{"id":2486,"date":"2016-02-13T22:41:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T22:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/?p=2486"},"modified":"2016-02-13T23:33:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T23:33:42","slug":"the-master-of-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/?p=2486","title":{"rendered":"The Master of Game."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Celtic<\/a><\/h6>\n

Committee Updates. (30 December \u00a02014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Master of Game.<\/h1>\n

As 2014 comes to a close it is a time to reflect on the past year and look towards 2015. The progress\u00a0achieved to date is attributable to many facets of a growing federation. The diverse nature of the committee, the foresight of a dedicated membership and the close links established with many organisations is just a start. As the challenges we face in the coming years from aspects of a misguided media, delusional Anti hunting groups or\u00a0environmental planning strategies it has always proved\u00a0useful to learn from history.<\/p>\n

600 years ago some of the earliest organised hunters had the same concern for the nature of game and the health of their dogs that we have today. They put pen to paper to establish rules for hunting that we can examine and adapt, it was titled “The Master of Game”<\/p>\n

\"Cover<\/a>This book was based primarily on\u00a0Gaston III, Count of Foix, (also known as Gaston Phoebus)\u00a0Livre de chasse<\/em>, which was originally composed in 1387.\u00a0The Master of Game<\/em>\u00a0was written by Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York,\u00a0between 1406 and 1413\u00a0mostly while being held prisoner for having treasonous designs against his cousin, Henry IV. The majority of the book is almost an exact translation of\u00a0Livre de chasse,<\/em>\u00a0he added five chapters of his own detailing hunting and coursing in England.This is widely regarded to be the oldest English language book on hunting.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Published in its modern format in 1909 by William A. Baillie-Grohman, and F. N. Baillie-Grohman. The original translation contains reference to terriers and digging out and represents the earliest organised use of dogs below ground. For those interested in the history of \u00a0conservation and land management this is a major part of the movement which protected wildlife habitate on these islands. The introduction by American president\u00a0Theodore\u00a0Roosevelt forms a link to the environmental achievements of the hunter in America, achievements that could be applied here. Roosevelt was a man who “walked the walk” and his text alone is worth studying for its insight.<\/address>\n
To Access the Book Click Here<\/a><\/address>\n
Happy New Year<\/em><\/strong><\/address>\n
\u00a0<\/address>\n
\u00a0<\/address>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Committee Updates. (30 December \u00a02014) The Master of Game. As 2014 comes to a close it is a time to reflect on the past year and look towards 2015. The progress\u00a0achieved to date is attributable to many facets of a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2487,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486\/revisions\/2487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}