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The Amateur Poacher

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Title: The Amateur Poacher

Author: Richard Jefferies

Release Date: October 12, 2004 [EBook #13730]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1

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THE AMATEUR POACHER

BY

RICHARD JEFFERIES

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PREFACE

The following pages are arranged somewhat in the order of time, beginning with the first gun, and attempts at shooting. Then come the fields, the first hills, and woods explored, often without a gun, or any thought of destruction: and next the poachers, and other odd characters observed at their work. Perhaps the idea of shooting with a matchlock, or wheel-lock, might, if put in practice, at least afford some little novelty.

R.J.

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CONTENTS

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I. THE FIRST GUN

II. THE OLD PUNT: A CURIOUS 'TURNPIKE'

III. TREE-SHOOTING: A FISHING EXPEDITION

IV. EGG-TIME: A 'GIP'-TRAP

V. WOODLAND TWILIGHT: TRAITORS ON THE GIBBET

VI. LURCHER-LAND: 'THE PARK'

VII. OBY, AND HIS SYSTEM: THE MOUCHER'S CALENDAR

VIII. CHURCHYARD PHEASANTS: BEFORE THE BENCH

IX. LUKE, THE RABBIT-CONTRACTOR: THE BROOK PATH.

X. FARMER WILLUM'S PLACE: SNIPE-SHOOTING

XI. FERRETING: A RABBIT-HUNTER

XII. A WINTER NIGHT: OLD TRICKS: PHEASANT-STALKING: MATCHLOCK VERSUS BREECH-LOADER: CONCLUSION

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