CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. The Man himself : his House and Tools . . . i 



II. His Family and Caste 21 



III. In the Fields 45 



IV. His Dominions : the Woods, Meadows, and 



Water 68 



V Some of his Subjects : Dogs, Rabbits, ' Mice, 



AND SUCH SMALL DEER' 89 



VI. His Enemies: Birds and Beasts of Prey— Tres- 

 passers 116 



VII. Professional Poachers ; the Art of Wiring 



Game 142 



VIII. The Field Detective : Fish Poaching. . . 166 



IX. Guerilla Warfare ; Gun Accidents ; Black 



Sheep 193 



