The Fells Have Eyes: Hunt Sabbing in the Lake District
A lot has been going on up in the Lake District. We’ve seen two well-established sab groups, Lancashire Hunt Sabs and Cumbria Hunt Sabs merging to form one super group: Lake District Hunt Sabs.
With the groups joining forces, we’ve seen more of the lesser known Cumbrian hunts receiving attention – packs like the Lunsdale Foxhounds, Coniston Foxhounds, North Cumberland Hunt and the Eskdale & Ennerdale Foxhounds are finding themselves regularly sabbed, along with hunts you may have already heard o such as the Blencathra Foxhounds and Melbreak Foxhounds. The Lake District has some of the most challenging terrain for sabbing. We asked the newly formed Lake District Hunt Sabs the reasons behind the two groups merging, and this is what they told us….
