Game Bird Hunting

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This book tells the shotgunner everything he needs to know about hunting waterfowl and upland birds. It includes accurate descriptions of the birds, full details on their range, habitat, and feeding patterns, plus advice on locating hunting areas and hunting each species. The use of dogs, their selection and training, is fully covered, and there are chapters on shotguns and loads, shooting techniques, clothing and special equipment.
The waterfowl section leads off with instructions on how to identify ducks and geese so you can make that snap decision in the field. Various types of decoy sets are described and illustrated, for use on water and in grain fields, and boats and blinds are discussed in detail.
The section on upland birds provides field-tested advice on hunting quail, mourning dove, ringnecks, grouse, partridge, woodcock, and jacksnipe. Range maps show the distribution and density of bird populations nationwide.
GAME BIRD HUNTING contains 125 drawings and photos that... Tovább

Fülszöveg

This book tells the shotgunner everything he needs to know about hunting waterfowl and upland birds. It includes accurate descriptions of the birds, full details on their range, habitat, and feeding patterns, plus advice on locating hunting areas and hunting each species. The use of dogs, their selection and training, is fully covered, and there are chapters on shotguns and loads, shooting techniques, clothing and special equipment.
The waterfowl section leads off with instructions on how to identify ducks and geese so you can make that snap decision in the field. Various types of decoy sets are described and illustrated, for use on water and in grain fields, and boats and blinds are discussed in detail.
The section on upland birds provides field-tested advice on hunting quail, mourning dove, ringnecks, grouse, partridge, woodcock, and jacksnipe. Range maps show the distribution and density of bird populations nationwide.
GAME BIRD HUNTING contains 125 drawings and photos that illustrate an informative text.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
F. Philip Rice grew up in Bartelsville, Oklahoma, and has hunted game birds in the prairie states and in Maine. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a civil engineer for an oil company and a professor of education and religion at colleges in North Dakota and Maine. He now lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. His other books include/Amer/ca's Favorite Fishing, Hunting Dogs (with John I. Dahl), and the Outdoor Life Gun Data Book.
John I. Dahl got his early hunting experience in Minnesota, attended between the ages of eight and twenty by an Irish setter he describes as "the best natural pheasant dog I have ever hunted over." An interest in painting led to a career in art, and he has taught at two colleges. He recently resigned from teaching to devote full time to running a flourishing kennel business in Pine-hurst, North Carolina. Vissza