Hunters are still waiting for direction from their federation on whether or not to boycott the spring hunting referendum as the campaign enters its second week.

The hunting federation, FKNK, has not yet decided what stance to take as officials have been meeting daily since the constitutional court’s decision to allow the referendum to go ahead.

The anti-spring hunting lobby adopted SHout (spring hunting out) as its rallying call when it unveiled the No campaign last Saturday.

The first week was characterised by a wait-and-see approach that saw Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Opposition leader Simon Busuttil take the same stand in favour of spring hunting.

However, both leaders have asked MPs and party members to vote according to their conscience.

Dr Muscat was yesterday in Żebbuġ, a hunters’ hotbed, for his customary Sunday political speech but only sparingly mentioned the referendum.

But out in the street, the Labour supporters approached by Times of Malta were, as expected, all in favour of retaining spring hunting.

See their comments on video above.