The Sportsman's Library - Grouse Shooting

Martin Stephens

• Publisher: Rinsland Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447498681
• Print ISBN:
  9781446519608

This vintage book contains the 'Grouse Shooting' edition of 'The Sportsman's Library', and includes information on the history of the sport, shooting dogs, equipment, habits and habitats, moor management, and much more. Written in clear, plain language and full of handy tips and invaluable information, this timeless volume would be of considerable value to those with an interest in the sport, and it would make for a great addition to collections of hunting literature. The chapters of this book include: "Shooting Wildfowl", "The Development of Grouse Shooting", "Habits and Feeding", "Manipulating Grouse", "In the Butts", "Pointers and Setters", "Shooting Dogs", "Moor Management", "Distribution and Hand-Reading", "Grouse Disease", etcetera. This antiquarian volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on hunting wildfowl.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Introduction
• 1. The Development of Grouse Shooting
• 2. Habits and Feeding
• 3. Manipulating Grouse
• 4. In the Butts
• 5. Pointers and Setters
• 6. Shooting Over Dogs
• 7. Moor Management
• 8. Distribution and Hand-Rearing
• 9. Grouse Disease
• 10. Heather Beetle and Sheep Tick
• 11. Facts and Figures
• 12. Sidelines of the Moor
• 13. The Kitchen
• Index