The Amateur Poacher

This edition of the classic work on the early English poacher was first published in 1901. Contents Include: The First Gun The Old Punt, A Curious Turnpike Tree Shooting, A Fishing Expedition Egg Time, A Gip Trap Woodland Twilight, Traitors on the Gibbet Lurcher-Land The Park Oby, And His System, The Mouchers Calendar Churchyard Pheasants: Before The Bench Luke, The Rabbit-Contractor: The Brook Path Farmer Willums Place: Snipe-Shooting Ferreting: A Rabbit-Hunter A Winter Night: Old Tricks: Pheasant Stalking: Matchlock Versus Breechloader Conclusion. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.