geoffwales Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Im looking for some good books on shooting pigeon and rabbit, can anyone reccomend some please. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffwales Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Shame, thought someone may have suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I hear that J R Hartley has a good one out about Fly Fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redditch Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Archie Coates "Pigeon shooter" no longer in print, but available in very good used hardback condition from AMAZON Also "the art of Decoying pigeons and corvid" by Ian Summerill in paperback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 To save paying Amazon prices get on ABEBOOKS first, THEN look to see what Amazon charge for the same books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIDENSEEK Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 My clear first choice would be Pigeon shooting by Will Garfit, then books by Archie Coates,John Humpries,John Batley or Colin Willock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Boggy Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 My clear first choice would be Pigeon shooting by Will Garfit, then books by Archie Coates,John Humpries,John Batley or Colin Willock. You won't go far wrong with any of those. I would also suggest -: The wood pigeon - The ultimate quarry by Pete Theobald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 You won't go far wrong with any of those. I would also suggest -: The wood pigeon - The ultimate quarry by Pete Theobald. I don't much like the John Humphries book. I thought he talked a lot of rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andra Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Have read the Will Garfit and John Humphries ones. The Garfit one is def the better of the two, If I remember correctly the thing that I did not like or agree with was Humphries talking about shooting pigeons in the depths of winter over kale and such like saying the birds were in poor condition and should be left alone etc he was suggesting this to be bad form. My experience of winter birds seems to be of reasonbly shootable birds in very good condition, chunky breasts with some nice fat one them! Also the farmer will be happy your shooting them esp if this is prior to him letting the sheep in to eat it. I guess this kind of thing can be misleading for new shooters. Archie Coats and Pete Theobald next one the reading list, for the clay variety have just ordered the John Bidwell move mount shoot book looking forward to reading that too. Not sure about the dedicated rabbiting books, one thing I can say if you like wildlife in general a read at David Stephens watching wildife book first published in 1963 (my print is the 1974 one) is an enjoyable read in olde world speak... One of the things he recommends for many species is go out and join hunters to learn from them, so it kind of works both ways. His book is around behaviours birds/mammals by day and by night. and covers many species inc rabbits. Edited August 16, 2015 by Andra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Have read the Will Garfit and John Humphries ones. The Garfit one is def the better of the two, If I remember correctly the thing that I did not like or agree with was Humphries talking about shooting pigeons in the depths of winter over kale and such like saying the birds were in poor condition and should be left alone etc he was suggesting this to be bad form. My experience of winter birds seems to be of reasonbly shootable birds in very good condition, chunky breasts with some nice fat one them! Also the farmer will be happy your shooting them esp if this is prior to him letting the sheep in to eat it. I guess this kind of thing can be misleading for new shooters. Archie Coats and Pete Theobald next one the reading list, for the clay variety have just ordered the John Bidwell move mount shoot book looking forward to reading that too. Not sure about the dedicated rabbiting books, one thing I can say if you like wildlife in general a read at David Stephens watching wildife book first published in 1963 (my print is the 1974 one) is an enjoyable read in olde world speak... One of the things he recommends for many species is go out and join hunters to learn from them, so it kind of works both ways. His book is around behaviours birds/mammals by day and by night. and covers many species inc rabbits. I suspect that the John Humphreys book was probably written before the advent of oil seed rape when the pigeons had to survive hard winters on just kale and brussel tops when snow covered all other crops. The pigeons did then lose condition quickly, but since rape has been grown, it has sustained pigeon numbers and they are not so prone to lose condition in the winter. Whilst the late JH wrote some great books, the earlier ones on pigeon shooting have become a little dated, but still very readable. Will Garfit on the other hand, is in my view the current expert on all things related to pigeon shooting, is totally up to date and writes with a wonderful, sometimes self-deprecating and easy to read style, but certainly knows his stuff. This in my humble opinion is the best book of all. He after all had the great Archie Coats as his mentor in his early days. Will Garfit was a very good friend of the late John Humphreys and often referred to him as 'The best writer of sporting fiction that I know'. JH could make an interesting tale out of nothing. He and his writing will be sadly missed by myself and many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 A good read is 'pigeon shooting' by John Gray . Written in the late 80s but still a worthwhile read . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJW Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 +1 for Will Garfit "Will's Pigeon Shooting" really good book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yidoharry Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 The Pigeon shooter by John Batley & Will's Pigeon Shooting by WIll Garfit are both really informative and great for someone starting out....well worth taking a look at both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I hear that 'Pigeon shooting south of Birmingham' by Harry Discovery is a good read. Lots of pictures too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunda Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I hear that 'Pigeon shooting south of Birmingham' by Harry Discovery is a good read. Lots of pictures too. I hear that 'Pigeon shooting south of Birmingham' by Harry Discovery is a good read. Lots of pictures too. I understand that that a very thin paperback,' The Binbrook Guide to Successfull Columbicide ' is under consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I understand that that a very thin paperback,' The Binbrook Guide to Successfull Columbicide ' is under consideration. It would only be a consultancy paper at most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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