Artikelname: Air Rifle Hunting
Artikelbeschreibung: This informative book takes the novice from choosing his first rifle to hunting techniques. In his highly individual style, John Darling explains the methods and techniques that work for him. Chapters cover the air rifle, ammunition, sights, accessories and clothing, shooting and hunting techniques, the law and safety, quarry (including rabbits, squirrels, rats, woodpigeons, doves and crows), and field target shooting. Although appealing mainly to the inexperienced shooter, the competent hunter will find invaluable advice on the maintenance of equipment and field techniques within these pages.
Artikelname: Deer Stalking Handbook
Artikelbeschreibung: This book provides a guide to the newcomer to deer hunting whilst covering much that will be of interest to the more experienced deer stalker. Dealing with both woodland and hill stalking, it covers firearms law, the natural history of deer, choice of equipment, safety, stalking tactics, and provides an understanding of the need for deer control.
Artikelname: Encyclopedia of Falconry
Artikelbeschreibung: This volume contains falconry terms, with explanations, photographs, notes, figures and old and antiquarian prints. It brings together the in-house names for hawks, tools and the methods and concepts used in falconry, resulting in an insight into the falconer's art over the past 500 years.
Artikelname: Falconry and Hawking
Artikelbeschreibung: This book covers all aspects of the sport of falconry and hawking with chapters on history, the birds themselves, training, housing, tools and equipment, equipment to be fitted to the bird, hoods and hooding, handling the new arrival, condition, manning and early training, flying free and getting fit, flying falcons out of the hood, flying short-wings, merlins, game hawking, moulting, imping and coping, lost hawks, hack and hacking back, dogs for hawking and making hoods, bells, bags and gloves. In addition there are two new chapters which replace and amplify the original text on health and disease and captive breeding, as well as a new section on the author's own experiences of Arab falconry practice. The author gives details of the birds most commonly used in the sport and the character and individual temperament of the birds are revealed in his own case histories. Every technique is explained with step-by-step instructions and illustrations.
Artikelname: Falconry Basics (hall)
Artikelbeschreibung: Falconry is growing as one of the most popular and exciting of field sports and it appeals to an increasingly wide following both in Europe and throughout North America. This book is specifically designed for those new to the sport and covers the basics from the different types of bird and their individual characteristics to acquiring the equipment and the care and handling of the birds themselves. A major section of the book covers all aspects of training, hunting and maintenance and, allied to numerous outstanding illustrations, this book will become a standard manual for future generations of falconers.
Artikelname: Falconry for Beginners (harris)
Artikelbeschreibung: A guide to all aspects of raptor ownership. Topics covered by the author include: buying your first bird; daily management; general health care; potential illnesses; diet; cost and game laws. The realities of pursuing falconry as a sport are also stressed
Artikelname: Falconry: Art and Practice
Artikelbeschreibung: This contains the latest techniques and developments in this age-old "country-type" sport together with photographs especially shot for the book. It aims to provide a complete guide to the art and practice of falconry. Advice is given on the general husbandry of hawks, combined with information on training, techniques and equipment. There is also guidance on transportation, legislation, the making of equipment and aspects of conservation. The author founded and runs the British School of Falconry. The contents of the book also overlap into aviculture and nature.
Artikelname: Falconry: Care, Captive Breeding and Conservation
Artikelbeschreibung: Jemima's book, written with vast authority, takes the subject of falconry further than ever before. She explains some of the motives behind the sport, the background to captive breeding, and shows how to care for birds of prey in sickness and in health. In her passionate, uncompromising way she also provides down-to-earth guidance on preventative medicine, rehabilitation of injured wild birds, falconry law and the vital topic of conservation. Following in the footsteps of her famous father, Philip Glasier, Jemima is unrivalled in her dedication to the sport of falconry and the care and conservation of birds of prey. Her enthusiasm and knowledge shine through on every page of this book.
Artikelname: Ferret and Ferreting Handbook
Artikelbeschreibung: Aimed at all ferret enthusiasts, this instructional handbook covers stock selection, housing, feeding, breeding and working. Both rabbiting and ratting are discussed in detail, including choice of equipment and how to keep within the law. The book ends with a selection of rabbit recipes.
Artikelname: Ferreting: A Traditional Country Pursuit
Artikelbeschreibung: The author has had a lifetime's experience of ferreting and regularly contributes to the Countryman's Weekly. In 'Ferreting' he explains why in this day and age ferreters still practise their art and offers an in-depth study of the ferret.
Artikelname: Ferrets
Artikelbeschreibung: The book incorporates all the accumulated wisdom gained from working in different terrain, with modern equipment and refined techniques, as well as discussing new breeding strains. Plummer enlivens the book with a stream of humorous and pertinent anecdotes about his ferreting companions, their adventures and mishaps as well as giving his observations on both animal and human behaviour.
Artikelname: Ferrets and Ferreting: Guide to Management
Artikelbeschreibung: This concise guide to ferrets and ferreting aims to first dispel the myths often associated with ferrets, before examining the reasons for keeping them, and the housing and feeding and management required to do so successfully.
