Book Description
American bird hunting throughout the 20th century is interwoven in the fabric of a developing nation, with a rich heritage and colorful traditions. And celebrated outdoor writer, dog trainer and naturalist Ben Williams has been in the thick of it. American Wingshooting is an elegant and beautifully photographed celebration of upland bird hunting now and as it once existed, with an emphasis on contemporary conditions and techniques for what many consider "The Second Golden Age" of bird hunting in America. Little escapes the author's sharp eye for detail with pen or camera as he discusses eighteen species of American game birds, their habits and habitat, the dogs that hunt them, and the guns best suited for each species. With introductory essays by the venerable Charlie Waterman, American Wingshooting is the new textbook for the growing legion of American wingshooters. 180 color photographs.
From the Publisher
Web Parton, professional bird dog trainer and former guide, hunts Arizona almost every day of the season. As a result, he knows the birds and the terrain of this undiscovered bird hunter's paradise better than anyone. Arizona has the best dove and western quail hunting in America, as well as some superior waterfowling. What's more, hunting access is not a problem. Over 75% of all the land in the state is public! Web covers the birds--where to find them and how to hunt them. He presents several chapters on hunting in the desert, how to take care of our dog, and the dangers of venemous reptiles and javalinas and how to avoid them. September-hard Every section of the state is covered, including motels that allow dogs, restaurants, guides, outfitters, lodges, airports, and much more. Arizona also has exceptional hunting on vast Indian reservations. Web covers each reservation and the birds found there. With this guide you can plan your hunt, choose an area and species, book your guide, or go it on our own. Either way, you'll have a great hunt! Specially bound to lay flat for easy reference and the perfect size to fit in your glove box. With a bird season that extends into February there is no better place for a late season hunt than Arizona.
Customer Reviews:
Mixed feelings about it, overall a good book.......2005-06-18
I have mixed feelings about this book - it is a book packed with info & I imagine it would be very helpful to somebody who had never lived in Arizona & who wasn't already familiar with our native birds. So, if you don't know what the heck a Gambel's Quail is or what they look like, I'd imagine this would be the book for you. On the other hand, as someone who grew up in Tucson I can tell you that you'll still be a long way from finding any birds w/ this book in hand. It has general areas where birds can be found - but nothing that helped me find any more birds in the field than I found have found anyway...as a traveling wingshooter you'd still need another resource to help tell you exactly where to go (whether it be the guy at the gas station in Sonoita or a buddy who hunts doves near Picacho, etc)
QUAIL AND SHORTHAIRS.......2000-04-02
I HAVE NEVER READ A BOOK WITH MORE FEELING, KNOWLEDGE, AND JUST PLAIN "SMARTS" AS THIS BOOK BY "WEB" PARTON. I"M A VERY EXPERIENCED HUNTER AND SHOTGUN PERSON AND COULD NOT BELEIVE I WAS READING A BOOK WITH THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE HUNTING, GUNS, AND SHELLS REQUIRED. MOST BOOKS SHOW THEIR IGNORANCE IN A FEW PAGES, THIS BOOK I COULD NOT PUT DOWN, IT'S THE TRUTH--READ THIS BOOK. PARTON IS MY HERO.
Fantastic Read!.......1999-11-24
This book establishes Web as the authority on Arizona wingshooting. If you own a shotgun you need this book.
Exellent guide for Arizona bird hunting.......1999-08-13
For anyone planning a trip for bird hunting in Arizona this book is the Bible. Up to date and precise on maps, roads, and habitat. I've hunted Arizona quail for 12 years and found his information to be right on the money. I've even picked up a few pointers from his book. Well worth having this book in your arsenal to hunt the very cagey desert quail.
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Montana is a wingshooter's smorgasbord. What's been lacking is a menu. Not any more. Chuck and Ben have pooled their wingshooting savvy into the complete guide to wingshooting Montana. Includes maps, graphs, tips, and technique sections. They evaluate the hunting in each section of the state-what species are present, in what numbers, where to go, and when to go there. They tell you what the towns have to offer the out-of-state hunter (or the resident, for that matter.) Covers sage grouse, Hungarian partridge, pheasant, sharptails, blue, ruffed and spruce grouse, Merriam's turkey, ducks, and geese. With this guide, you can virtually visit Montana "cold" and find a place to hunt the species you want, and nearly be assured of a good hunt. If you're thinking of expanding your horizons to the Big Sky Country, this book is a must. 278 pages.
Book Description
An authentic guide to gunning for pheasant, grouse, quail, woodcock, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Could have been worse.......2001-12-06
Several Wilderness Press books were written by the author or his hunting buddies. The latter is the case with "Western Wings". So it goes without saying that is no classic of upland bird hunting, but rather a loosely organized collection of hunting tales and observations of your average Western bird hunter. Williams does do a good job of describing the behavioral patterns of birds throughout the days and the seasons, and dispels some common myths about prairie gamebirds (e.g. "huns always flush wild in the late season"). You get the impression he knows his bird dogs, although he does does not really delve into the subject. I do have to respect him for NOT including a chapter on pheasants---which he says he hunts "reluctantly". This book is really mostly his personal homage to the vast grasslands of the West, and the grouse, prairie chickens, and huns that make the Big Sky country a bird hunter's dream. It is neither great writing nor informative naturalism, but it's a pleasant book to crack open on a winter's night, when you want to reflect on seasons past.
