Useful Work by Game-Birds 163 Life of the Cornfield 164 The Keeper's Hopes 165 Finding the Fox 167 Harvest Sport 167 The Luck of the Game 169 Rabbit-Catchers' Craft 170 Among the Corn 172 The Last to Leave 172 In the Woods 172 Weasel Families 173 Mother Stoat 174 Lurking-Places 176 Studies in Stoat Ways 177 The First 179 Early Birds 179 Walking-up 180 Thoughts on Cubbing 181 Wines of the Country 183 AUTUMN The Verdict of the Season 185 Weather to pray for 187 After the Opening 187 An October Day 188 Low Flight and High 189 Wily Grouse Cocks 189 Rewards for Cubs 190 "Various"--the Landrail 191 Sport amid the Shocks 192 "Mark" 193 The Keeper's Dogs 195 Woodcock Owls 196 Dogs that Despise Woodcock 196 Pets of Pigs 198 Some Deals in Dogs 199 Marked Birds 200 Colour-Changes in Feathers 200 Nature's Healing 201 A Little Story 202 Accidents to Hares 202 Hares no longer Speedy 203 Starling Hosts 204 Trials of a Copser 205 Wild Birds in Cages 205 Truffles 206 Retriever's Usefulness 206 Nuts and Mice 207 The Hand of Time 209 The Keeper grows Old 210 Rabbit Ways in Autumn 211 The Rabbits' House-cleaning 212 The Guileless Countryman 213 Sporting Policemen 214 The Woodcraft of Gipsies 215 Gipsy Lies 217 Long-netters 219 Training Rabbits 219 Why Birds Flock 221 The Companies of Rats 222 The Fall 223 Late and Early Autumns 223 Hares in the Garden 224 Food for Pheasants 225 The Lingering Leaves 226 Planning Big Shoots 227 Plots and Counter-Plots 228 Indian Summer 229 Winter Sleep 230 A Dish of Hedgehog 231 WINTER