Download or read book The Gamekeeper written by Barry Hines and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humankind's relationship to nature is governed by money in this first US publication of a classic by the greatest chronicler of the British working class

Download or read book The Gamekeepers Directory written by Thomas Burgeland Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gamekeeper S Son written by Ron Stewart and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been brought to my attention that not everyone knows what a gamekeeper really is, in fact, while going over some thoughts on the subject before I started writing, I now realize how complex and difficult this task is going to be. He is hired by the Laird, the owner of an estate, to protect all the game from predators and poachers (people who take game illegally). An estate may consist of hundreds of square miles and a few dozen farms also owned by the laird and leased to individual farmers. In the case of very large estates such as this, it would be necessary for him to hire as many as six gamekeepers each with his own section, or beat, to look after. In addition to a small wage, he would also have the use of a house owned by the estate with firewood, coal, milk, and oatmeal included, for as long as he remained in the employment of the laird. A gamekeepers day would start at daybreak and end at dusk seven days a week, but he did have some time to himself during the day when all his work was taken care of. When he was not out setting or checking his traps or snares for rabbits, he would be in his workshop repairing them. He had to maintain about forty traps and twice as many snares. He made all the snares from scratch, including the wooden pegs. He made all his bolt nets too. These were about three feet square with a drawstring woven in and out round the perimeter to which was attached a peg. He usually made them in the long winter evenings, sitting by the fire and listening to the radio. He was also required to protect the nests of game birds, such as partridge, pheasant, and grouse from predators, the worst offender being the hooded crow, a very wily bird that would nest in the tall pine trees. The gamekeeper would build a hide close to the nest and sit and wait sometimes for hours until the crow returned and he could shoot it. Weasels and badgers also created havoc on the birds nests and had to be controlled too. Poachers were always a problem. When he would find some strange traps or snares on his rounds, he would leave them intact and find a secluded spot nearby and wait until the poacher returned and apprehend him. His traps would be confiscated and sent on his way with a swift kick on the posterior and the threat of death should he ever be caught there again. The police were seldom involved. The gamekeeper was well respected in the community and was classed with the doctor, minister, schoolteacher, and policeman and was regarded as one of the main sources of information in rural areas since there were no telephones and few folks had radio. We had a radio (a Christmas gift from the laird), so he was much sought after for information regarding the progress of the war with the Germans. Anyone could depend on him for comfort or advice in any situation, and he was always a willing giver.

Download or read book The Gamekeeper s Wife written by Clare Flynn and published by Cranbrook Press. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping tale of love, sacrifice and determination in the aftermath of the First World War. He was broken in the trenches... She was broken by her husband... He is trapped by his inheritance... She is trapped by her past Martha Walters is the impoverished widow of an abusive man. Christopher (Kit) Shipley is the reluctant heir to a substantial family fortune. They never intended to fall in love, but sometimes the wrong person turns out to be the right one – until a terrible secret threatens to tear Martha and Kit apart forever. From an English country house to the jungles of Borneo, The Gamekeeper’s Wife, is sure to keep you up reading all night.

Download or read book Game Keepers written by Steve Dressing and published by Number 6 Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball is no longer fun for the kids in the Waterfalls youth league after the playoff game ends in an ugly argument among parents and coaches. The players leave the ballpark in shame, but big George Starr kicks at the ground and everything changes. An amazing adventure begins as they discover a magical world underground, Down Home, and encounter strange and magical beings who help them play better and have fun. Trouble begins, however, when several players break the rules of this new world. An intruder presents them with a far greater challenge. Can the kids of the Waterfalls youth league stop this trespasser and save Down Home without breaking more rules and risking permanent banishment?

Download or read book A Gamekeeper s Note book written by Owen Jones (gamekeeper.) and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Sportsman s Directory and Park Gamekeeper s Companion written by John Mayer (gamekeeper.) and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The sportsman s directory or park and gamekeeper s companion written by John Mayer (gamekeeper.) and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Sportsman s Directory or Park and Gamekeeper s Companion etc written by John Mayer (gamekeeper.) and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Sportsman s Directory and Park Gamekeeper s Companion written by John Mayer and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Game Laws of England for Gamekeepers written by Hugh Neville and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gamekeeper s Lady written by Ann Lethbridge and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederica Bracewell grew up under a cloud of shame. As an illegitimate child, she was treated by her uncle like a servant. It wasn't until she encountered the new gamekeeper that shy, innocent Frederica started to feel like a true lady . Lord Robert Mountford had been banished by his family. After a debauched existence, he revelled in the simplicity of a gamekeeper's lifestyle. Until temptation struck! Frederica's plain appearance and stuttering speech were a far cry from the ladies of the ton, but she might just be his undoing and unmasking!

Download or read book My Father the Gamekeeper written by Anne M. White and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I wrote this book in the hope that everybody could share the memories of my father and have a glimpse of the alternative lifestyle to those who lived in the towns and cities at that time. Follow the journey of my father's humble upbringing in the wilds of Norfolk in the thirties and forties amidst nature's playground. I'm sure you will smile and chuckle as you turn the pages and follow the life path of my father, the mischievous boy, turning into the most respected gamekeeper I know. Those of you who grew up in similar backgrounds may recognise the hardships and difficult days, along with the sense of freedom and exploration of that time, which had very few rules and regulations. This book may awaken your own memories of when the countryside was pure, untouched and full of life.

Download or read book Gentlemen and Poachers written by Munsche and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1981-11-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteenth-century English game laws have long been synonymous with petty tyranny. By imposing a property qualification on sportsmen, they effectively denied all but country gentlemen the right to take game or even to possess a gun. Those who challenged the gentry's monopoly were fined or imprisoned, usually after only a summary hearing by the local justice of the peace. In the early nineteenth century, it was claimed that one out of every four inmates in England's prisons was an offender against the game laws. Bitterly denounced at the time, they have continued to be condemned by historians as arbitrary, savage and unjust. This book is the first full scholarly examination of the English game laws. Based on material drawn from over two dozen archives - including judicial records, estate correspondence and personal diaries - it attempts to explain what the laws actually were, why they were passed, how they were enforced and why they were eventually repealed. The picture which emerges from this investigation challenges the conventional wisdom about the game laws in a number of important respects.

Download or read book The Gamekeeper written by Portia Simpson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The H is for Hawk for lovers of the outdoors and wildlife. A fascinating memoir of Scotland’s first-ever qualified female gamekeeper. Portia Simpson grew up outdoors, always preferring to climb trees than play indoors. Talented and driven, she became the first female to graduate as a Gamekeeper and Wildlife Manager. In this wonderful memoir, Portia tells the story of how she first broke into a traditionally conservative, male-dominated profession and the skills, training and dedication that helped to set her apart. She gives an intimate account of a life filled with stunning landscapes, heart-wrenching lows and magnificent highs, and shares her expert insight into the world of game keeping. Offering a sense of wonder at the mystique and natural beauty of the wild, this is a fascinating and unique look at the life of the huntswoman. ‘The vividness of Portia Simpson’s writing seduces you, evoking her passionate connection with the raw, violent beauty of nature’ Libby Purves, Daily Mail

Download or read book The Gamekeepers written by David L. Gjestson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gamekeeper at Home written by Richard Jefferies and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Gamekeeper at Home by Richard Jefferies