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The shooting field is populated by a wide variety of characters. Some are good friends; some are less than good aquaintances. Many of them are here.
The Shooting Types column in The Shooting Gazettte has struck any number of chords with its many readers who have immediatly recognised this Type or that from their own shoots, rough and smooth, large and small, up and down the country.
Everybody, it seems, knows someone just like that.
Now Giles Catchpole and Bryn Parry have brought together all the Types into one volume and added many new characters along with their wives and dogs for good measure.
Sharply written and precisely illustrated, not everyone you know may be here - but someone you know certainly will be.
With a foreword by the Earl of Leicester, this collection follows the success of their other books together Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Birds, Boots and Barrels, both published by Swan Hill Press.
Giles Catchpole lives in East Anglia and seldom ventures beyond the M11 except to shoot in what he calls 'abroad'. Bryn Parry lives in Wiltshire with his wife Emma and their children to whom he explains that going shooting is vital reasearch for his work.
The rough guide to smooth shooting with shoot food by Emma Parry.
Have some lessons, buy the gun, get the kit, train the dog, placate the wife but first buy this book. Shooting Top Tips contains everything anyone needs to know about shooting and each tip is wonderfully and ludicrously illustrated in Bryn Parry's modern guide to the noble sport. Regardless of whether the reader is a novice or an expert, this book will become a favourite in every sporting loo in the country.
Bryn Parry took up shooting in his thirties so knows exactly what it is like to commit a shooting Faux Pas. Bryn has shot the low bird, lost control of both his dog and his wife, locked his gun in the car, turned up at the wrong shoot and suffered the humiliation that comes with missing every bird and being told to 'just enjoy the day'.
In Shooting Top Tips Bryn takes over 100 essential tips and illustrates them with his unique cartoons; they are hilarious but help to remind the reader of very genuine etiquette and safety points and so are a vitsl aide-memoire for every gun, regardless of experience.
Even the best shots in the land have Off Days. The harder you try, the worse you get and the more depressed and miserable you feel. Your standing amoungst your fellow guns falls as your pile of empty cartridges increases; your jokes fall flat as the birds fly on and you begin to wonder if shooting really is your sport.
Do not despair. This book is your salvation. Keep a copy of 101 Shooting Excuses tucked away in your coat and if your normal crisp form turns soggy, whip it out, grin bravely and use one of these handy excuses. You will not shoot any better but you will at least have a good excuse.
Mike Swan has written a book which is both a practical guide to sport with dog and gun and also a celebration of the simple pleasures of informal shooting. In an age dominated by the organised driven shoot, the author reminds us of the quality and variety of sport which can still be enjoyed by the sportsman and his dog.
Rough Shooting is a clear and concise guide to all the principal sporting quarry species, to the sporting guns and cartridges and to the chioce and training of a gundog. Practical hints on shooting tactics are accompanied by helpful guidance on shoot management and habitat improvement for game and wildfowl.
The book is handsomely illustrated with photographs and original drawings by Jonathan Yule, the noted sporting artist.
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This book is written for the Labrador owner whose dog is a family pet and also a working gundog. It guides the owner through all stages of training the dog so that the standard of field performance required can be acheived, whether it be working the dog several days a week or once or twice a season. The book also includes chapters on buying, rearing and working Labradors.
Whether you are a wildfowler with a Labrador, a rough shooter with a Spaniel, enjoy more formal shooting with a retriever, or walking-up with one of the HPR breeds, this book will help you get the best from your dog.
James Douglas gives you all the facts and knowledge you need to train the breed of your choice. It is written with the authority gained from thirty years of training dogs to the highest levels.
The author begins by explaining the way the dog's mind works and how this knowledge can be used to establish a productive relationship between dog and trainer. He writes about the various breeds and explains their special skills. Using this knowledge enables the potential owner to choose the breed most appropriate to their needs.
The trainer covers all stages from basic puppy through to advanced work. Everything is based on the author's extensive experience and the aim is to ensure that you achieve the best possible results.
As well as the training chapters there are sections on possible problems and how to resolve them, on field trials and tests, the shooting day, the older dog and its special needs and breeding. The Complete Gundog Training Manual is an invaluable guide for anyone involved in gundog training.
Working Gundogs covers all aspects of gundog training from choosing a suitable puppy to beating and picking up on a shoot. With step-by-step explaination of all the basic exercises, and over 120 specially commissioned photographs and diagrams, it is essential reading for the gundog owner and trainer by a very well reknowned professional trainer and advisor.
A champion's guide to sporting clays.
- How to hit clays consistently - of all types and at ecery angle.
- For all standards of shooter, from novice to expert.
- Choosing a gun and cartridges, gun fit, practice, mental preparation and competition.
- With over 100 explanatory photographs and line-drawings.
Currently out of stock, due in mid January 2010
- British and European game cookery by Victoria Jardine-Paterson and Colin McKelvie.
- Recipies from across Britain and Europe for a variety of game mammels, fish and fowl, ranging from the simple to the sophisticated, simple starters and pates to mouthwatering main courses.
- Includes information on different types of game and suggestions for accompanying wines.
