Snares and Snaring

Snares and Snaring
Author: Raymond Thompson
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2013-01-28
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1447482255

This early work is a fascinating read for the hunting enthusiast or historian about the techniques of snaring. Illustrated with diagrams, drawings and photographs. Contents Include: The Steel Snare and its Use, Snaring the Fox, How to Become a Wolfer, Trapping the Canada Lynx, Rabbit and Lynx Snaring, Tricks in Beaver Trapping, Illustrated Snaring Methods, Live Traps, Snares and Deadfalls. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

How to Trap and Snare - A Complete Manual for the Sportsman, Game Preserver and Amateur on the Art of Taking Animals and Birds in Traps, Snares and Nets with Numerous Illustrations

How to Trap and Snare - A Complete Manual for the Sportsman, Game Preserver and Amateur on the Art of Taking Animals and Birds in Traps, Snares and Nets with Numerous Illustrations
Author: William Carnegie
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1446548945

This vintage book contains a complete manual for the sportsman, game preserver, gamekeeper, and amateur on the art of taking animals and birds in traps, snares, and nets. Profusely illustrated and full of invaluable tips, this timeless handbook will be of considerable utility to modern readers, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Animal Trapping and Snaring”, “The Dorset Trap and Its Varieties”, “Humane Traps”, “Tools, Etc., For Trapping”, “How To Set The Dorset Trap”, “Round And Small Steel Traps”, “How To Set Round And Small Vermin Traps”, “Rabbit Trapping”, “Trapping Ground Vermin”, “Rats”, “Wild Cats”, “Poaching Cats and Dogs”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on animal trapping and snaring.

Biennial Report

Biennial Report
Author: Connecticut. State Board of Fisheries and Game
Publisher:
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1920
Genre: Fish culture
ISBN:

Running a Shoot

Running a Shoot
Author: J C Jeremy Hobson
Publisher: Crowood
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2015-05-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1785000608

To those faced with running a shoot, the difficulties are very substantial and they require imaginative solutions. Running A Shoot - A Complete Guide contains many of the answers and is essential reading for all those involved in organizing and running shoots. This invaluable book is probably the most comprehensive work on the subject, and considers how to find suitable land, rental options, preparing a budget, letting days, keeping records, insurance, health and safety, taking over new ground, buying in poults or rearing chicks, shoot transport and habitat improvement. It examines in detail predator control, springtime management, rearing and releasing, game crops and summer tasks, and discusses the necessary preparation for the shooting season, the shooting day itself and how to avoid problems. Along with information on health, hygiene, diseases and veterinary legislation and a useful month-by-month summary of tasks and duties, it is essential reading for all those running a shoot efficiently and prodcutively. Superbly illustrated in colour with 95 photographs and 14 line drawings.