BRITISH GAME SHOOTING: ROUGHSHOOTING AND WILDFOWLING. By Brian P. Martin.

1988 1st edition. 4to (199 x 264mm). Pp172. Colour photographs, bibliography, decorative end-papers. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"Covers all aspects of the sport, from choice of gun and gundog and the importance of shooting instruction, to fieldcraft, good sportsmanship and etiquette." An informative how-to-do-it book for adult beginners. "...the author does not dwell on the techniques that simply enable the hunter to achieve his bag, nor does he merely provide a work of reference. He shares his understanding of the nature of game-shooting in Britain and celebrates the shooting scene through a series of atmospheric cameos which conjure up all the colour of typical shooting days. With this book to hand, the gameshooter and wildfowler will be ready for any situation, whilst the old hand can re-live his best days through the evocative prose and colour illustrations." Contents include: Finding shooting; Licensed to proceed; Shooting instruction and fieldcraft; Safety and security; Good sportsmanship and etiquette; Choosing a gun; Dressed for the field; Gundogs and shooting accessories; Gamebirds; Waders; Ducks and geese; The woodpigeon; Ground game; Taste of the wild; Pheasants for everyman - a day with the longtails; Among the coveys - the charm of partridges; Glorious grouse; The magic of roughshooting; Wildfowling - the great adventure; Shooting and conservation - towards 2000; British shooting seasons; Sale of quarry; Major organizations and addresses; Specialist reading; Magazines which regularly feature quarry shooting.