Lurcher Books

[chartpolski 27,521]

I know they are not Lurcher books, but anything by Barry Crump, the New Zealand Bushman, (especialy "A Good Keen Man"), are great reads for anyone interested in hunting and dogs.

 

Cheers.

[davey crocket 37]

any chance of you fetching a copy of dogging boars vol 3 the bloom brothers film back fella? got 1&2 of ebay,willing to pay through paypal upfront.

[WILF 49,716]

 

Dooley - Overlooked for reasons I don't understand. Fantastic book, and I really mean that

 

 

 

A very comprehensive book, often overlooked mate

[Country Joe 1,411]

Not a Lurcher Book, but i am reading, Simon Whitehead's Ferreting an essential Guide,

A good read, even for an old hand at the game, probably the best book I have seen on this subject.

[boyo 1,398]

the king of the poachers byj connell a very good read .

[Bosun11 537]

agree with above post another cracking book.

 

Has anyone else read "The Sett" a novel based on true characters by Ranulph Fiennes?

 

Cheers, D.

 

Yes mate, I have it here. Certainly some of it is true, I knew one of it's characters quite well but it paints a very dark picture of terriermen. As the book moves off this subject I enjoyed the read more.

[stewie 3,387]

my favorite book is "i walked by night" i first read it when i was about 13 and still love it to this day!!! a good book written by someone who ran his own dogs just to feed himself and his family, in a era when the lurcher was doing the job it was bred to do!!! its a shame we will never see the likes of these old books again that are not written for financial gain or ego stroking like some books in recent history but thats the way it is now

[GROCKLE 55]

Rogues and running dogs, lurchers and longdogs, Merle the start of a dynasty, Runningdog addiction.

[lazycunt 59]

Phil drabble's Of Pedigree Unknown is a good read

remember it well a good read do you remember him on one man and his dog

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

frank sheardown books.

rabbiting bob smithson

basic butchering lifestock and game

richard jefferies books

and a nz pig hunting book il have to look up later .

Edited July 31, 2011 by forest of dean redneck

[undisputed 1,664]

Anyone remember Jack Hargreives read a book on him few years ago a very interesting character. I remember seeing him on tv when I was a nipper on a programme called How! And he skinned a rabbit and he started at it's head . This was kids tv can you imagine them trying that on Blue Peter these days there would be families going for counselling lol

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

Anyone remember Jack Hargreives read a book on him few years ago a very interesting character. I remember seeing him on tv when I was a nipper on a programme called How! And he skinned a rabbit and he started at it's head . This was kids tv can you imagine them trying that on Blue Peter these days there would be families going for counselling lol

tv program called out of town wasnt it.

[TOMO 28,431]

Anyone remember Jack Hargreives read a book on him few years ago a very interesting character. I remember seeing him on tv when I was a nipper on a programme called How! And he skinned a rabbit and he started at it's head . This was kids tv can you imagine them trying that on Blue Peter these days there would be families going for counselling lol

tv program called out of town wasnt it.

 

yes he did a serries called out of town,,,, but he was also one of the presenters on a kids program called "HOW"

[TOMO 28,431]

4 pages and nobody has mentioned,, Deerhounds and lurchers by bil dochaty(doxhope), out of all the lurcher books i think it stands out the best, its very easy to read if that makes sence.

 

Lloydys book Mouchers Tales is up there as well .

 

other than those two , like charty i red a book cant remember the name , somthinig like 5 of the best,, its about 5 profesional deerhunters in New Zealand from the late 40's to the 70-80's a great read

[old timer123 367]

just read gary middleton by sean frain not a bad book an it must have took some writing trying to unravel some of the pedigrees when middleton barely had any names for his dogs rex rex an rex lol must have took some writing good on ya sean matey yes a know there was a few mistakes in the book but what you expect middleton didnt even know or remember how half his dogs were bred so sean can only write what hes told well enjoyed it anyways what a could read mine was a poor copy lol :11: