Guy Wallace's book is for the many sportsmen who would rather shoot wild game. In it he discusses dogs for grouse, snipe, woodcock, falconry and stalking. With advice on breeding or choosing a puppy, he sets out a basic training programme and in addition covers advanced training which will benefit every gundog owner.

Gundog Training is written by a practising professional who has a long list of Field Trial Champions to his credit. His opinions, often openly controversial, are therefore backed by considerable experience, and given for what they are worth, without any attempt to impose them on the reader. There are chapters on breeds, choice of puppy, pre-training, and all phases of training including equipment, obedience training, water work and advanced training, shooting days, field trials, good mouth...

In the literary tradition of 'good keen man' Barry Crump, this book charts the single years of young Rolly, when having a good dog and a good mate were the most important things in life. After an unfortunate incident with a bulldozer and the boss's car, Rolly and Jim hit the road to seek new adventures. They nurse an injured dog back to health and discover he's a champion pig hunter, so life quickly revolves around learning to hunt and survive in the bush. The story of Rolly's experiences ...

Many dog owners struggle to manage their dogs, and the vast majority of people who need help have one simple but overwhelming problem. Their dog won t come back when they call him. Through focusing on this single and most important of obedience commands, Pippa Mattinson shows the dog owner whether of a puppy or an adult dog how to build up a reliable recall successfully, layer by layer, and step by step, using effective and positive training techniques. The author offers the reader an insi...

The air rifle is a very effective weapon for the control of rabbits and vermin. This clearly written and fascinating book covers the following topics in a practical and thorough way:

The long shot: Art plus science equals success!The long shot. It's a challenge that both thrills and intimidates. Now, with Wayne van Zwoll's newest Gun Digest book, Mastering the Art of Long-Range Shooting, you can tackle the shots you've always wanted to with confidence and accuracy.Inside you'll find:The rifles, ammunition, optics, and tools that make shots beyond the 500-yard mark reality.Bullet trajectory and drift dissected.

Originally published in 1931, this book was the first definitive 'Big Game Hunting' anthology to be published in the English language. This is a wonderful collection of the best writings by the best hunters: Selous - Neumann - Percival - Snaffle - Pollock - Baillie-Grohman - Sutherland - Patterson and many others, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and ...

Shoot Where You Look[sm] offers sound advice to new or Master Class shooters. SAFETY is our number one concern."Ammunition Not Required" enables a new shooter to master the basics of expert shooting without leaving home or firing a shot. The Master Class shooter is able to maintain a degree of expertise, or add a target to a score card, by practicing at home or in the office.The technique can be traced back to a kid named David who killed a giant, and saved a nation, with a S...

Breaking Clays is a comprehensive manual and practical book that presents in-depth advice and instruction for shooters for all disciplines. From the basics to proven tournament techniques, this book is packed with invaluable tips on how to break more clay in your chosen game.

The World's Greatest Shooting Stories brings together for the first time all the most hilarious, extraordinary and bizarre tales from more than two hundred years of sporting shooting from around the world. Given the huge popularity of the sport there are stories of big game hunting in Africa and India during the 19th century; tales from the Wild West of America; grouse shooting on Edwardian English moors; rough shooting and wildfowling; tales of poachers and diverse tales from eccentric Ro...

A Landmark Book from the Master Whitetail Hunter!In one monumental volume, the acknowledged master of white-tail deer hunting, Charlie Alsheimer, shares a lifetime of experience about the animal he knows and loves so well. Brilliantly illustrated with the author's award-winning photography, Strategies for Whitetails explains not only how to harvest bragging-rights bucks, but how to cultivate land sensibly to produce a trophy herd. Whether you're working on...

The official tie-in to the popular Discovery reality series that follows a Louisiana-based custom firearms business.With his characteristic down-home wit and wisdom, Will Hayden tells the stories behind some of the best episodes of the hit Discovery series Sons of Guns. He'll let you in on his all-time favorite weapons and what it takes to modify a run-of-the-mill rifle into a world-class work of art. Hear his take on guns in America, from their construction and history to...