The Story of the Sporting Gun
Published on 31. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-7153-1574-3 (ISBN)
Description
Ranulf Rayner; a keen sportsman, follows the changing pattern of shooting and game management around the world, and examines the evolution of the guns themselves, the effect of field sports on the environment and possible future developments. The captivating text is illustrated with beautiful colour paintings by some of the masters of the past as well as specially commissioned pictures by Andrew Ellis, who was named British Young Wildlife Artist of the Year aged only 15.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
84 colour and 126 b&w illustrations, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 370 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-1574-3 (9780715315743)
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Persons
Ranulf Rayner has lived all his life in Devon, a county renowned for its sporting opportunities. He now manages an agricultural estate, is chairman of the South Western Region of the British Field Sports Society and founding member of the Devon Association of Sporting Shots. Andrew Ellis is an accomplished artist whose favourite hobby is hawking, and has been able to combine both for this book. He lives in Kingsteignton, Devon.
Content
Foreword by the Duke of Wellington; Introduction; Evolution of the Shotgun; The Cartridge; Game Shooting; Game Management; Beginner's Luck; The Rough Shoot; Walking Up Pheasants; Shooting Flying; The High and Mighty; Dogging Grouse; Driven Grouse; Black Game; Climbing for Ptarmigan; North American Grouse; Desert Grouse; Bobwhite; Booming Chicken; Erninence Grise; Driven Partridge; Partridges in Spain; Cocks of the Wood; Turkey Shoot; Barnacle Bill; Goosing; Bombay Duck; Flighting; The Punter; Tiny Teal; Duck Hunting Duck Down Under 'Cock' Shooting; The American Gentleman; 'Thunder Bird'; Pigeon Pie; The Predators; The Poachers; The Gamekeepers; Sporting Dogs; Conservation; The Reapers; Pheasant Driving; Grouse Driving; Partridge Driving; Migration; The Future; List of Paintings; Terminology; Open Seasons; Acknowledgments