Plymouth & West Devon Hunt Sabs

23/10/2026

Read about the court hearing to bring justice for the poor deer who was trapped behind a fence and then shot by these sadists.

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17/10/2026

17/10/2026

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚. We hope the driver and passenger of this car are ok. Be very careful on the roads when a hunt is out, loose dogs and fleeing wildlife are very likely to run out in front of you. The hunts have very little regard for anything or anyone except themselves and their abhorrent“sport”.

11/10/2026

𝗖𝗣𝗪 = 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗿

Sat 10th Oct
Thynacombe, South Brent

The Dartmoor Hunt must think their recent CPW conditions are a little restrictive, so they ignored them and hunted as usual yesterday morning around the Avon Dam area. Thanks to a couple of tip-offs we found Asbo ‘arry and his dreary bunch of riders at 7.30am at Thynacombe for a dawn cubbing meet just as the sun was coming up.

After going round in circles on the road to avoid us and get on to the moor unseen, Harry Gosling cast hounds in at Yalland Warren, tongue rolling as he drew them through the thick bracken and gorse. His 14 field riders sat in various places around the edges of the covert waiting for something to break. Some were off their horses standing on rocks. Classic cub hunting behaviour.

Hounds were soon in cry, moving quickly on a scent line and terrorising lots of young deer who were seen running from cover.

Trying to evade sabs Harry encouraged 30 hounds over the top of Dockwell Ridge where they picked up scent and ran on towards Avon Dam and then on to Brent Moor, a great distance from the huntsman. Clearly not in control of his hounds, he let them run freely through the bracken and gorse, speaking loudly and disturbing herds of sheep and cows with very young calves.

They spent a long time down on the track leading to Avon Dam, an area owned by South West Water, where the hunt are not allowed. This has been reported.

Just as it looked like they might be gathering and trying to head back, the hounds sped off once again in the opposite direction, to Eastern White Barrow a huge distance from the huntsman. By now a quad had joined them as they galloped off to bring the hounds back. They returned to the meet by road via Shipley Bridge at midday, after 4 hours of chaos.

Wanting to portray a different story to the one we witnessed yesterday, The Dartmoor Hunt have posted some pictures from a completely different day. Why they didn’t use pictures of huntsman and hounds from yesterday beats us.
Luckily we have.
Devon & Cornwall Police

As we prepare for the start of the main hunting season we ask you all to be vigilant, take care and gather as much information as you can about these wildlife abusers. We thank you for your generosity and valuable tip-offs.

10/10/2026

‼️DARTMOOR HUNT ALERT‼️NOW‼️We are currently sabbing the Dartmoor hunt who have hounds completely out of control around Avon Dam and Shipley Bridge. South Brent. Please be vigilant and take care if you are in the area‼️Hit report to follow.

09/10/2026

Devon & Cornwall Police advise calling 999 if you witness illegal hunting, after the recent sentencing of Jason Marles and Tom Bounsall, and the issuing of numerous CPW’s to hunts across the region.

LATEST NEWS | Two men have been sentenced following offences linked to hunt activity in Devon, including the illegal hunting of a fox with dogs and incidents involving careless driving and disorderly behaviour towards hunt monitors.

Jason Marles, aged 44, from Chulmleigh, appeared before Exeter Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 23 September where he pleaded guilty to hunting a wild mammal with dogs.

Marles was ordered to pay a £500 fine, and £285 in costs.

During the same hearing, Thomas Bounsall, aged 32, from Princetown, was sentenced after admitting offences of careless driving and intentional disorderly behaviour relating to two separate incidents involving hunt monitors in Devon.

Bounsall was fined a total of £2,185 including associated court costs.

Sergeant Tom Ottley said: "With the start of the hunting season approaching, we recognise that hunting is an emotive issue which can generate strong feelings within the community.

"Devon & Cornwall Police takes all reports of suspected illegal hunting seriously and we will investigate offences where evidence is available.

"If you witness live illegal hunting activity taking place, please report it to us immediately by calling 999 and, where it is safe to do so, we would also encourage people to capture footage or other evidence which may assist any subsequent investigation.

"We would always remind members of the public not to place themselves at risk while gathering evidence."

Anyone who has witnessed illegal hunting activity or anti-social behaviour (such as trespass, harassment or hounds out of control) is encouraged to report it to Police by filling in a form on the force website or by calling 101.

If a crime is happening now, always call 999.

07/10/2026

Another hunt issued with a CPW for being a public nuisance...which one will be next?