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's Note
Minor typos corrected. Missing Section breaks added. Original book used Sidenotes for each topic, they have been converted to Section Headers.