The Imperfect Shot: Shooting Excuses, Gaffes and Blunders - Couverture rigide

Hobson, J. C. Jeremy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1846892082 ISBN 13 : 9781846892080

Editeur : Quiller Publishing Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

The perfect gift for the imperfect Shot!

A very humourous collection of experiences, faux pas and misdemeanours in the shooting field with anecdotes and tales of many light-hearted incidents from throughout the world.

It gives some novel excuses for pickers-up who have failed to find their quarry. In similar vein, during the author's years as a gamekeeper, it was often necessary to think on the hoof and deliver a plausible reason as to why a particular drive didn't go exactly as it should...!

Sometimes the explanations were so outrageous as to be laughable, which often diffused a potentially difficult situation and on occasion caused a comment, such as: "I've never heard that one before... how did you think that one up?" To which the author inevitably replied: "The Gamekeeper's Book of Excuses... page 58!"

* A wonderful collection of shooting excuses, gaffes and blunders from the sublime to the ridiculous
* Tongue-in-cheek advice is offered to those who have committed the minor faux pas and misdemeanours on the shooting field
* Hilariously and beautifully illustrated by Oliver Preston
* The perfect shooting present

About the author

Jeremy Hobson was, for well over 30 years, employed as a gamekeeper and, for much of the last decade, as shoot captain on a prestigious West Sussex estate as a result of which, he has seen much of what might possibly occur during a shooting day! An author and writer throughout that time, Jeremy s country-based articles have appeared in most of the relevant sporting magazines and he has had published well over 30 books three of which: The Shoot Lunch (978-1846890925); Success with Chickens (978-1846890932) and Sporting Lodges (978-1-846891687), have been for Quiller.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jeremy Hobson was, for well over 30 years, employed as a gamekeeper and, for much of the last decade, as shoot captain on a prestigious West Sussex estate. Therefore, as a result of seeing life as it is lived from both sides of the fence, he is extremely well versed in what might possibly occur during a shooting day! Now a professional freelance writer and author (and a member of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists); Jeremy has written countless magazine articles and over 30 published books - the main subject matter of which concerns many aspects of field sports and country life. He considers himself extremely fortunate that, throughout his life, he has been paid to do what he enjoys and, since his first published article appeared in 1976 - and his first book a decade later - has been a prolific commentator on matters rural.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quiller Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846892082
• ISBN 13: 9781846892080
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Preston Oliver
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 152
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