HUNT supporters are being encouraged to continue to push for a repeal of the ban on hunting.

The call comes after revelations that the South West suffers the most attention from anti-hunt monitors.

In a call for unity from the Countryside Alliance chief executive Simon Hart, the pro-hunt leader, admitted supporters in the North and the East of England were questioning the need for a repeal of the controversial hunt ban – because few of them ever saw an anti-hunt monitor.

But Mr Hart said hunts across the region were "suffering" from being constantly monitored and their colleagues in the North should be aware. Anti-hunt groups once again launched a new recruitment drive for hunt monitors amid claims hunts are continuing routinely to break the ban four years on from its inception.

Writing in The Field magazine, Mr Hart said the experience of hunters in the West was unlike those from any other part of Britain under the hunt ban. He said: "Few packs in the North ever see an anti-hunting activist and monitoring of hunting activity is carried out, as it should be, by local police.

"Allegations of illegal hunting are rare and prosecutions unheard of, which has led some to question whether pursuing the repeal of the Hunting Act is a sensible strategy."

In his article Mr Hart cited the experiences of Charlie Watts, from the Cattistock, in Dorset, who is monitored by anti-hunt activists every week.

He said: "He has the dubious honour of hunting one of the two most scrutinised packs in Britain. He knows exactly why repeal is an urgent necessity, not just a nice idea."

And he said Mr Watts had been questioned by the police over allegations made by anti-hunt activists.

Alison Hawes, South West regional spokesman for the Countryside Alliance, said: "People should continue to push for a repeal of the ban. But David Cameron has said he will allow a free vote on a repeal within six to nine months of the Conservatives coming to power."

The League Against Cruel Sports is once again appealing for help to monitor even more hunts. A spokesman said: "Of course, we are hoping that hunters will obey the law, but if they do not, it is important that the police investigate them and that they end up being prosecuted".