CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I THE FIRST GUN ....... i 



II. THE OLD PUNT: A CURIOUS 'TURNPIKE' . . iS 



III. TREE-SHOOTING: A FISHING EXPEDITION * . 37 



IV. EGG-TIME: A 'GIP'-TRAP. 55 



V. WOODLAND TWILIGHT: TRAITORS ON THE GIBBET . 74 



VI. LURCHER-LAND : ' THE PARK ' 93 



VII. OBY, AND HIS SYSTEM: THE MOUCHER'S CALENDAR 115 



VIII. CHURCHYARD PHEASANTS : BEFORE THE BENCH . 137 



IX. LUKE, THE RABBIT-CONTRACTOR: THE BROOK PATH 155 



X. FARMER WILLUM'S PLACE: SNIPE-SHOOTING . .177 



XI. FERRETING : A RABBIT-HUNTER . . . .195 



XII. A WINTER NIGHT : OLD TRICKS : PHEASANT- 

 STALKING : MATCHLOCK VERSUS BREECHLOADER : 

 CONCLUSION ........ 216 



