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Tom Sunderland

Cricket legend Sir Ian Botham met by masked protestors while grouse hunting

Sir Ian Botham was forced to rethink his plans on a recent grouse hunt after encountering resistance from a group of protesters.

The England cricket legend and fellow hunters were pictured arguing with activists on Snailsden Moor in the Peak District. The hunting party had hoped to go about their business interrupted but found their plans disrupted when protesters blocked their route to the hunting location.

This led to an hour-long deadlock between the two groups, with police eventually called in to disperse the situation. It's understood one man in his 50s was arrested at the scene for being in possession of a blade.

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