East Kent Hunt Saboteurs Find Your Hunt

Hunts can be categorised into fox hunting, hare hunting, stag hunting, mink hunting, pheasant shoots, grouse shoots, angling, whaling, shark fishing etc. We concentrate on fox hunting and hare hunting, although we do occasionally sab shoots and mink hunts. Shoots and mink hunts are a bit more elusive to track down. Fox hunts and hare hunts are becoming more secretive about their meets but there are ways round this. Sitting outside the hunt kennels and waiting for the hound van to set off is a good ploy, although you may need to be there hours before they set off, particularly if this is your only way of finding out where they hunt, because theymay ship the hounds out the night before or even set off earlier than normal is they know sabs are going to be waiting to follow them.
It is not really worth following other hunt vehicles from the kennels because these will just lead you on a merry goose-chase - let's face it, a hunt member is not going to wittingly lead sabs to the meet! If kennel-watching, it is ideal to have more than one vehicle on lookout so that if one vehicle gets blocked in by the hunt or police, there are others placed at strategic points to fall into place behind the hound van as it sets off in whichever direction. CBs and mobiles are needed in this case to let others know where the meet is when it is found.
Sometimes sab groups are lucky enough to be anonymously sent meet cards which detail where the hunt will be meeting each week. If this is the case, don't religiously turn up at every single meet otherwise it will be obvious that sabs have access to a meet card and the meet details will be changed for the rest of the season - resulting in the nightmare of trying to find the hunt with no clues as to their whereabouts. It is far better to use the meet card wisely and maybe only actually turn up at one or two meets. For the others, either turn up later in the vicinity of the meet to make it look as though you've been searching for the hunt for ages, or use the card to your advantage to pre-beat and pre-spray the area to be hunted (see Tactics section concerning these two terms). Sabs could even place themselves in strategic positions where they know the hunt will go and "lie-in-wait" for them to arrive.
Horse and Hound magazine also often features details of hunt meets. You may even be able to make a sympathetic contact with someone at the hunt pony club or even a hunt member who just likes to go out with the hunt for the ride, and who may be willing to pass on meet information.

When out sabbing, make a note of hunt members' and supporters'/followers' car registration numbers, and car models. This may help when you are driving around looking for the hunt - if you see recognisable cars parked down country lanes you will know you are in the right area.

FINDING YOUR HUNT