Prosecution begins of Quantock Staghounds members accused of illegal hunting

22nd October 2026 A HUNT master and a huntsman from the Quantock Staghounds will face a three-day trial next year accused of illegally hunting with dogs. The staghounds’ hunt master Christopher Gibbons, aged 37, and huntsman Martin Watts, aged 63, denied the offences when they appeared in Taunton Magistrates Court on Thursday (October 22). Gibbons, …

HORROR AS FLEEING HUNTED STAG COLLIDES WITH CAR CARRYING WOMAN AND CHILD

22nd October 2026 On the 12th of October the Quantock Staghounds met in West Bagborough, an area which falls within the constituency of Liberal Democrats MP Rachel Gilmour. Rachel has recently spoken publicly about her support for “trail” hunting, presenting what is a grim and violent reality as something that reads like a Disney fairytale. …

Three convicted of hare coursing in landmark Herts case

21st October 2026 Three men have been convicted of hare coursing in what is believed to be Hertfordshire’s first successful prosecution for the offence. The convictions follow an incident at Hunsdon Airfield on November 22, 2025, when police were called to reports of hare coursing involving a silver Nissan Qashqai. Officers detained three men at …

Drone footage captures men catapulting pheasants

21st October 2026 Watch the short video here but BEWARE contains some upsetting scenes Poachers have been filmed catapulting pheasants in footage from drones which were operated by police-trained volunteers. The incident happened on farmland at Linkenholt, north Hampshire, on 7 October. One of the men, from Dibden Purlieu, was later visited by police and …