THE SPORT OF SHOOTING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. By Aubrey Wynne-Jones.
1993 1st edition. 4to (217 x 285mm). Ppx,198. B/w illustrations by the author, bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Brown boards, white titles to spine.
"An extremely comprehensive work designed for the enthusiastic amateur". Intended to draw attention to South African gamebird shooting, traditionally overshadowed by big game hunting. Chapters are grouped so: Historical perspective; The shotgun; Gundogs; Falconry - background, the birds to use, obtaining and equipping a hawk, care of hawks, effects of falconry on wild populations; The shooting season; Conservation; Gamebird management; The shoot; Clay pigeon shooting; Veld cooking of gamebirds; The gamebirds - guinea, francolins and partridges, quail, ducks and geese, sandgrouse, bustards, snipe, doves and pigeons.
"An extremely comprehensive work designed for the enthusiastic amateur". Intended to draw attention to South African gamebird shooting, traditionally overshadowed by big game hunting. Chapters are grouped so: Historical perspective; The shotgun; Gundogs; Falconry - background, the birds to use, obtaining and equipping a hawk, care of hawks, effects of falconry on wild populations; The shooting season; Conservation; Gamebird management; The shoot; Clay pigeon shooting; Veld cooking of gamebirds; The gamebirds - guinea, francolins and partridges, quail, ducks and geese, sandgrouse, bustards, snipe, doves and pigeons.
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Book Code
40156
| Author | Wynne-Jones (Aubrey). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 40156 |
| ISBN | 0620178574 / 0620178574. |
| Book Description | Boards bashed and stained, pages badly wrinkled throughout due to former exposure to damp. Reading copy only in like dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1993 |
| Publisher | Oberon Press. |
| Place | Houghton, South Africa. |