Hunting In Many Countries

Excerpt from Hunting in Many Countries In the following pages the author has attempted a double task: he has gathered from the experience of many years recollections of runs with packs of hounds whose names are familiar to all, and he has complied with the wishes of friends in the North of England and elsewhere in giving particulars of certain packs which have hitherto been neglected by fox-hunting historians. He has not aimed in all these cases at giving the details which should be presented in every complete history of a hunt, but has relied rather on his own personal knowledge of countries with which he can claim to be fairly well acquainted. Some of the runs belong to recent days, others to hunting history. Three great runs, which may rightly be called historical, took place more than fifty years ago, and the author's descriptions of them have since been confirmed and corroborated in the Field by others who had been present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Hunting in Many Countries IN the following pages the author has attempted a double task: he has gathered from the experience of many years recollections of runs with packs of hounds whose names are familiar to all, and he has complied with the wishes of friends in the North of England and elsewhere in giving particulars of certain packs which have hitherto been neglected by fox-hunting historians. He has not aimed in all these cases at giving the details which should be presented in every complete history of a hunt, but has relied rather on his own personal knowledge of countries with which he can claim to be fairly well acquainted. Some of the runs belong to recent days, others to hunting history. Three great runs, which may rightly be called historical, took place more than fifty years ago, and the author's descriptions Of them have since been confirmed and corroborated in the Field by others who had been present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Hunting in Many Lands" is a thrilling work that contains adventurous stories of late 19th-century hunters as they pursued hunting around the world. It will give the reader an idea of how different the hunting practices were back then from what it is at present.

In early 2008, Sporting Classics Senior Editor Lloyd Newberry returned from Italy, the last of thirty-three European countries he visited in quest of big game and birds. Feeling energized after his marathon hunting adventure—a feat unmatched by anyone in the modern age—Newberry here shares his adventures, misadventures, and newfound knowledge with readers. With stories told about countries ranging from Spain to Russia to Italy to Iceland, his book is a travelogue, a how-to guide, and a collection of essays all rolled into one package. It is sure to delight all who dream of traveling and hunting around the world.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

In this write up I try to capture the feel of hunting in different countries, for game that is indigenous to these locales, experience new and different cultures, and to hunt unique and unfamiliar animals. I have hunted extensively throughout the countries of Africa, my favorite location, but have also been lucky to have had the opportunity to hunt in many other countries throughout Europe, the South Pacific, and North America. While I don't describe all of my hunts in this book, I have tried to highlight a mixture of my hunting adventures that took me to the most storied, remote, and exotic locations to hunt and capture memories.