haggis Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Can anyone recommend any good reading material on the subject? For a beginner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWAG Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 The New Wildfowler. Third Edition. 1989 1SBN0091726425 J.G Millais, The Wildfowler in Scotland. 1901 Stanley Duncan and Guy Thorne, The Complete Wildfowler. J.C.M. Nicholls, Birds of the Marsh and Mere and how to shoot them. 1926 Colonel Hawker Shooting Diaries. Edited by Eric Parker. 1931 J. Wentworth Day, The Modern Fowler. 1934 Sir Peter Scott, Morning Flight. 1935 C.T. Dalgety, Wildfowling. 1937 D.J. Watkins Pitchford (BB), The Sportsmans Bedside Book. 1937 Michael Bratby, Grey Goose. 1939 Hailner Van Campen, A Book of Duck Shooting. 1943 D.J. Watkins Pitchford (BB), Tides Ending. 1950 or 1953 Stanley Duncan and Guy Thorne, The Complete Wildfowler. Revised Edition 1950 D.J. Watkins Pitchford (BB), The Dark Estuary. 1953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 "goose fever" douglas mcdougall, storys of goose shooting exploits of the author and more famously "bb" and others north of the border...cracking read :good:also Jonathon young "a pattern of wings" a book of storys by various authors...very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Just don`t take any notice of : COLONEL HAWKER : You would be put in Prison: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Which is a good one for Identification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Cant really add much after looking at TWAGS list , very impressive . If you would like to read how things were like in our little part of the world 100yrs ago, I would recommend . Wildfowlers And Poachers By Arthur Patterson . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWAG Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 The titles that I have posted all make a good read and are of historical interest to get your enthusiasm going. But none of them really cover identification in the detail you require. For identification I would be inclined to go to the Internet. I hate to say is that some of the RSPB publications are quite good. You can always go to some of the wildfowl wetlands trusts sites around the country. But to be perfectly honest the best way to improve your identification is to get the BASC pocket quarry identification guide, I think this is downloadable from the website, a pair of binoculars warm clothing and get out there. Once you know what you're identifying you'll be safe to shoot. Have Fun TWAG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reabrook Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 The New Wildfowler. Third Edition. 1989 1SBN0091726425 J.G Millais, The Wildfowler in Scotland. 1901 Stanley Duncan and Guy Thorne, The Complete Wildfowler. J.C.M. Nicholls, Birds of the Marsh and Mere and how to shoot them. 1926 Colonel Hawker Shooting Diaries. Edited by Eric Parker. 1931 J. Wentworth Day, The Modern Fowler. 1934 Sir Peter Scott, Morning Flight. 1935 C.T. Dalgety, Wildfowling. 1937 D.J. Watkins Pitchford (BB), The Sportsmans Bedside Book. 1937 Michael Bratby, Grey Goose. 1939 Hailner Van Campen, A Book of Duck Shooting. 1943 D.J. Watkins Pitchford (BB), Tides Ending. 1950 or 1953 Stanley Duncan and Guy Thorne, The Complete Wildfowler. Revised Edition 1950 D.J. Watkins Pitchford (BB), The Dark Estuary. 1953 Can't deny there are some great titles in that list but that's some fairly heavy reading for a beginner! I'd have thought it better to whet your appetite on some of the more modern material like Jarrett's books or Pattern of Wings before moving onto the Classics.That of course is merely the opinion of a slow reader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I agree with Reabrook' When it comes to Wildfowling books' there is very little books of importance that I have not read' however a lot of them titles are pretty pricey also. My advice would be to buy a Good Bird book eg The field guide to the Birds of Britan or similar. And also to spend as much time on the Shore as you can " even in the off season" and familiarize yourself with birds of the Shoreline and use your book as reference. Also if/when you start Fowling' try and go out with someone with experience' as Birds in flight on wintry Dawns and Dusk will look only like dark Silhouette's and a reference book will be of little value as All Geese and ducks have different Wingbeats' and make different noises. Use your Senses' eyes and ears and try and take in as much as possible' Books are all well and good' but nothing will learn you more than time spent on the Shore. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Collins Bird Guide http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Bird-Guide-Lars-Svensson/dp/0007268149 and of course Kenzie Thorpe The Wild Goose Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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