A Shooting Man's Creed - Hardcover

Sir Joseph Nickerson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904057551 ISBN 13: 9781904057550

Publisher: Swan Hill Press, 2004

Synopsis

Since his death in 1990, Sir Joseph Nickerson has been increasingly recognised as the finest all-round game-shot of his generation and among the greatest ever. Consequently, A Shooting Man's Creed, the field memoirs which he published in the previous year, is now so widely appreciated as a classic source-book in the literature of shooting that second-hand copies are bringing high prices. Shooting was something of a religion for 'JN'. He loved the rituals, its discipline, its challenges, its demands and the endless joy it gave him to an extent never witnessed in any other person. He claimed that when the first bird came over him, he would be as excited as on the day he had started shooting, at the age of nine, and this enthusiasm is projected throughout the book.

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Review:

An enjoyable book, both well written and thought provoking. --Shooting Times

A fascinating collection of his (Nickerson's) thoughts which cannot fail to leave an ever-lasting impression on the reader. --The Shooting Gazette

Our would be sportsman no doubt hopes that sooner or later he is going to be asked to shoot driven grouse. he will need to know how to hit them and somebody who shot many more than most was the late Sir Joseph Nickerson, whose book instructs effectively on the subject. People are often described as being ahead of their time but in Nickerson's case the opposite was true. One feels that he'd have been more at home with the subjects of 'the big shots' than he was in the politically correct late 20th century. As long as beginners understand that, the book has much to teach them. --The Field

Synopsis:

A Shooting Man's Creed, the field memoirs of Sir Joseph Nickerson, is now widely appreciated as a classic source-book in the literature of shooting. Swan Hill Press is delighted to publish this new edition which includes a revised introduction by his daughter, Rosie Whitaker. A Shooting Man's Creed was first published in 1989 shortly before Sir Joseph Nickerson's death. He had finally put down his knowledge and expertise about shooting and all that it entails for countryside conservation, so that others could benefit from the lessons he had learned. With a foreword by the Duke of Westminster, this book makes use of Sir Joseph Nickerson's unique collection of personal records covering more than 60 years and provides advice on every aspect of this fast-increasing sport of marksmanship, strategy and etiquette. This book is his legacy for a life of fulfilment in the shooting field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Swan Hill Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1904057551
• ISBN 13: 9781904057550
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 230