HUNTING IN CARMARTHENSHIRE 1741-1975: A MIXED ANTHOLOGY. Compiled by Chris Harte.

2019 1st edition. 8vo paperback (137 x 216mm). Pp222. B/w photographs.

"Carmarthenshire as it is now constituted has been a centre for hunting for many centuries. It is a way of life which many outsiders cannot comprehend. Even today there is regular hunting within the county by private non-registered packs which have slipped under the radar of those protestors who occasionally visit meets to make a nuisance of themselves. Possibly because of this I have had great difficulty with modern day research. ... Past knowledge is mired in mythology and when facts have been presented the have, at times, been denied. My reasearches prior to 1940 were consistent due to the excellent record keeping of past officials and committeemen." "Hunting not only provides a unifying and democratic structure in rural areas devoid of more urban forms of entertainment but also fills the less glamorous functions of pest control and fallen stock collection which support the farming industry. Hunting plays an important part in conservation through the preservation of coverts which provide sanctuary for wildlife as well as underpinning the economy of Britain's prolific equestrian industry."