
NOTE.
CHAPTER I. POACHERS AND POACHING.—I.
CHAPTER II. POACHERS AND POACHING.—II.
CHAPTER III. BADGERS AND OTTERS.
CHAPTER IV. COURIERS OF THE AIR.
CHAPTER V. THE SNOW-WALKERS.
CHAPTER VI. WHEN DARKNESS HAS FALLEN.
CHAPTER VII. BRITISH BIRDS, THEIR NESTS AND EGGS.
CHAPTER VIII. MINOR BRITISH GAME BIRDS.
CHAPTER IX. WATER POACHERS.
Step into the quiet world of England’s rural hinterland, where a lineage of poachers has turned the hunt into a subtle art. From the rust‑torn cottage at the edge of the fields to the loyal lurcher that moves like a shadow, the narrator sketches daily routines—trapping field‑mice, snaring sparrows, and coaxing duck‑guns into winter marshes. The prose is steeped in observation, recording each feathered and furred prize with the care of a naturalist.
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Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (430K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
May 1, 2013
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
d. 1928
A vivid late-Victorian nature writer, he brought the British countryside to life through books on woodcraft, wildlife, fishing, and the hidden world of poachers. His work blends close observation with a storyteller’s feel for rural life.
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