A Game Ranger's Note Book
eBook - ePub

A Game Ranger's Note Book

  1. 462 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Game Ranger's Note Book

About this book

This vintage book contains a collection of Mr. Arthur Blayney Percival's observations during almost thirty years spent in an African Game Department. With many fascinating anecdotes and information on everything from the animals' habits to how to hunt them, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in hunting and African wildlife. Contents include: "Lion", "Lion: Habits", "Lion: Habits (continued)", "Lion Shooting", "'Galloping' Lion", "Lion Hunting", "Various Adventures", "Leopard", "Cheetah-Serval-Caracal", "Hunting Dogs", "Hyaenas", "Elephant", "Elephant (continued)", "Rhinoceros", "Rhinoceros (continued)", "Hippo", "Buffalo", "Buffalo (continued)", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with the original artwork and text.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. The Author
  4. Title
  5. A Brief History of Big Game Hunting
  6. Editor’s Note
  7. Contents
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. Chapter I.—Lion
  10. Chapter II.—Lion: Habits
  11. Chapter III.—Lion: Habits (continued)
  12. Chapter IV.—Lion Shooting
  13. Chapter V.—“Galloping” Lion
  14. Chapter VI.—Lion Hunting
  15. Chapter VII.—Lion: Various Adventures
  16. Chapter VIII.—Leopard
  17. Chapter IX.—Cheetah—Serval—Caracal
  18. Chapter X.—Hunting Dogs
  19. Chapter XI.—Hyænas
  20. Chapter XII.—Elephant
  21. Chapter XIII.—Elephant (continued)
  22. Chapter XIV.—Rhinoceros
  23. Chapter XV.—Rhinoceros (continued)
  24. Chapter XVI.—Hippo
  25. Chapter XVII.—Buffalo
  26. Chapter XVIII.—Buffalo (continued)
  27. Chapter XIX.—Giraffe
  28. Chapter XX.—Swine
  29. Chapter XXI.—The Zebra: A Problem
  30. Chapter XXII.—Greater Kudu—Lesser Kudu—Bongo—Eland
  31. Chapter XXIII.—Tracking—Stalking—Migration—Neglected Game Grounds—Drinking Hours—“Posho”
  32. Chapter XXIV.—Natives and Game-Birds and Game—Railway and Game—Fences and Game
  33. Chapter XXV.—Photographing Game
  34. Index