WITH the on-coming hunting season only just round the corner and apparently with many unanswered questions about the new hunt insurance, I put a series of questions to Lord Waterford, chairman of the IMFHA, regarding the new policy and how it affects hunting on a day-to-day basis. His reply should remove all doubts on the efficacy of the policy and reassure hunts, followers and more importantly landowners, for the 2022/’23 season due to commence in November.

Dickie Power: There appears to be some despondency amongst some hunt members, which may be based on a perceived lack of information. How would you respond to that?