction finding, or ARDF. That's right. "ARDF." The bark a foxhound might make in the old days when literal fox hunting was in vogue.
What the hell is a fox hunt? Why, it's a hidden transmitter search.
It's fun and gets you outside, among the the birds and ticks and mosquitoes and snakes of early Spring. You might even find a morel.
No horses, horns, or foxhounds are favored. Rather, bring a handheld radio and a sense of adventure. You don't need a ham radio license to hunt the fox.
Be ready to answer questions from nonplussed onlookers in this See-Something-Say-Something™ world.
That's part of the fun.
Meet at 9am at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 70th and Hinton, Cottage Grove (southeast metro) on Saturday 25 April 2026 if you like this kinda thing.
Here's a good article via the Atlanta Radio Club. Like many things in ham radio, you can approach it from simple to complex, depending on your level of interest.
https://www.atlantaradioclub.org/uploads/1/2/3/8/123882460/foxhunting101-for-atlantaradioclub-february-2024-web-version_2.pdf
Ross Cordery, Wayne Greggory and James Parish of the Vale of Taunton and Banwell Harriers Hunt have been charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs - an offence under the Hunting Act 2004.
This prosecution comes after Somerset Hunt Saboteurs‘ drone caught the hunt chasing a fox at Chilton Trinity on 26 November last year
#Foxhunting good news 🥳
"Controlling territory is everything, as if the hunters and the sabs really were at war."—Tamlin Magee for Dispatch Media.
https://dispatch-media.com/a-day-with-englands-hunt-saboteurs/?src=longreads
In line with their commitment in the 2024 Labour Party Manifesto, the government intends to ban trail hunting in England and Wales.
They are asking for your views. This consultation could shape the future of hunting – now is the time to help bring it to an end.
Have your say on the Trail Hunting consultation - Hunt Saboteurs Association
https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/have-your-say/?mc_cid=a15ed42d9e&mc_eid=510c07e599
#foxhunting news
Less than a week after the government published its long-awaited consultation on banning the smokescreen of trail hunting, three members of the Vale of Taunton & Banwell Harriers have been charged under the Hunting Act 2004.
The three are: Ross Cordery, 45 of Highbridge, Wayne Greggory, 48 of Taunton, and James Parish, 31 of Uffcume in Devon
You can join the Hunt Sabs association here:
Took my #Meshcore radio out on break this afternoon to a spot on the downward slope behind my office building, facing away from town. Tried my luck. Surprisingly, I got out of the hole and heard from 3 repeaters way over the hill. How is this possible?
WELL, my theory is that I was reflecting off the office building on the next block and catching a great angle. Wow! I hadn't considered that was a thing, but that sort of trick is done in #foxhunting all the time! This gives me ideas.
At last, trail hunting at last is set to be banned
Baroness Sue Hayman, Animal Welfare Minister, said:
We pledged to ban trail hunting in our manifesto, and that is exactly what we intend to do
This announcement follows the publication of the Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy, which outlined the most ambitious reforms to animal welfare in a generation – improving the lives of millions of animals.
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