
Rough Shooting
Mike Swan(Author)
Quiller Publishing Ltd
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 3. April 2007
Book
Hardback
186 pages
978-1-84689-010-9 (ISBN)
Description
Now in its third edition, Rough Shooting is both a practical guide to sport with dog and gun and also a celebration of the simple pleasures of informal shooting. In an age dominated by the organised driven shoot, the author reminds us of the quality and variety of sport which can still be enjoyed by the sportsman and his dog.
Rough Shooting is a clear and concise guide to all the principal sporting quarry species, to sporting guns and cartridges and to the choice and training of a gundog. Practical hints on shooting tactics are accompanied by helpful guidance on shoot management and habit improvement for game and wildfowl. Predation control is also covered.
Mike Swan writes about clothes and equipment and the section on Legal and Ethical Consideration has been fully updated. The use of decoys is covered and an Appendix gives details of field sports organisations.
The book is handsomely illustrated with photographs and original by Jonathan Yule, the noted sporting artist. Rough Shooting is an essential book for anyone interested in this field sport.
Rough Shooting is a clear and concise guide to all the principal sporting quarry species, to sporting guns and cartridges and to the choice and training of a gundog. Practical hints on shooting tactics are accompanied by helpful guidance on shoot management and habit improvement for game and wildfowl. Predation control is also covered.
Mike Swan writes about clothes and equipment and the section on Legal and Ethical Consideration has been fully updated. The use of decoys is covered and an Appendix gives details of field sports organisations.
The book is handsomely illustrated with photographs and original by Jonathan Yule, the noted sporting artist. Rough Shooting is an essential book for anyone interested in this field sport.
Reviews / Votes
Although so much of shooting's focus is upon organised driven-shooting nowadays, Mike Swan celebrates the simple pleasures of informal rough-shooting, where the quality and variety is equally impressive. He offers practical tips on shooting, management, habitat improvement, what to wear, the equipment needed and much more. Subjects are dealt with in individual chapters so the reader can navigate the book easily, allowing him to get straight to the relevant information before picking up his gun and putting what he has read into practice. Mike's huge experience means that his advice is absolutely sound and based on personal knowledge, and although the book is aimed at those who are relatively new to the sport, there is a lot that will be valuable to the more experienced Guns. Mike writes clearly and concisely, managing to say a great deal in a short space; the result is a book which is a pleasure to read, despite being crammed with information and makes a fine introduction to our sport. * Shooting & Conservation Magazine * Drawing on many decades of advice from right around the shooting world the beautifully illustrated pages really bring the sport to life, Perfect for novices looking to get into the sport and for older guns looking to brush up.More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With printed dust jacket
Illustrations
30 Illustrations, black and white; 120 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84689-010-9 (9781846890109)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Mike Swan is Head of Education at the Game Conservancy Trust. He has advised on conservation and shoot management as part of The Game Conservancy team since 1982, he has written widely for the sporting press and is a regular contributor to both Shooting Times and Shooting Gazette
Content
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Jonathan Young, editor of The Field
Introduction
Section 1: Getting Started
1. Basic Woodcraft
2. Quarry Recognition
3. The Rough Shooter's Dog
4. Guns and Cartridges
5. Clothes and Equipment
6. Legal and Ethical Considerations
Section 2: Quarry and their Pursuit
7. Pheasants
8. Partridges
9. Woodcock
10. Snipe
11. Ground Game
12. Wildfowl
13. Pigeons
14. Principles of Decoying
Section 3: Managing the Shoot
15. Conservation and Restocking Policy
16. Habitat Management
17. Predation Control
18. Continuing Care
Appendix 1: The Fieldsports Organisations
Appendix 2: The Quarry in Death
Bibliography
Index
Foreword by Jonathan Young, editor of The Field
Introduction
Section 1: Getting Started
1. Basic Woodcraft
2. Quarry Recognition
3. The Rough Shooter's Dog
4. Guns and Cartridges
5. Clothes and Equipment
6. Legal and Ethical Considerations
Section 2: Quarry and their Pursuit
7. Pheasants
8. Partridges
9. Woodcock
10. Snipe
11. Ground Game
12. Wildfowl
13. Pigeons
14. Principles of Decoying
Section 3: Managing the Shoot
15. Conservation and Restocking Policy
16. Habitat Management
17. Predation Control
18. Continuing Care
Appendix 1: The Fieldsports Organisations
Appendix 2: The Quarry in Death
Bibliography
Index