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Fletcher's Game A Vet's Life with Scotland's Deer

Book by Fletcher, John

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Fluffi’s Farm Adventures: Cute and Easy Farm Coloring Book for Kids Ages 3–5 | Animals, Tractors, Barns & Simple Country Life Scenes (Fluffi Coloring Book Series)

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Gaining Ground A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm

With humor and pathos, Forrest Pritchard recounts his ambitious and often hilarious endeavors to save his family’s seventh-generation farm in the Shenandoah Valley. Through many a trial and error, he not only saves Smith Meadows from insolvency but turns it into a leading light in the sustainable, grass-fed, organic farm-to-market community. There is nothing young Farmer Pritchard won’t try. Whether he’s selling firewood and straw, raising free-range chickens and hogs, or acquiring a flock of Barbados Blackbelly sheep, his learning curve is steep and always entertaining. Pritchard’s world crackles with colorful local characters—farm hands, butchers, market managers, customers, fellow vendors, pet goats, policemen—bringing the story to warm, communal life. His most important ally, however, is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and eschews organic foods for the generic kinds that wreak havoc on his health. Soon after his father’s death, the farm becomes a recognized success and Pritchard must make a vital decision: to continue serving the local community or answer the exploding demand for his wares with lucrative Internet sales and shipping deals. More than a charming story of honest food cultivation and farmers’ markets, Gaining Ground tugs on the heartstrings, reconnecting us to the land and the many lives that feed us.

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Gardens of Earthly Delight The History of Deer Parks

This is a highly original, profusely illustrated, and well researched account of deer parks. With humility and respect Fletcher touches on errors commonly made by archaeologists and historians, taking issue with long held theories while drawing on his lifetime working with deer to formulate plausible explanations as to, for example, why they were not domesticated until the 20th century, how parks evolved from haga and elricks, why deer parks were created throughout Eurasia, why fallow so rapidly ousted red deer from medieval British parks, and much more. He ranges from meat sharing amongst chimpanzees to the symbolism of venison as the elite product of hunting, ensconced within seven centuries of the English Royal Warrant, through the 300 year long prohibition on its sale within England and the continuing illegality of selling hunted venison within the USA, the aristocratic pursuit of park breaking, and the imposition of the Black Act. He stresses the cross-cultural importance of rulers being seen to hunt, compares ancient Chinese parks, the colossal Asian ring hunts, and the water hunts of Germany as expressions of man's urge to contain deer. Within Britain, which has for a thousand years held more deer parks than any other part of the world, he describes how deer were fed, transported, enclosed, captured, castrated and housed, and how they were hunted in the confines of parks. The recent theory as to the use of trenches for handling deer in medieval Scotland is explored. The international symbolism of white deer, collared deer and enclosed deer is discussed. Recently, parks provided deer for English carted hunts and Scottish sporting estates; now we recognise their ecological and recreational value. We learn how parklands may be our spiritual home - the environment in which we are most content - and that parks have always been, in a fashion, designed landscapes.

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Hunting Camp 52 Tales from a North Woods Deer Camp

Meet the Jolly Boys—five men from northern Wisconsin who built a deer hunting shack in 1955 and established a tradition that has now lasted over six decades. Hunting Camp 52, affectionately known as Blue Heaven, is a place where every trail, rock, and ravine has its own nickname; every kill is recorded by hand on a window shade; every hunter happily croons along during evening songfests; and every rowdy poker game lasts late into the night. The outhouse is always cold, the porcupines are always a problem, and the vehicles are always getting stuck in the mud, but there’s nowhere else these men would rather be. In Hunting Camp 52: Tales from a North Woods Deer Camp, John Marvin Hanson—the son of one of the original Jolly Boys—recounts the sidesplitting antics, the memorable hunts, and the profound camaraderie that has developed over almost sixty seasons at Blue Heaven. Hanson also includes more than twenty recipes for gourmet comfort foods prepared each year at camp, from pickled venison hearts to Norwegian meatballs to the treasured recipe for Reali Spaghetti. As the Jolly Boys age and younger generations take up the mantle of Blue Heaven, Hanson comes to appreciate that hunting camp is not about bagging a trophy buck as much as it is about spending time with the friends and family members who matter most.

