THE LAST ENGLISH POACHERS. By Bob and Brian Tovey. With John F. MacDonald.

(2015) paperback reprint. Small 8vo (129 x 198mm). Ppviii,277. B/w photographs.

Sons of Gloucestershire and professional ne'er-do-wells Bob and Brian Tovey spill the beans about rural criminality. Chapters include: The deer hunt; The early years (Bob, b.1938); The Navy; The poacher; The panther; The early years (Brian, b.1963); The enemy; Hare coursing; The law; Lamping and other stories; Long-netting; Poacher vs. landowner; Prison; Poaching tricks; Eccentric characters; Greyhounds; Drag coursing; Country activities; Into the wild; The last English poachers; Cora's game recipes; Afterword.