SHOOTING PIGEONS. By John Humphreys.

(1988) 1993 hardback reprint. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp190,ad. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

" ...the focus of this book is to inform the reader of many new and different techniques. Lofting, wing flapping, more thoughtful displays of decoys, and a greater adaptability on the part of the sportsman, are all part of this new pattern". Chapters include: The pigeon shooter and the pigeon; The hardware; Bits and pieces; Decoys; Flapping and lofting; Hides; Tactics and deployment; Farmers and permission; Roost and flight shooting; Stray feathers; Seven pigeon days; Pigeon pie by Angela Humphreys.