HOT BARRELS! SHOOTING SUPERSTITIONS, FACTS AND FALLACIES. By J.C. Jeremy Hobson. Cartoons by Bryn Parry.

# 2017 1st edition. 4to (196 x 252mm). Pp192. Colour cartoon illustrations by Bryn Parry, bibliography. Cream boards, spine titled in gilt.

# Jeremy Hobson investigates the received wisdom of the shooting field, and all those useful superstitions by which disaster can be prevented. All your most burning questions answered: Can a grouse fly faster than a partridge? Does a pheasant's hearing become more acute as the shooting season progresses? Why was Napoleon once chased by Rabbits? Chapters include: Guns and shooting days; What the papers say; Choose your weapons; Gamekeepers and gamekeeping; Big bags, roadkill and bragging rights; What to wear; Old wive's tales; It's my delight; Watching wildlife; Fact or fancy; Strange but true; Sporting domesticity; Dog days; Bibliography, further reading, references and sources. Bryn Parry contributes the decorations and explanatory diagrams.