THE PIGEON SHOOTER: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO MODERN PIGEON SHOOTING. By John Batley. Second edition.

(1996) 2004 2nd edition. 4to (196 x 253mm). Pp144. B/w photographs, illustrations. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper.

"John Batley is a leading authority on the subject of the woodpigeon and this book explains every aspect of pigeon shooting..." Chapters include:- What; Where; When; How - reconnaissance, hides and hide building, decoys and decoying, pigeon decoying and pigeon magnets, shooting, equipment, care and handling of birds, dogs; The legal and ethical position. Appendices are; Lead poisoning, pigeon shooters and non-lead shot cartridges by Dr. John Harradine; Guns and shooting by Chris Cradock. This second edition of this popular work has been extensively revised and updated to include new information, especially the section on 'pigeon magnets'.