Shooting: A Season of Discovery - Hardcover

The Duchess Of Rutland; Jane Pruden

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846891469 ISBN 13: 9781846891465

Publisher: Quiller Publishing Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Co-hosting one of the country's finest partridge and pheasant shoots with her husband The Duke of Rutland, The Duchess (Emma) assumed she knew about shooting. Wrong. Talking to and watching every Gun, loader, beater and their dog - at their home, Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire - slowly exposed a gaping chasm in her understanding of the sport and its relevance to our countryside. Undaunted, in just one season, she set herself a herculean task to visit over twenty contrasting shoots including John Dodd's grouse moor at Glenogil, Lord Barnard's wild bird day at Raby Castle, Michael Cannon's partridge shoot at Stagfell, Caerhays for pheasants in Cornwall, wildfowling with Brent Pope in Norfolk, pigeon shooting with Will Garfit and western Ireland for woodcock. She spanned the far extremities of the UK meeting many dedicated people who are passionate about their sport. It was enormous fun but not without a few shocks and surprises. She learns that shooting today is as much about conservation, bio-diversity and the sustainability of rural communities as it is a fun and challenging pastime for the half million people that shoot game a year. It is also fraught with politics - a moot and pertinent factor that will shape and determine its future. She joins the Guns on all the shoots and goes behind the scenes to talk to the people that it make it happen. Crucially, shooting provides game meat. The book is peppered with recipes from generations of family favourites from Belvoir Castle's kitchen; cooked and updated by TV chef, Mike Robinson. Stunning photography, history, extraordinary anecdotes and accounts of some of the country's finest shooting will inspire and educate country lovers, shooters and cooks alike. This impressive hardback volume will be enhanced with photographs by leading country sports photographer, Charles Sainsbury-Plaice. The launch will take place in July 2012 at the CLA Game Fair, which is to be held at Belvoir Castle.

About this title

Review:

'...sumptuous coffee-table book, which provides a fascinating insight to the world of high-end game shooting and is packed with history, anecdote and great characters, illustrated with superb photographs by Charles Sainsbury-Plaice.' BASC Shooting and Conservation

'A fascinating and revealing guide to some of the UK's most significant shoots and the people who shoot and work there.' Gamewise

'... a fascinating read in which the Duchess of Rutland travels the country to join over 20 different shoots... An early front-runner for Christmas.' Fieldsports

About the Author:

The Duchess of Rutland is the chatelaine of Belvoir Castle one of England s great houses with a renowned art collection and accompanying sporting estate. Jane Pruden is a freelance writer specialising in country life, field sports, heritage and food. She is a regular contributor to national magazines. Their previous title is the bestselling Belvoir Castle A Thousand Years of Family Art and Architecture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Quiller Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1846891469
• ISBN 13: 9781846891465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 193
• Editor: The Duchess Of Rutland, Jane Pruden