THE NEW WILDFOWLER IN THE 1970'S. Edited by Noel M. Sedgwick, Peter Whitaker and Jeffery Harrison.

Language: English

Published by Herbert Jenkins. London. 1979, 1970

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1970) 1979 reprint. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp350. Colour plates by Peter Scott, colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, end-paper maps, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. ".Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. Introduction by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Mansfield. Preface by Peter Scott, C.B.E." This is a heavily revised and extended new edition of the original The New Wildfowler, first published in 1961. A comprehensive handbook with sections on wildfowl identification, legislation, guns and equipment, food and migrations, rearing and ringing, reserves and conservation, cookery and taxidermy, and famous wildfowlers of the past. Chapters include: Wildfowling and the law (two chapters); Wildfowl and wader identification and distribution, hybridization; The migrations of British geese and ducks; Food habits of of wildfowl in Britain; Clothes and equipment; Guns and cartridges; The wildfowler's dog; Shore shooting; Punt-gunning; Inland marsh shooting; Etiquette and safety on the marsh; The wildfowler in Eire; Wildfowl conservation in Ireland; Rearing wild duck; Ringing a duck; WAGBI duck to supplement wild populations; Goose conservation; National wildfowl refuges; Local reserves; Management of reserves by WAGBI and its clubs; National wildfowl counts; The status of wild geese in Britain and Ireland; Conservation and bird protection; International co-operation in the conservation of wildfowl and wetlands; The North American wildfowl situation; Control of predators; Wildfowl in captivity; The diseases of wildfowl; Wildfowl taxidermy; Wildfowl cookery; Famous wildfowlers of the past; A bibliography of wildfowl and wildfowling. Many good names contributed to this book, including: Peter Turner, William Brotherston, James Harrison, Hugh Boyd, Peter Olney, Peter Whitaker, Gough Thomas, Peter Moxon, Arthur Cadman, J.A. Field, Noel M. Sedgwick, Bill Powell, John Wardell, Jeffery Harrison, Bill and Harry Mouland, Major-General C.B. Wainwright, Jim Ellwood, John Ruxton, E. Max Nicholson, Barry Bailey, George Atkinson-Willes, Malcolm Ogilvie, Philip Brown, Peter Conder, Geoffery Matthews, Charles Swan, Edmund Gleadow, Arthur Jennings, Pamela Harrison, Henry James. .…

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Title
THE NEW WILDFOWLER IN THE 1970'S. Edited by Noel M. Sedgwick, Peter Whitaker and Jeffery Harrison.
Author
Sedgwick (Noel M.), Whitaker (Peter) & Harrison (Jeffery), Editors.
Publisher
Herbert Jenkins. London. 1979
Publication year
1970
Condition
new
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0257652272
ISBN 13
9780257652276
Edition
2nd Edition

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PAUL MORGAN IS A LEADING DEALER in scarce, out-of-print & new books on fishing and field sports. Paul has developed this business over more than forty years. His business, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., carries the world's largest range of books on fishing and field sports, sporting guns and dogs, deer, big game hunting & falconry. Coch-y-Bonddu Books is also a noted publisher of fine sporting works, as well as being the custodian of the famous Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint. Under Paul's editorial direction, the list of titles available under both his Coch-y- Bonddu Books imprint and the Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint grows by the month. Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., incorporated in the United Kingdom, Company No. 04636991. Registered address: 15 Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AG. Business and correspondence Address: 13 Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DG.…

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