A fascinating and comprehensive book on the history of gamekeeping from the late seventeenth century until the present time, offering unique insight and an accurate record of gamekeeping in times past.Aimed at gamekeepers, sportsmen, shooters, and anyone with an interest in country life or countryside historyInvaluable work of reference for the gamekeeper, the history student, the social historian, and those interested in life in the country estateIncludes snippets from tape recordings of gamekeepers' testimonies, contemporary newspaper clippings, and extracts from historic documentsBeautifully illustrated throughout