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Hunting Deer, Elk and Antelope in the Western States

In his book "Hunting Deer, Elk, and Antelope in the Western States" author John Roush draws from a long lifetime of experiences to capture with lively reading the essence of good stalking. The 37 chapters in 237 pages give insightful writing that is fully readable, enabling the sportsman to visualize the excitement of the hunt. This is his fourth book on hunting and his eleventh non-fiction volume published. A master measurer for the record books for 28 years he has seen many of the finest trophies and talked with the skilled hunters responsible. You can profit from the readings.

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Hunting Deer, Elk and Antelope in the Western States

In his book “Hunting Deer, Elk, and Antelope in the Western States” author John Roush draws from a long lifetime of experiences to capture with lively reading the essence of good stalking. The 37 chapters in 237 pages give insightful writing that is fully readable, enabling the sportsman to visualize the excitement of the hunt. This is his fourth book on hunting and his eleventh non-fiction volume published. A master measurer for the record books for 28 years he has seen many of the finest trophies and talked with the skilled hunters responsible. You can profit from the readings.

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Hunting Deer, Elk and Antelope in the Western States

In his book "Hunting Deer, Elk, and Antelope in the Western States" author John Roush draws from a long lifetime of experiences to capture with lively reading the essence of good stalking. The 37 chapters in 237 pages give insightful writing that is fully readable, enabling the sportsman to visualize the excitement of the hunt. This is his fourth book on hunting and his eleventh non-fiction volume published. A master measurer for the record books for 28 years he has seen many of the finest trophies and talked with the skilled hunters responsible. You can profit from the readings.

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I Don't Need Therapy I Just Need to Drive My Tractor Blank Lined Journal, Notebook, Funny Farm Notebook, Ruled, Writing Book, Notebook for Farmers, Planter & Farm Lover

I Don't Need Therapy I just need to drive my Tractor <ul> <li>A hilarious blank notebook/journal for taking notes, jot down ideas, to-do list, planner, etc. </li> <li>Blank lined pages, small lined notebook. Matte cover finish size 6x9 inches, 120 pages.</li> <li>Great gift idea on any occasion. </li> </ul>

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I Spy Animals Tractors Vehicles Everything On The Farm - Let's Play Find Count See With My Little Eye - Guessing Game Book For Toddlers Preschoolers ... 3+ Year Old Children Country Life Enthusiasts

An educational guessing game book for little, smart, farm life enthusiasts! This book is designed for kids aged 3-5 to improve skills, such as: • concentration • memory • counting • observation • associating Going through this book is a great way to learn and play. Thanks to a proper difficulty level children can get fast results. How to use this book: Try to find or count the specified farm animals or vehicles. The answer is given on the next page. The book includes: • 10 picture puzzles to find a farm animal (a cow, pig, horse, etc.) • 10 picture puzzles to find a farm vehicle (a tractor, combine, pickup truck etc.) • 10 picture puzzles to count farm animals, from 1 to 10. What you get: • Development of different skills (concentration, memory, counting, observation, associating) • No repetitions, every puzzle means a different animal or vehicle • A lot of pictures means hours of entertainment • Pictures adapted to the age of kids from 3 year-old so children will easily interpret them • Big fonts and simple graphics for easy play • No unnecessary violence • A smart way to keep your active and inquisitive kid busy while traveling long distances • Unconventional method of at-home learning, interesting even for the most demanding children • A lot of joy and laughter because of funny content We know that there are a lot of “I spy books” on the market, but if you are looking for a new, interesting product for children, you've just found it. Early development of skills such as concentration, memory, counting, observation and associating will give your child a better future. This book is an investment in your child. We invite you to buy our book because we have children ourselves so we know the effects of our product. Buy as a gift and let your children develop their passion. Become the parent of a rising star in the field of agriculture!

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