Very sporting cartoons by Bryn Parry.

Warning: this book contains cartoons that may offend. Reading it may damage the environment and proper safety precautions must be taken before opening it and slipping between the covers.

A collection of humourous shooting cartoons by Bryn Parry, focusing on the relationship between sporting man and the working dog.

Giles Catchpole, one of the most popular and amusing contributors to the Shooting Gazette, together with the renowned and brilliant cartoonist Bryn Parry, have loaded up another game bag's worth of sharply written and wittily observed shooting types and unleashed them onto an expectant readership through The Second Barrel, a sequel to Shooting Types.

Their characters appear in a monthly column in the Shooting Gazette; in which Catchpole wickedly and brilliantly observes the eccentricities of the sportsmen, dogs, beaters, hosts and supporting characters all of which are superbly illustrated by Bryn Parry's perceptive and humorous cartoons. Every Shot or shooting enthusiast will recognise many of the characters in this book. An ideal gift which will without doubt become an essential addition to every country sportsman's bookshelf. 

128 pages, colour illustration.

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.

A pocket-sized personal Game Book to record each day, the location, the Guns, the bag, the weather and that unforgetable bird.

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. 

How to choose, train, work, breed and trial the worlds most popular sporting spaniel, including a section on the working cocker.

This book is essential reading for anyone who owns or is thinking of owning a working springer or cocker spaniel.

Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs.

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.

Nigel Mann started training gundogs because he wanted a well-behaved shooting companion. He is an amateur who has been successful competing against professionals for a number of years and is a keen field trailler. The vast majority of gundogs in the countryside are used for shooting and never go near a field trial. The owners want a well-behaved dog to retrieve the game they shoot without constant direction once their dog is in the area of the fall. Nigel feels that many of the dogs that run in field trials today are like 'puppets on a whistle' the handlers find the retrieve, not the dog. One of the underlying reasons for this book is that he believes his methods differ in a number of aspects to those already expressed in other books and, in particular, that a puppy's education should begin at only 8 to 10 weeks old. His new ideas should assist anyone who is anxious to train their gundog to a degree when it becomes a competant and reliable retriever, giving the pleasure he gets from his dogs.

• How to choose the right breed for your personality and type of hunting.
• Includes training tips for housebreaking and basic living commands.
• Techniques for introducing the gun, achieving staunchness on point, and advanced field quartering and retrieving.
• Preventing the problem behaviors of deer chasing, blinking, gun shyness, hardmouth, short stopping.

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.

In Professional Gundog Training, best-selling author Joe Irving reveals the techniques used by the top trainers and shows how they can be used by the individual handler in their own training programme. Written in a straightforward A-Z format, the author covers all aspects of training. He also gives advice on field trials, breeding and general care and management of gundogs. At the start of the book the author details a step-by-step training schedule and by following this the reader can plan their dogs training and check that the dog is developing as it should be. The text is accompanied by line drawings and photographs all of which amplify the various points made by the author. With its wealth of sound, practical advice based on fouty years experience of training gundogs, Joe Irvings book will be of benefit to both the new trainer and to those who are more experienced.

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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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.

• Logical and well conceived shooting book detailing the Positive Shooting method.
• A comprehensive handbook of advice to improve the sporting shooters performance.

• 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.

An International Legend, Beretta is the oldest gunmaker in the world. A name synonymous with unsurpassed quality this book details the history of a unique world of fine guns and is a celebration of such a successful brand. Lavishly illustrated over 370 pages.

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A universally respected and known brand, acknowledged the world over as makers of finest quality guns, serving European royalty and nobility. This hardback is beautifully illustrated and contains serial numbers and production figures to assist in dating rare guns. 245 pages.

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This magnificent film was shot in the Limpopo Valley in northern South Africa. Join the hunters and outfitter, Limpopo Safaris, as they bag some fine trophies of impala, oryx, nyala, klipspringer, eland, warthog and bachbuck. Come along and enjoy the atmosphere of the wilderness, and watch as the hunters are having the time of their lives.

In this film we join the hunters and outfitter, Limpopo Safaris, in their quest for the elusive Limpopo Bushbuck. You are also invited along in their hunts for red hartebeest, duiker, warthog, impala, and, last but not least: the magnificent greater kudu - the trophy dream of many hunters.