PREMIUM -- Paul Hardwick, the "Second Whipper In", prepares the Duke of Beaufort's hounds Friday October 31, 2003, at their kennels in Badminton, Gloucestershire, for the start of the fox hunting season that gets underway Saturday. Mass meets are being planned nationwide Saturday for "Declaration Day" when hunters will pledge their intent to break any law which puts an end to hunting with dogs. See PA story POLITICS Hunting. PA photo: Barry Batchelor.