Customer Reviews:
Don't Bother with this incomplete book........2003-10-07
The distribution maps and other data in this book are almost identical to what is given for free by IDFG. Ambiguity and vagueness seem to be the key theme in this book. As a nonresident of Idaho, this book does little more than frustrate me when it is used for planning an upland bird hunt to Idaho. Forget the information that they mention on valley quail hunting. From my experience, it is extremely difficult to find valley quail on public land in Idaho. I am disappointed in this incomplete book.
By the way, I don't expect the authors to give up their personal hot spots (if they have any), but some reasonable maps detailing public access areas would be great.
Not worth the money........2001-05-16
I bought this book sight unseen and I was bitterly disappointed. There is nothing in this book that you can't find out by reading the Idaho Fish and Game Upland Game pamphlet, except some listings of local resources such as sporting goods stores. It made me wonder if Retallic and Barker ever actually hunted birds in Idaho. The maps are especially disappointing, and they are typical of this entire series. They show absolutely no roads, rivers or streams by which you could pinpoint possible hunting locations. In this era of readily available digitized maps, these maps are inexcusable.
In short, any literate person could sit down with the Upland Game pamphlet and the yellow pages for Idaho and find all the information contained in this book. Don't waste your money.
Customer Reviews:
Provides concise, informative descriptions.......2001-02-24
Field Guide To Upland Birds And Waterfowl is a compact, pocket-sized compendium that is ideal for identifying the 73 species of North American waterfowl and game birds. Beautiful illustrated throughout with full color illustrations detailing every important aspect of each bird, Field Guide To Upland Birds And Waterfowl provides concise, informative descriptions. The information provided covers special features of identification, habitat, breeding habits, vocalizations, and flock information for waterfowl. Whether you do your hunting with a firearm or a camera, Christopher Smith's Field Guide To Upland Birds And Waterfowl is the ideal guidebook.
An ideal guidebook for field ornithology........2000-09-08
Field Guide To Upland Birds And Waterford is a compact, pocket-sized compendium that is ideal for identifying the 73 species of North American waterfowl and game birds. Beautiful illustrated throughout with full color illustrations detailing every important aspect of each bird, Field Guide To Upland Birds And Waterford provides concise, informative descriptions. The information provided covers special features of identification, habitat, breeding habits, vocalizations, and flock information for waterfowl. Whether you do your hunting with a firearm or a camera, Christopher Smith's Field Guide To Upland Birds And Waterford is the ideal guidebook.
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- Great how to book for the novice
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Field Dressing and Butchering Upland Birds, Waterfowl, and Wild Turkeys
Monte Burch
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ASIN: 1585742317 |
Book Description
Step-by-step instructions for bringing wild birds from field to table.
Customer Reviews:
Great how to book for the novice.......2004-07-13
The first thing this book has going for it, is the size, since this is a book that you can carry with you on hunting trips as a step by step guide, or how to. Not only are the instructions absolutely complete but they are easy to follow, and the equipment required is inexpensive and in some cases free.
Every legally hunted bird is covered from field dressing, preserving to cooking and recipes.
The step by step instructions include either exact illustrations and/or black and white clear photographs. It is a book that the novice should own.
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Chukar hunting primer.......2007-08-05
I found Wray's writing very colorful. His grasp of the english language is strong and vibrant in a Hemmingway sort of way. I am a Chukar hunter of 7 years and I found his stories of hunting chukars similar to many of my own. I personally know some of the people he mentions in the book and I don't agree with thier philosophies but, I never felt attacked for mine.
It is a good read for anyone that has any upland hunting just for the memories we all have.
Useful, entertaining and even inspiring.......2007-07-18
Pat Wray writes with authority and passion about this challenging game bird and the special places it inhabits. There is much practical information in this book -- everything from equipment to dog care to techniques to recipes. But it is more than a how-to manual. His observations about hunting in general and chukar hunting in particular are incisive and thought-provoking. His self-deprecating humor keeps things from getting too serious. Most of all, though, this book transmits to the reader Wray's love of the high desert and the pursuit of chukar.
Good read, good information, good book........2007-03-19
If you are looking for a book on chukar hunting that is informative as well as an enjoyable read, Pat Wray's book is it. While I am all for an individuals right to own and practice whatever the law allows, I am also in favor of an individuals right to their opinion. The act of someone useing this forum as a vindictive tool to voice their anger over another persons differing opinion is a testament to their character.
This isn't worth the time.......2007-02-28
I've been interesting in getting involved in hunting, but after seeing that people like the author feel about the type of shooting that I do now, I'm not that interested in hunting.
I am donating this book to the Salvation Army.......2007-02-27
I'm in the process of moving and getting rid of excess books. I am keeping most of my hunting and gun titles, but will not keep this book because of the author's recent comments to the Washington Post. But the fact of the matter is that it really isn't a very good book anyway.
Book Description
There are hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in America's heartland available to grouse and partridge hunters. That's the good news. The bad news is that without an understanding of the birds' habitat requirements and behavior, as well as region-by-region population densities, hunters can waste a lot of boot leather finding them. This guide, the second in the Wingshooting Wisdom series, includes seasoned advice, maps, artwork and full-color photography of birds and habitats, up to date contacts and accommodations, and everything else needed to plan a successful hunt.
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