Traditional English poaching books

[1 pot hunter]

I think he was a reporter, I’ll have to check. I have a very old copy that was my father’s, he had it as a child in the 1930s, early 40’s. I remember being very enamoured with it my self as a child, not read it since, in fact, it’s due a read! I do remember it being very detailed though. If he didn’t partake himself, he must have had very in depth conversations with local poacher’s when researching it during the “heyday” of poaching. I have another book written by a poacher, 1900s, that was very good- I’ll have to have a look for it.

I only trust knowledge written by poachers themselves or biography’s written about them from trusted sources.

 

[Laurentius]

It's fiction I know, but John McNab by John Buchan features poaching as the McGuffin.

 

[Broch]

I only trust knowledge written by poachers themselves or biography’s written about them from trusted sources.

I think you need to be careful - a bit like only reading one newspaper, you only get one view point. Some writers looking in from outside tend to be more objective, no exaggeration, boasting, or over-romanticising. A breadth of knowledge sources and viewpoints is always the best when trying to learn.

 

[1 pot hunter]

I think you need to be careful - a bit like only reading one newspaper, you only get one view point. Some writers looking in from outside tend to be more objective, no exaggeration, boasting, or over-romanticising. A breadth of knowledge sources and viewpoints is always the best when trying to learn.

True but it’s best reading thru the trash to find the gold ,writers are guilty off romanticising to like u said it’s best to get a variety .