This lively and informative book looks at the natural history, the populations, the movements and the behaviour of wild duck, in order to help the sportsman to better understand his quarry. In no-nonsense prose, Douglas Butler shares the knowledge and experience of a lifetime of interest in ducks and in hunting them. This is the only book to focus exclusively on duck shooting and it will appeal to ornithologists, conservationists and those who shoot duck.

Dimensions: 156 x 234 mm

Publication Date: 01-09-2010

Thirty shooting stories in pursuit of pheasant, mallard, geese, hares, mink, even an old wild goat, these modern tales involve bilingual dogs, an ignominious goose, red-letter days and disappointments, days on boglands, moors, smart shoots, estuaries.
Punt gunning, rough shooting and wildfowling, dawns and dusks and assorted brushes with ecstasy and near-death.
Perfect gift for the shooting man as this entertaining collection covers the sport in all its variety.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 156 x 234 mm

Publication Date: 21-09-2012