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Trail hunting - a practice where a scent is laid out for the hunt to follow - was introduced as a "cruelty free" replacement for fox hunting, banned by Labour in 2004.

"We'll check out their social media and things. We need people who are interested in stopping fox hunting, not people who want to come out and fight," he said.

The initial source of anger then was the ban on fox hunting.

"Farmers get a lot of stick, with some believing that the life of a farmer is all about driving four-wheel drives, going shooting every other day and fox hunting," he added.

He loved horseback riding, fox hunting and trying different restaurants, he said.