RATTING AND RABBITING FOR AMATEUR GAMEKEEPERS. By Guy N. Smith. With line drawings by Pat Lakin.
1979 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppxvi,172. B/w photographs and illustrations. Mottled green cloth, spine titled in gilt. .
Guy N. Smith discusses the the history of ratting and rabbiting, both historically and from the practical point of a view of a contemporary gamekeeper. Chapters include: The quarry; Traps and trapping; Snaring and ferreting; Poison; Other methods of rat control; Intensive rat warfare; Rabbiting for a living; Ferreting; Teamwork and driven rabbits; Poaching; Gamekeepers of yesterday and today; Gamekeepers on the small shoot; Pigeons, and other ways to supplement an income.
Guy N. Smith discusses the the history of ratting and rabbiting, both historically and from the practical point of a view of a contemporary gamekeeper. Chapters include: The quarry; Traps and trapping; Snaring and ferreting; Poison; Other methods of rat control; Intensive rat warfare; Rabbiting for a living; Ferreting; Teamwork and driven rabbits; Poaching; Gamekeepers of yesterday and today; Gamekeepers on the small shoot; Pigeons, and other ways to supplement an income.
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42176
Author | Smith (Guy Newman). (b.1939). |
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Book Code | 42176 |
ISBN | 0904558649 / 0904558649. |
Book Description | Browning to edges but good-plus in slightly stained and clipped dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1979 |
Publisher | Spur Publications. |
Place | Hindhead, Surrey. |