CONTENTS xix 



Pike Fishing Arrival at the Farm Approaching the Broad 

 Description of the Broad The Start Two Pike at Once Landing 

 Pike Snap-Tackle Fishing with Two Rods Losing a Fish from 

 One Rod and taking It on the Other Attacked by a Pike in the 

 Boat Pike attacking a Bather Pike Piscivorous, Carnivorous, 

 Hominivorous and Omnivorous Pike taking a Bait hanging over 

 the Water ...... pages 324-334 



CHAPTER XXV 

 PHEASANTS FROM SHELL TO SHOT 



A Chat about Pheasants from Shell to Shot The Keeper's Cottage 

 John Balls A Ramble round the Coverts How and what 

 to Plant in Coverts Pheasant and Partridge Feeders A Rough 

 and Ready Manner of catching Pheasants The Mews An 

 Interesting Conversation Poachers and the Handling of Them 

 Contempt for the Law and how to do without It Artful 

 Dodges Hatching and Rearing Pheasants Egging Setting 

 Incubation Rearing Grounds Food A Good Motto Water 

 Gapes Shooting Difficulties of Organising a Shoot The Different 

 Shots offered The Shot most desired Beaters and Their 

 Marshalling A Good Epigram The Shoot A Starlight Walk 



pages 335-353 



CHAPTER XXVI 

 OTTER HUNTING EXTRAORDINARY 



Otter Hunting in Broadland A Curious Advertisement A Most 

 Remarkable Pack of Hounds We'll all go a-Hunting To-Day 

 The Start A Village Wiseacre gets a Ducking Gamekeepers 

 killing an Otter The Find Full Cry The Death The Finale 



pages 354-360 



APPENDIX 



THE ORIGIN OF FISH PRESERVATION IN BROADLAND 



Norfolk and. Norwich Anglers' Society Promoting an Act of Parlia- 

 ment Yare Preservation Society Norfolk and Suffolk Fisheries 

 Act, 1877 Constitution of Board of Conservators The First Board 

 The Norfolk Fisheries Preservation Association Appointment 

 of Water- Bailiffs The National Fish Acclimatisation Society 

 The Norwich Fishery and Other Exhibitions Amalgamation of 

 Preservation Societies Presidents of the Yare and Bure Pre- 

 servation Society Finance , pages 361-368 



