Attleborough Accessories GAMEKEEPING, PHEASANTS, CHICKENS, SMALLHOLDING & WOODLAND MANAGEMENT


ROE DEER MANAGEMENT & STALKING Ref: B036	By Richard Prior. The latest title from the pen of Richard Prior. The fundamentals of watching, managing & stalking this beautiful & fascinating species. Covers limiting the species, effective cull planning, legal requirements & equipment choice. A host of tips every stalker will find interesting & advantageous. 234 x 156mm, 192 pages, Hardback. 150 colour photo's, 10 line drawings. Price: £24.95



PIGEONS DOVES & DOVECOTE Ref: B019	By M D L Roberts & V E Gale. A fascinating insight into keeping and breeding pigeons & their effective management. Particular interest is the collection of ancient & modern dovecotes, polecotes & wallcotes from medieval Britain. 84 pages, Paperback. Illustrated throughout. WAS £9.99 Price: £8.99



COUNTRY SPORTSMANS GAME RECORD BOOK Ref: B060	Sportsmans Record Book in a rich green hardbound cover. Record your shooting days in beautifully illustrated printed surroundings. Full colour artwork from John Paley. With famous hunting quotations from Samuel Pepys, Sir Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens & Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, etc. 215 x 280mm, 226 pages, Hardback. Price: £30.14



FARM & SMALLHOLDER FENCING Ref: B076	By Michael Roberts. Describes how to fence & protect all kinds of stock including horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry & water fowl - even llamas! Covers permanent & electric fencing, describes different methods of fence construction & gate hanging. 126 pages, Paperback. Over 140 colour photographs & drawings. Price: £10.00



CHICKENS AT HOME Ref: B077	7th Edition By Michael Roberts. 4 methods of keeping chickens or bantams in the garden or smallholding plus practical advice on feeding, watering, management, diseases, hatching & rearing. 210 x 148mm, 54 pages. Paperback. 38 b & w pictures & drawings. Price: £9.00



GEESE Ref: B082	Memoirs of a Wildfowler. By Edward Miller, Illustrated by Roger McPhail. 46 years in the gun trade, the author describes anyone infected with 'goose fever' as a lucky soul indeed. A passion that gets sane people out of bed before first light, walk miles across tidal flats in winter, & wait for that beat of wings to pass overhead. Full of interest, amusement & advice. Camouflage, techniques of calling, flight line recognition, gun choice, what to wear, where to stay & how to behave are topics covered, down to cooking wildfowl, including a mouth-watering stuffing of wild mushrooms & seashore blackberries. At the end of the book is an index invaluable instant reference for the wildfowler. 234 x 156mm, 352 pages, Hardback. 70 b&w photos, 14 b&w illus., 3 diagrams. Price: £20.00



THE DEER STALKING HANDBOOK -2ND EDITION Ref: B115	By Graham Downing. Provides a guide to the newcomer to deer hunting but also covers much of interest to the experienced deer stalkers. Includes woodland & hill stalking, firearms law, natural history of deer, choice of equipment, safety & stalking tactics & provides an understanding of the need for deer control. 246 x 189mm, 192 pages, Hardback. Colour illustrations throughout. Price: £25.00



GAMEKEEPING Ref: B120	By David Hudson. A comprehensive book covering all aspects of the keeper's work from habitat management, predator control, to game rearing & shooting management. History of the keepering profession as well as the likely future & the author offers his own outspoken & often controversial views on field sports in the twenty first century. Useful & thought provoking reading for all keepers & a valuable insight into the keeper's work for everyone who shoots or is otherwise involved in country sports. 246 x 189mm, 226 pages, Hardback. Colour & b & w illustrations. Price: £19.95



PRACTICAL GOAT KEEPING Ref: B145	By Alan Mowlem. Goats are inquisitive, active animals with individual characters. There are over 200 breeds of goat in the world with thirteen in the UK as well as cross-breeds. Distinctive cheese, yoghurt, prime lean meat, prized cashmere & mohair fibre are all products of this species. This well illustrated manual provides essential information for successful goat keeping. A chapter on showing gives an insight into the show ring world. Subjects include, characteristics &, breeds, breeding, kid rearing, milk production, dairy work, goat fibre production, health & disease and profitable goat keeping. 246 x 189mm, 120 pages, Hardback. 120 b & w photographs. WAS £16.99 Price: £14.99



THE CLASSIC BRITISH ROOK & RABBIT RIFLE Ref: B146	By Colin Greenwood, The nineteenth & early twentieth centuries rook & rabbit rifles were the mainstay of British gunmaking. Produced by every gunmaker of note, although very little has been written about them. Traces the history beginning in the1860s to the 1880s & 1910. It considers their decline in the period between 1910 & 1930s when they were displaced by cheap but efficient .22 rimfire rifles. Illustrates the full range of rook rifles from basic & functional, to supreme examples of the gun maker’s art. The author seeks to establish who actually made the rifles. Well illustrated with over 290 photographs. Essential reading for collectors, gun makers & those interested in firearms history. 246 x 189mm, 200 pages, Hardback. 272 b& w & 20 colour photos. Price: £19.95



BASC GUIDE TO SHOOTING GAME Ref: B163	By Mike Yardley. By one of Britain's best known shooting instructors & backed by the BASC. Beginning with the history of game shooting, it then looks at safety in detail. Considers how game shooting technique can be analyzed by anyone to improve their performance. It explains traditional shooting styles of Charles Lancaster, Robert Churchill, Percy Stanbury & offers a simple method for shooting birds that is quickly learnt & devatatingly effective. 246 x 189mm, 160 pages, Laminated Board. Colour & b & w illustrations thoughout. WAS £19.99 Price: £17.99



