Download or read book Sport And Sportsmen Of The New Forest written by C. R. Acton and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in the early 1930s. The illustrated contents contain chapters on: History of the New Forest Referring Chiefly to Sport – Folklore – Traditions – Superstitions – Fox Hunting – Otter Hunting – Shooting – Badger Digging – The Buckhounds – Hare Hunting – The Modern Forest etc. Many of the earliest sporting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.