Rough Shooting in Ireland - Hardcover

Douglas Butler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1873674899 ISBN 13: 9781873674895

Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books, 2006

Synopsis

For those who shoot game in Ireland, the sporting opportunities are many and varied. There are the challenges of snipe in the marshes and wet pasturelands; woodcock in the forests and scrubland; grouse in the heather uplands and pheasants and wood pigeon in all the counties. Vast flocks of golden plover descend on the country as autumn progresses. Mallard, wigeon, teal, shoveller and many other species of duck abound on Ireland's loughs, bogs and marshlands. With so many game birds about it is hardly surprising that game shooting is a popular sport throughout the country. Douglas Butler is well-informed about the state of rough shooting in ireland, and well-practised in the techniques. As well as sharing his knowledge, he captures vividly the pleasures of rough shooting in rural Ireland: the camaraderie of the shooting party, the joys of days spent tramping across unspoilt countryside in search of game in the company of pointers, springers and setters, and the thrills of the hunt. This informative book opens with a fascinating historical background to the sport, and ends with robust views about how it should be controlled and safeguarded for the future. Irish rough shooting has its own unique qualities and there is usually a delightful informality to it which is so different to the approach elsewhere in Europe. This is a book to be treasured by all game shooters.

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Review:

For the committed sportsman, Rough Shooting in Ireland is essential reading. It presents an encyclopaedic knowledge of the sport, the birds and the strategy to ensure a great day of enjoyment. The wonder of this sport vibrates throughout this publication. This book makes a very positive contribution to understanding and appreciating this wholesome pursuit. --Joe Rea, Irish Farmers Journal

Douglas Butler has written what can accurately be described as the most comprehensive and authoritative account of contemporary Irish game shooting. The text should adorn the bookshelf of all those with a passion for game shooting, the natural world and Irish countryside. Passion for the sport of game shooting shines through on every page. --Anthony O Halloran, South Tipperary Today

This well-illustrated book is the product of one man s life-time preoccupation with preserving game stocks out of season and reducing the same stock in season. For anyone with even a passing interest in wildfowling and there are some 150,000 licensed hunting guns in the state Rough Shooting in Ireland will go admirably with the port. --Seamus Leahy, Sunday Business Post

About the Author:

Douglas Butler, a Doctor of Zoology, teaches science at Tipperary's Rockwell College. In his book, Rough Shooting in Ireland, he writes with forthright enthusiasm about days with friends at local rough shoots: the gundogs, the approach to the different species, the behaviour of the birds, the hunting methods, predator control, habitat maintenance - all coloured by his lively interest in the history of Irish game shooting and his modern specialist knowledge of the quarry. He lives in Country Tipperary with his wife Margaret, and their family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1873674899
• ISBN 13: 9781873674895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192