PREFACE. 



THE present work, although nominally a second edition of 

 the author's " Practical Game Preserving, " is practically a 

 new production. The length of time which has elapsed 

 since the first edition appeared has witnessed such great 

 changes in our system of preservation, there has been such 

 an increased amount of knowledge gained, and old methods 

 have had to give place so largely to new ones, that an 

 entire revision had become necessary. 



The aim has been to provide the game-preserver, as well 

 as the gamekeeper, with a thoroughly trustworthy hand- 

 book, in which everything is set out clearly and precisely, 

 and without confusing the issue by reference to alternative 

 modes of working. 



It has also been deemed advisable to exclude some 

 matters of a comparatively unimportant nature, such as 

 the trapping and snaring of rabbits, the management of 

 ferrets, &c., which found a place in the previous edition. 

 These have been dealt with fully in my small manuals 

 upon the respective subjects. 



Reference to the badger, the marten, and the otter as 

 vermin is also omitted, as for the most part these creatures 

 no longer occupy such position. 



Everything appearing in the manual is the outcome of 

 proved practical and personal experience. 



W. C. 



June, 1906. 



