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

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Imperfect Shot

Shooting Excuses, Gaffes and Blunders.

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; 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
* Written by renowned author Jeremy Hobson
* Hilariously illustrated by Oliver Preston
* The perfect shooting gift

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 (978-1-84689-092-5); Success with Chickens (978-1-84689-093-2) and Sporting Lodges (978-1-84689-168-7), have been for Quiller.

REVIEWS

One to dip into and enjoy. The text and illustrations, the latter by Oliver Preston, are both integral parts of the book and I am not sure which I enjoyed the most. The jokes are not all to do with shooting and I liked the one about the Land Rovers - "They say 90 per cent of all Land Rovers manufactured are still on the road. The other 10 per cent have reached their destination". Ray Collier, Highland News Group

From excuses for missing, including the safety catch got stuck to ensuring your mobile phone is turned off, the author aims to guide the newby through some of the pitfalls of driven game shooting. And he makes it abundantly clear that pulling the trigger is just a small part of the overall shooting day, which should include a good lunch, fascinating repartee with fellow guns and getting all dressed up in sometimes ridiculous garb that, in any other situation, would be laughable. Philip Bowern, Western Morning News

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

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