Hunt saboteurs disrupted several shoots in the Yorkshire Dales on the first day of the grouse shooting season yesterday.
Activists from West Yorkshire and and as far away as Wiltshire targeted several shoots in Coverdale and Nidderdale.
A large number of saboteurs disrupted a shooting party on Braithwaite Moor near East Witton.
West Yorkshire Hunt Saboteurs claimed they were able to stop the shoot “with ease”
After targeting a shoot at Heathfield Moor, Nidderale, the group said in a post on social media: “As is tradition on the Glorious 12th, sab groups from all over the country were out in force and we found our first target early on.
“The next target was just off Braithwaite Lane, East Witton, where sabs had confirmed that a shoot was in progress. Their location was confirmed and groups were able to turn up en-mass and escort the shooters away from the grouse butts with ease.
“All over Nidderdale, shoots were being brought to a complete standstill meaning our wildlife was spared another day.
“We trecked (sic) a fair few hundred miles chasing bird n****s yesterday.”
In a statement on the start of the grouse shooting season, the Moorland Association said “sustainable grouse moor management leads to essential income for the protection of our beautiful uplands and is responsible for over 1,500 jobs in the heart of the countryside.”
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