Here in Somerset there's quite a lot of pro-hunting amongst the locals, sadly. It does seem to be the incomers and enlightened local heads who are against it. I don't mean to make a sweeping judgment, but I've found that a suprising amount of rural locals, both here and in Ireland are often more complacent and less caring re. the natural world, almost as if it's just needless sentimentality. I verbally squared up to one buffoon recently who was blathering on about tradtition re. ALL bloodsports. He was dumfounded and silent when I asked him if he was also in favour of bringning back witch dunking .