Project Gutenberg 2013-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 137 Watson, John, F.L.S. 1928 Poachers and Poaching Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Poachers and Poaching" by John Watson, F.L.S. is a detailed exploration of the art and practices of poaching, written in the late 19th century. The narrative paints a portrait of poachers as skilled individuals deeply connected to nature, who utilize their knowledge of the land and wildlife to navigate the fine line between legality and survival. Watson delves into the lives and methods of poachers who have passed down their trade across generations, focusing on their interactions with various game and fish species. The opening of the work establishes a vivid setting where the poacher lives on the fringes of society, teaching his children the craft of capturing game without drawing the ire of the law. Through descriptive language, the author introduces readers to the poacher's family routine, the tools of their trade, and the types of game they pursue, including hares, rabbits, and fish. The poacher's keen understanding of animal behavior and environmental signs highlights his respect for the natural world, cementing his role as both an outcast and an expert in these rural surroundings. The chapters promise further revelations into the contrasting relationship between poachers and the natural world, providing insights into both the excitement and the ethical dilemmas surrounding this controversial practice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42628/42628-h/images/cover.jpg en Poaching -- Great Britain Poachers -- Great Britain SK Text Browsing: Environmental Issues Browsing: History - British Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 479148 478480 2024-09-18T04:14:34.920206 2023-09-18T12:41:10.881011 text/html text/html 474254 2013-05-01T09:37:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 276722 2013-05-01T09:37:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 284784 2024-09-18T04:14:39.968175 application/epub+zip 291354 2024-09-18T04:14:35.691163 application/epub+zip 209236 2024-09-18T04:14:35.315168 application/epub+zip 409335 2024-09-18T04:14:43.877156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384882 2024-09-18T04:14:39.603177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302876 2022-09-19T13:04:51.757654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461384 461195 2024-09-18T04:14:34.514212 2023-09-18T12:41:10.507000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 461152 2013-05-01T09:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177419 2013-05-01T09:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 461169 2013-05-01T09:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177351 2013-05-01T09:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20214 2024-09-18T04:14:44.012122 application/rdf+xml 5489 2024-09-18T04:14:35.391189 image/jpeg 1486 2024-09-18T04:14:35.353171 image/jpeg 290978 2024-09-18T04:14:34.967194 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog