PRACTICAL PEST CONTROL IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. By George Hogg.

(1986) 1997 reprint. Large 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppx,124. B/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

George Hogg, game keeper turned pest-control man, reasserts the utility of traditional methods of pest control and management, generally avoiding poisons and other chemicals. Chapters include: The pests; The past and present; Tools of the trade; Pesticides; The verminman's dog; Ferrets; Traps, nets and snares; Guns and ammunition; Rodents; Rabbits and hares; The fox; Feral cats; Mustelids; Crows and gulls; Deer; Moles; Pigeons, starlings and sparrows; Squirrels; Voles; Insects; Near pests and non-pests; The future. An interesting and useful book.