29/03/2025
It's that time o' the year again, where we "hunt" for impressionable, disaffected, students to join our band of merrye mene (and wymone).
So, could YOU be a sab? Let's find out.
Pi**ed off with mummy and daddy? Lack of meaning in life? Want to make a difference? Then look no further!
We know during the winter is difficult to get the courage to superglue your hands to the asphalt of the A41 to get attention and bleet on about how oil is the second coming of Hi**er. After all, it's cold.
So, what do you do all week between showers?
That's where we come in....
Imagine the self-satisfying smugness that comes from swearing at toffs and small children in the countryside on a fine winter's morn'. Feeling the breeze with a hint of cow s**t in your face, while traversing the hills and meadows, smashing into potholes in a clapped out Nissan driven by a stoned uni student. Sliding down thick mud by the hedge ditch unsure of whether your Doc Martins will hold out for three more days. And all while suffering hallucinations of foxes everywhere!
Exciting right?
Do you look good in black and a ski mask?
Do you have an extended sense of teenaged angst and self-righteousness?
Do you hate the upper class/working class/anyone who's doing better than you in life (Jacob Rees-Mogg gives us the ick) for basically no real reason?
Do you always forget to close gates behind you and have a careless disregard for aggravated trespass laws?
Ever fantasised about being a terrorist, but don't want to move to anywhere with sand?
JOIN US!
We will make you feel welcome (sort of), introduce you to true countryside heroism (in a sense) and most importantly you'll be helping our cause by demonstrating that not all dimwits p**s people off - just us!
And all it will cost you is a small monthly contribution (hundred quid or so), your dignity, parents' approval, and any chance of gainful employment with businesses and organisations that reward merit and competence (like we have those anyway, amirite?)
Make the right choice.
Become a sab.
And send money. Lots and lots and lots and LOTS of money. The car something or other...
๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐บ? ๐ช๐ฒ'๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ปโ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐:
"Animal rights has always been a big part of my life, so when I saw Manchester Hunt Sabs were recruiting last autumn, I signed up straight away.
I didnโt really know what to expect when I joined and wasnโt sure if my lack of hunting knowledge would be an issue.
The first hunt I sabbed was the Flint and Denbigh and thankfully, the huntsman didnโt have much control of his pack that day, so there wasnโt too much of a challenge. It was a really useful experience though, as I spent the whole day shadowing a highly experienced sab, who patiently took me through everything they were doing and gave me so much valuable information. I got familiar with filming, using the whip, and how the hunt operates.
For the rest of the season, we focused on the Wynnstay hunt. This was a totally different change of pace; sabbing the Wynnstay is always a tough day, with lots of running, dealing with hunt bumpkins and calling off the hounds when they pick up a scent of a fox. We even got armed police called on us once! No matter what shady tactics the hunt used though, staying calm and composed always helped us de-escalate without stooping to their level.
Overall, itโs a lot to take in and a bit overwhelming at times, but there is always a more experienced sab leading the way and giving guidance.
Sabbing is tough and itโs hard not to get emotional sometimes but it is also so, so rewarding. There is nothing better than knowing youโve saved a fox or made a hunt pack up early.
In an ideal world, we wouldnโt need to sab at all, but illegal hunting is still going on and Iโm so glad to be a part of a group that is exposing and putting an end to this horrendous pastime."
