As per the title really, can anyone recommend any good modern books about game rearing/keeping?
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Decent, up-to-date gamekeeping books
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Little choice on BIP, these only:
Others may be able to recommend recent but out of print titles.
One other, worth a look if only to marvel at the author's world view (many keepers are bent, all beaters are wªnkers) is this one:
HTH.
Regards, S.
A Comprehensive Guide to Gamekeeping & Shoot Management
This book shows the reader how to perform all the tasks required of the modern gamekeeper, including how to rear and release game, and advises on many aspects of habitat improvement and conservation. It also covers important and sometimes controversial issues, such as public access on private...blackwells.co.uk
Rearing Game Birds and Gamekeeping - Quiller Publishing
A comprehensive guide for the amateur gamekeeper, Rearing Game Birds and Gamekeeping provides practical step-by-step advice on how to raise pheasants and red-leg partridges, with a particular emphasis on the health and welfare of the birds.www.quillerpublishing.com
Others may be able to recommend recent but out of print titles.
One other, worth a look if only to marvel at the author's world view (many keepers are bent, all beaters are wªnkers) is this one:
MANAGING A SHOOT. By M.I.L. Roberts. | Coch-y-Bonddu Books
A comprehensive and knowledgeable guide, dealing with a wide range of game species as well as the practicalities and economics of making a shoot pay for itself. "M.I.L. Roberts is primarily concerned with getting the best possible shooting with the lewww.anglebooks.com
HTH.
Regards, S.
Thanks, I've ordered a copy of the top one so fingers crossed. A few years ago my wife bought me Advice From a Gamekeeper which is entertaining but not always especially informative.
countrryboy
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Not sure how modern u want but Mike swan's book is pretty good, David Hudson has 1 or 2 too I think. David's won't be mega modern but still decent enough.
I imagine a lot will say much the same.
No disrespect to keepers, but the basics are fairly simple, it's not rocket science, but it's fine tuning them to suit ur ground that sorts the good keepers out from the average/bad.
Dunno if u go beating on different shoots, but good to get on different shoots see the differences how they build pens etc. Speak to keeper when he has a quiet mind and ask questions, every day is a school day.
The Gwct sometimes do shoot open days/or evening walks round shoots ( or atleast they did in Scotland) and an Gwct advisor plus the keeper wil talk u throu why they done it that way etc plus best practice.
Not usually dear and good craic with a load of other keepers/shoot captain's etc, always learnt something when I used to go to them
Probably a few best practice guides online on Gwct or even basc websites, be as good as any book.
I imagine a lot will say much the same.
No disrespect to keepers, but the basics are fairly simple, it's not rocket science, but it's fine tuning them to suit ur ground that sorts the good keepers out from the average/bad.
Dunno if u go beating on different shoots, but good to get on different shoots see the differences how they build pens etc. Speak to keeper when he has a quiet mind and ask questions, every day is a school day.
The Gwct sometimes do shoot open days/or evening walks round shoots ( or atleast they did in Scotland) and an Gwct advisor plus the keeper wil talk u throu why they done it that way etc plus best practice.
Not usually dear and good craic with a load of other keepers/shoot captain's etc, always learnt something when I used to go to them
Probably a few best practice guides online on Gwct or even basc websites, be as good as any book.
The Sporting Bookshop
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I have loads in stock, if interested I'll sendf you a list of the ones i recommend. And as Countryboy says not much has changed over the years, pheasants are still pheasants.
JabaliHunter
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Perhaps email sparsholt and ask for a reading list. Then you can check which ones you want in a library and buy them if you want to
Edit- or contact the man above!
Edit- or contact the man above!
CarlW
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Just a quick endorsement for The Sporting Bookshop. What our resident bibliophile doesn't know about sporting books isn't worth knowing. He's helped me a lot. Give him a shout, @SimpleSimon , and he'll sort you out.
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Carl
Cheers for that, helpful as always. I only said modern because I was thinking in terms of developments in kit, etc. Obviously the basics aren't going to change.
I'll have a look into the GWCT days, sounds interesting! I also beat on a large commercial pheasant shoot so I might start pestering the keeper there a bit more.
countrryboy
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Ian mcoll wrote a good book too.
To be honest kit hasn't really changed all that much, mibbee automated drinkers or auto feeders are about it. But they've been about a while too.
Or mibbee I'm behind the times too.
Which could be the case also
U do have ur stealth cams and NV thermal stuff for vermin control etc
But sometimes the old ways are still ok, round our shoot always some muddy patches round/near the pens I used to rub a branch over them every so often to clear all the prints so u can see wot or who is sneaking about ur pens.
Also handy near a bridge so folk step in mud before bridge leaving a nice footprint on the plank
To be honest kit hasn't really changed all that much, mibbee automated drinkers or auto feeders are about it. But they've been about a while too.
Or mibbee I'm behind the times too.
Which could be the case alsoU do have ur stealth cams and NV thermal stuff for vermin control etc
But sometimes the old ways are still ok, round our shoot always some muddy patches round/near the pens I used to rub a branch over them every so often to clear all the prints so u can see wot or who is sneaking about ur pens.
Also handy near a bridge so folk step in mud before bridge leaving a nice footprint on the plank
Most of the older titles are still relevant, but the medication side has moved on an such as loss of Emtryl. A shoot of your own by Michael Kemp and Complete book of game conservation by Charles Cole were always my go to books as I was schooled using the Fordingbridge method to rear birds many years ago and I'm a tight wad. As previously said it's not difficult just hard work.
The Sporting Bookshop
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Simple Simon the books you seek are not really that expensive i could sell you a stone in weight for not a lot.
Perhaps you could PM me a few suggestions with prices? I'd have come to you first, if I'd known to.
The Sporting Bookshop
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I'll have a look to see what i've got and get back to you by the weekend by PM.
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