THE 



SPORTSMAN'S DIRECTORY; 



BEING 



A SERIES OF INSTRUCTIONS, IN TEN PARTS, 



FOR 



THK CHASE IN ITS VARIOUS CLASSES: COURSING SHOOTING FISHING 



THE PRESERVATION OF GAME AND DECOYS SELECTION AND 



TRAINING OF THE POINTER AND SPANIEL BREEDING 



PHEASANTS PARTRIDGES RABBITS, ETC. 



WITH 



COPIOUS DIRECTIONS FOR TRAPPING AND DESTROYING VERMIN, AND 

 DETECTING THE OPERATIONS OF THE POACHER. 



TO WHICH IS ADDED, 



AN APPENDIX, 



Containing numerous valuable Receipts, and useful Abstracts of the Game 

 Laws, and the Laws of Coursing. 



BY JOHN MAYER, 



GAMEKEEPER. 



THE SEVENTH EDITION, 



Comprising the most recent Changes in the Theory and Practice of Sporting. 



LONDON: 

 SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO. 



MDCCCXLV. 



