A Hunting Catechism

R. F. Meysey-Thompson

• Publisher: Read Country Books
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473349971
• Print ISBN:
  9781473327412

This vintage book contains a complete and beginner-friendly guide to hunting, with information on equipment, training hounds, riding, common pitfalls, etiquette, and much more. Intended for the use of beginners and based on the extensive experience of the author, this timeless guide is highly recommended for modern field sportsman, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Etiquette", "Accessories", "Hunting", "Stags", "Foxes", "Hares", "Hounds", "Hunters", "Riding to Hounds", "Appendix", and "Index". Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• A Brief Introduction to Fox Hunting
• Preface
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter I Etiquette
• Chapter II Accessories
• Chapter III Hunting
• Chapter IV Stags
• Chapter V Foxes
• Chapter VI Hares
• Chapter VII Hounds
• Chapter VIII Hunters
• Chapter IX Riding to Hounds
• Appendix
• Index