CONTENTS. 



I. THE FIRST GUN i 



II. THE OLD PUNT: A CURIOUS 'TURNPIKE' . . 18 



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 