Artikelname: Ferrets in Your Home
Artikelbeschreibung: This book contains sensible and easy-to-read advice highlighted with amusing and illuminating anecdotes and photos showing ferrets at their cuddliest. Written by the late Dr. Wendy Winsted, the world's foremost authority on pet ferrets, this is a very informative guide to feeding, breeding, housing, and health care for ferrets.
Artikelname: Ferrets: Care and Breeding
Artikelbeschreibung: This concise book, written by an experienced ferret owner and breeder, provides the reader with a wealth of information about all aspects of the ferret's care and management. Topics covered include; History, origins and scientific classification of ferrets; Anatomy and physiology.; Picking up, handling and housing.
Artikelname: Gamekeeping:A Guide for Amateur Keepers and Shooting Syndicates
Artikelbeschreibung: This comprehensive and practical manual is aimed at the amateur gamekeeper and the DIY shooting syndicate, and shows how to rear and release gamebirds economically and effectively. All aspects are covered: hatching and buying in chicks, shelter, feeding, daily care, predators and disease, and the mature bird. There is also advice for the syndicate on negotiating with landowners, and choosing a shoot, and a special section covers all the elements of organising a successful shooting day.
Artikelname: Hawking and Falconry for Beginners
Artikelbeschreibung: Does the sight of a soaring bird of prey make you catch your breath? Does the world of falconry intrigue you? Perhaps you are considering taking up this ancient sport? This book will guide you through the basics of choosing an appropriate species, building suitable accommodation, equipping your new bird, ensuring proper diet and care and training your bird to fly free and hunt quarry. This is no small undertaking; beginners must be prepared for this sometimes overwhelming, but always challenging sport.
Artikelname: Minor Field Sports - Including Hunting, Dogs, Ferreting, Hawking, Trapping, Shooting, Fishing and Other Miscellaneous Activities
Artikelbeschreibung: Another one of the reprints of now very expensive or unobtainable sporting classics by Read Books
Artikelname: Modern Vermin Control
Artikelbeschreibung: If you have problems with rats, mice, moles, foxes, magpies etc. this book will tell you how to control them. there are chapters on trapping, poisoning and identifying your pest, and plenty of illustrations and photographs.
Artikelname: Positive Shooting
Artikelbeschreibung: Positive Shooting is the product of years of research into the components that make for consistent, accurate shotgun marksmanship. The key to the method is the development of a simple, flexible and effective routine that allows the shooter to apply the same sequence of thoughts and actions to every shot.
As well as explaining and demonstrating the Positive Shooting method, many aspects of good shooting are covered, from gun safety and selection, through to fault diagnosis, shooting psychology, preparation and practice, gun fit and customizing.
Written by one of the UK?s top shooting instructors, and highly illustrated with step-by-step sequence photographs, this book is the complete guide to a proven method of shooting.
Artikelname: Rabbit Control
Artikelbeschreibung: An invaluable handbook for all farmers, gardeners and landowners giving full information and techniques for the control of rabbits. Rabbits have been a menace to farmers, property owners, and gardeners since land was first cultivated and their control remains a constant problem today. This invaluable book covers all types of management from shooting, trapping and ferreting to fencing, chemical and disease control methods. It also includes chapters on rabbit habitat and biology along with skinning and preparation techniques for the pot.
Artikelname: Rabbiting with Ferret, Dog, Hawk and Gun
Artikelbeschreibung: The rabbit has attracted the attention of hunters now for hundreds of years, initially for the provision of fresh meat that was healthy, cheap and readily available in abundance. More recently, it has been necessary in many areas to control the rabbit population, and the various methods of hunting also offer sport that is readily accessible.
This practical book is full of advice and tells you everything you need to know, from identifying likely locations to the techniques required in your chosen method rabbiting. Including anecdotes that both entertain and inform, and fully illustrated, Rabbiting contains all the information you need for success.
Artikelname: Rat Hunting with Ferret, Dog, Hawk and Gun
Artikelbeschreibung: Hunting is extremely popular and combines the excitement of a sport with the necessary control of a pest.
This practical book is full of advice gleaned from years of experience, and tells you everything you need to know, from identifying likely locations to the techniques required in your chosen method of ratting.
Including anecdotes that both amuse and inform, and fully illustrated with photographs and diagrams, Rat Hunting contains all the information you need for success.
Artikelname: Rough Shooting
Artikelbeschreibung: Rough Shooting" is a 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 organized driven shoot, Mike Swan reminds the reader 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 principle sporting quarry species, to sporting guns and cartridges, and to your choice and training of a gundog. Practical hints on shooting tactics are accompanied by helpful guidance on shoot management and habit improvement for game and wildfowl.
