Part 38

INDEX

Acorns, 234, 235 August, 159

Badger, 121, 122, 254, 255 Barren birds, 162 Beaters, 41, 233, 275; compensation for wounded, 244 Birds, at mating-time, 60 Blackbirds, 123 Broody hens, 73 Bullfinches, 122, 123

Cats, 29, 30, 96, 123, 133, 263, 264 Cattle, in woods, 112, 113 Chalk-pits, 255, 256 Christmas shooting, 294, 295 Clues, 161 Cornfields, inhabitants of, 163; sport in, 167 Covert-shooting, 262, 263, 271 Crows, 49 Cubbing, 181, 182 Cubs, 8, 9, 59, 149, 150, 151, 178, 190, 191, 286 Cub-snatching, 89, 90

Dog-dealing, 199 Dogs, for ratting, 98; poachers', 16, 17 Dog-washing, 153 Dormice, 208, 230 Doves, 156, 157 Duck, 159

Fear and flight, 46, 47 Feathers, 130 Ferrets, 95 Fieldfares, 37 Foxes, 8, 9, 60, 149, 245, 248; and pheasants, 124, 246; and ferrets, 256; and rabbits, 45; and snares, 245, 247; how to keep from nests, 153; in corn, 167; on shooting days, 268, 269; trapping, 23, 24; turned down, 119 Foxgloves, for dog-washing, 155 Fur, changes of colour, 25, 26

Game, and motors, 125; and wire, 135, 136; and water, 142 Gamekeeper, 6, 11, 17, 26, 30, 41, 81, 82, 103, 131, 132, 141, 144, 208, 227, 228, 287, 289, 290-292, 297-304; and marriage, 13, 14; and new berth, 14; appearance of, 210; as advertiser, 14; as chorister, 103; as cook, 6, 116, 117; as dog-dealer, 199; as gardener, 6, 9-11; cottage and pets of, 3, 4; dress of, 104, 300; dinner of, 7; ethics of, 5; larder of, 5-7; holidays of, 12, 13, 209-211; in North and South, 15; position, wages, privileges, and perquisites of, 1-3 Gipsies, 215

Hares, 58, 59, 208; and small holdings, 265; curious accidents to, 202, 203, 225 Harvest mice, 167, 208, 209 Hawks, 18, 61, 62, 105 Hedgehogs, 166, 173, 206, 231 High birds, 189 Homely medicines, 7, 8 Honeysuckle, cause of accidents, 204, 205 Hounds, 145, 259, 260; "finding," 190, 191 Hunting, 249 Hurdle-making, 77, 78

Jackdaws, 111 Jays, 160

Landrail, 157, 191, 192 Leverets, 65 Long-netting, 219, 220

Magpies, 31, 49 "Marking," 193, 194, 195 Moles, 261 "Mothering," 117 Moucher, 257 Muzzle-loaders, 272

Nesting-sites, 73, 80, 81 Nightjar, 125, 126 Nutters and gamekeeper, 207, 208

Owls, 105, 205

Partridge, flying with broken wing, 201 Partridge-driving, 279, 280, 292 Partridges, 60, 61, 92, 93, 114, 133, 134, 140; and dry summer, 133; and foxes, 114; and grassland, 93; and June, 137, 141; and peasants, 93; and peewits, 92, 93; and policemen, 214; and rain, 139; cocks and hens, 129; French, 75-77; hatching of their eggs, 139; perseverance of, 115, 116; young and old, 129 Pheasant and young, 117, 118 Pheasants, 10, 40, 41, 43, 53, 54, 55, 56, 68, 71, 73, 119, 124, 138, 155, 156, 185, 187, 269, 293, 296; food-bill, 225; rearing by hand, 85-89 Pied birds, 199 Pigs, 198 Poachers, 15, 57, 180; dogs of, 16, 17; traps to catch, 111, 112; weapons of, 260 Policemen, sporting, 214, 298 Prospects, 161-163 Puppies, 146, 147, 197, 252

Rabbits, 124, 257; and snares, 33, 34; as perquisites, 5; in autumn, 211-213; pressed for food, 44, 45; when fattest, 236 Rats, 22, 94, 99, 131, 222 Rat-catching, 90, 91 Ratting, 98, 100, 102; without ferrets, 100 Red-legs, 141 Retrievers, 148, 206, 207, 270, 271 Ride-trimming, 172 Rooks, 47, 66

Scent, 238; and retrievers, 148 Shepherd, the, 276-279, 302 "Shocks," shooting among, 192, 193 Sight, of birds and beasts, 37, 38 Sleep, of birds and beasts, 34 Snares, 33, 34 Snow, 281 Sparrow-hawks, 10, 62 Sporting terms and others, 63-65 Squirrels, 27, 29 Starlings, roosting, 204 Stoats, 172, 236, 240; and weasels, the difference, 254; yellow and white of, 25 Stock-doves, 62 Swedes, warts on, 163

Tipping, 2, 243, 304 Trapping, 22, 23, 24, 26, 176, 178 Traps, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33 Truffles, 206

Underwood, 226, 227, 241, 242

"Velveteens," 104 Vermin, lists of, 18, 19, 20, 26

Walking-up partridges, 180 Warts, from shooting, 297 Wasps, 264, 265 Water, and game, 142-145; for birds and beasts, 133 Weasels, 25, 173, 254 Weather-wisdom, 282, 283 Wines, home-made, 183, 184 Wire, and game, 135, 136, 253 Woodcock, 195, 196, 197, 295; and woodcock owls, 195, 196 Woodman, 79, 80 Wood-pigeons, 4, 5, 63, 157, 293

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Transcriber Note

Minor typos corrected. Missing Section breaks added. Original book set the Section Headers as Sidenotes, they have been converted to Section Headers.