MAKING MOBILE HEN HOUSES Ref: B177	By Michael Roberts. This book is the sequel to "Poultry House Construction" & ideally should be read in conjunction with it. He has added a number of new ideas including poultry house mobility as well as rollaway nest boxes & a hen house for wheel-chair users. Another new project is a sound moderated house for those with neighbours who complain about noisy cockerels. 210 x 148mm, 128 pages, Paperback. B & W illustrated plans & photographs. Price: £10.00



BASC WILDFOWLING Ref: B211	Edited by Jeffrey Olstead. An exnciting new series of books produced on behalf of the British Association of Shooting & Conservation. Wildfowling calls for hardiness, patience, a willingness to learn & the ability to be content with a small bag, or none at all. And yet, of all shooting it is the most romantic, potentially the most dangerous & many would say, represents the purest form of hunting. This indispensible guide provides the reader with an introduction to the sport & covers all aspects of wildfowling; quarry species, equipment, including clothing, guns, reconnaissance, roosting, flight lines & tactics on the marsh. Illustrated with photographs & diagrams it is a succinct & practical guide to the sport. 218 x 150mm, 128 pages, Hardback. 60 photographs. WAS £19.95 Price: £17.95



GROUSE SHOOTING Ref: B229	By David Hudson. Grouse Shooting is a practical guide to the pursuit of red grouse & a celebration of the finest shooting to be found in the British Isles. It looks at the development of grouse shooting, the natural history of the grouse, moorland management & work of the grouse keeper as well as looking at the three methods of grouse shooting - walked, driven & shooting over dogs. There is guidance on the choice of guns, ammunition, clothing & equipment. Fully illustrated with the author's photographs, this book will appeal not only to those fortunate enough to shoot grouse, but also to moorland keepers, beaters, pickers-up and anyone who loves those wide open hills & moors where the wild red grouse are found. 246 x 189mm, 192 pages, Casebound. 124 Colour Photographs. WAS £19.95 Price: £14.95



WOODLAND MANAGEMENT Ref: B254	A PRACTICAL GUIDE. By Chris Starr. This newly published title is a guide contains a wealth of information on all the key areas including: Management objectives, broadleaves & conifers, surveying & mapping, the seasonal cycle & practical task, habitat & wildlife conservation, timber production & generating income from other sources, creating a new woodland to buying & owning woodland. Whether you own woodland, are thinking of buying woodland, or just like trees this comprehensive book will be of value to you. 235 x 165mm, 192 pages, Hardback. 86 B & W photographs, 37 drawings & diagrams. Price: £16.99



THE GAMEKEEPER AT HOME Ref: B259	By Richard Jefferies. Originally published in 1878, revised in 1890 & reissued in 2005. A gamekeeper's world evoked with the understanding of a true countryman. The keeper is shown to be a remarkable man, almost a hero, a man who stands alone, with friends working for small reward in a sometimes-dangerous occupation. 241 x 165mm, 232 pages, Hardback. Illustrations by Charles Whymper. Price: £18.95



RURAL REFLECTIONS Ref: B359	A Brief History of Traps, Trap-Makers & Game-Keeping in Britain By Stuart Haddon-Riddoch. Limited edition, revised & enlarged. Shows alarm guns, traps, game keeping & poaching items, mousetraps to mantraps. Ideal reference of types, makers, manufacturing techniques. In depth, well illustrated book & a mine of information on some not commonly known facts. A really interesting read & a valuable reference book for collectors. 240 x 160mm, 416pp, Hardback. B/w photos, line engravings & other illustrations. Price: £40.00



NOB'S GUIDE TO BEATING & PICKING-UP Ref: B440	By Veronica Heath. Picking up is fast becoming a popular dog sport. In the last ten years there has been a huge increase in people keen to assist with their dogs during shoots. You both must be well trained if you are to be accepted. This is a guide to initiation & management of a successful ‘picking up’ combination in the field. Gives advice on choosing a dog & training for different environments (grouse moors, pheasant shoots & rough shoots & guidance on working several dogs). The relationship between pickers-up & guns, & a useful insight into what shoot managers actually expect from their picker-up. 233 x 155mm, 96 pages, Paperback. 34 colour pictures. Price: £16.95



THE SPORTING RIFLE: 5TH EDITION Ref: B445	A Users Guide. By Robin Marshall-Ball. A comprehensive survey of sporting rifle shooting. All aspects of the sport. Types & choice of weapons to practical analysis of rifle sport available today. Introductory chapter on its historical context & evolution. The range of calibres, bullets & sights available & suitability for game & different circumstances. Detailed analysis of sport available today. Including 22 rim-fire & .22 centre-fire sport & deer stalking, plus the wider variety of game available. Advice on types of weapon & cartridge suitable for game & locations. For the novice, valuable advice on acquiring the documentation necessary for rifle ownership in Britain, buying & setting up a suitable weapon & obtaining shooting rights. 246 x 189mm, 272 pages, Casebound. Colour & Black & White photographs throughout. Price: £25.00



WILL'S SHOOTING WAYS Ref: B448	Days with Pen, Brush & Gun. By Will Garfitt. Will Garfitt a true countryman enjoys all forms of game shooting. Fifteen years of writing for The Shooting Gazette, this book is a compilation of those articles. Written like letters to a friend, cover game shooting; hints & tips on pigeon shooting. Shooting; conservation advice, shoot management & other subjects relating to the countryside. Lavishly illustrated with his own delicate sepia illustrations, pen drawings & oil paintings. He is also a renowned artist. This delightful collection of fifty stories are written with humour which all who shoot can relate. 189 x 246mm, 168 pages, Casebound. Colour drawings & paintings. Price: £25.00