Tag: Silverton Hunt

Silverton Hunt at Gingerland, 1.1.2018

The Silverton Hunt killed a fox today, in full view of sabs. They met at Gingerland Livery near Cullompton and spent the first few hours hunting in valleys around Colebrook before heading to Highdown Farm, where they drew several small coverts close to the M5. Hounds were heard speaking in a covert west of Cranishaies Lane and sabs got into position on two nearby footpaths in time to witness hounds kill a fox. Hounds had grabbed the fox at both ends and disembowelled him. The fox, a young male, sustained bite wounds all over his face and abdomen. Huntsman Chris Matterface had been encouraging hounds on and made no attempts to call them off. Sabs retrieved the body while Matterface took the hounds and legged it.
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Silverton Hunt at Ford Farm, 23.12.2017

As the picture suggests, today’s theme was fog, fog and more fog….

The Silverton met at Ford farm on the edge of Silverton today, with a field of about thirty riders. With our landy out of action for repairs we were only able to take a much smaller team out in one of our cars. We knew it was going to be a challenge for our one foot team to keep up with the hunt, but we’d still rather give it a go than not sab at all.
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Silverton Hunt at Rhode Farm, Bradninch, 2.12.2017

Unfortunately we’re spoilt for choice of hunts to sab. With over twenty foxhunts in Devon it’s rare that we drive out to one hunt meet without passing another on the way. As we were making our way to the Silverton Hunt meet at Rhode Farm in Bradninch today, we also passed hound van, terrier men and riders heading to the Tiverton Hunt’s meet just a few miles up the road at East Butterleigh.
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