Artikelname: Studies In the Art of Rat Catching - With Additional Notes on Ferrets and Ferreting, Rabbiting and Long Netting
Artikelbeschreibung: STUDIES IN THE ART OF RAT CATCHING - With Additional Notes on Ferrets and Ferreting, Rabbiting and Long Netting By H.C. Barkley This fascinating book was first published in London 1911, with the writer relating his experiences as a professional rat and rabbit exterminator during the late 1800's. The book was written primarily as a guide to the rural art of vermin control for pupils of English public schools such as Eton, Harrow and Rugby. Despite the books title as much of the content is devoted to ferrets and rabbit control as it is to rat catching. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have now re-published this historical record using the original text and illustrations. 196 pages contain 10 chapters detailing such varied subjects as:- Ratting Tools. - Ferrets and Ferreting. - Learning Dog Language. - Rabbit Catching. - Long Netting. - Ratting Days. - Ratting Dogs etc. Although almost a century has passed since its first publication this excellent title is recommended for inclusion in the library of all true countrymen. Many of the earliest sporting books, particularly those dating back to the 1800s, are now extremely scarce and very expensive.
Artikelname: The Game Shooting Handbook
Artikelbeschreibung: Probably the most traditional of all sports, game shooting has evolved to suit the times. It has an enduring popularity among those who remember the old ways and also appeals to those who have shaped a fresh approach to the sport, in keeping with modern methods of farming and land management.
Topics include: · Advice on the choice of gun cartridge · The fundamental techniques of shooting · Survey of the different species of game from pheasant and partridge to pigeon to plover · Safety in the field · Tips on clothing and shooting accessories
New and revised edition 2005
Artikelname: The Harris Hawk: Management, Training and Hunting
Artikelbeschreibung: This guide to the Harris hawk covers essential information such as the hawk in the wild, the relationship they have with man, and the biological facts. It details the methods to adopt when buying a bird and takes the reader clearly through manning, husbandry, breeding, training and hunting.
Artikelname: The Kings and Their Hawks: Falconry in Medieval England
Artikelbeschreibung: In medieval Europe, falconry was perhaps the most popular form of hunting among the aristocracy. Owning a falcon, and the necessary falconer to go with it, was a status symbol throughout the middle ages. This book is the first broad history of English royal falconry in medieval times, a book that draws on forty years of research to provide a full description of the actual practice and conditions of the sport and of the role of falconers in the English royal household. Robin Oggins begins with a description of the birds prey, their training, and the sport of falconry. He provides a short history of early falconry in western Europe and England, then explores in unprecedented detail royal falconry from the reign of William I to the death of Edward I in 1307. The author concludes with an overview of the place and importance of falconry in medieval life.
Artikelname: The Pigeon Shooter: The Complete Guide to Modern Pigeon Shooting
Artikelbeschreibung: In recent years changes in farming practices have meant that pigeons have increased in enormous numbers. As a result of this, pigeon shooting has grown hugely in popularity and necessity and this completely updated edition of THE PIGEON SHOOTER contains all the latest information on decoys, hides and the new pigeon magnets. John Batley is a leading authority on the subject of woodpigeon and this book also contains details on how to obtain sport, the guns and equipment required, the current legal position, the use of dogs and invaluable 'hands-on' instruction.
Artikelname: The Working Labrador
Artikelbeschreibung: 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 achieved, 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.
Artikelname: Training Spaniels
Artikelbeschreibung: Written by a leading gundog trainer, this book explains to the novice trainer what is to be done step-by-step and, just as importantly, explains how to obviate defects of behaviour in the dogs and remedy them when they occur. The general care of spaniels from infancy to maturity is dealt with throughout and advice is also given on breeding. The first working season is covered and the techniques employed in field trials are described.
Artikelname: Understanding The Working Lurcher
Artikelbeschreibung: The lurcher has been with us for thousands of years. Large or small, rough or smooth, images of lurchers have appeared over the years in paintings, in tapestries or on pottery. What is the attraction of these dogs? Perhaps it lies in the strong bond that must be formed as a result of the close working relationship a hunting dog must forge with its master.
From selection of a suitable lurcher to fitness, training, working and breeding Understanding the Working Lurcher offers sound, common-sense advice based on years of experience. Contents include: choosing a lurcher; general and field training; entering to quarry; care and maintenance and breeding, pregnancy, and birth.
Artikelname: Woodland Stalking
Artikelbeschreibung: An introduction to woodland stalking intended for the novice who has never handled a rifle. Subjects covered include how best to start, equipment and clothing, stalking strategies and safety.
Artikelname: Working Ferrets
Artikelbeschreibung: A guide to the world of ferreting. A host of topics are covered including choosing a ferret and ferreting equipment, entering the ferret to quarry, how to set up nests, description of a ferreting trip with hawks, suitable guns and buries, ferrets and lurchers, and preparing the catch for the table
Artikelname: Working Gundogs: An Introduction to Training and Handling
Artikelbeschreibung: An explanation of the techniques to train spaniels and retrievers as working gundogs. Of value to the novice and experienced gundog handler taking the reader from choice to forming a working team with the dog. Each step is illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Also discussed are the benefits of training classes, requirements of the shoot, and throughout there is an emphasis on understanding the psychology and needs of the dog.