How to be Asked Again: How to be the Perfect Shooting Guest

by Rosie Nickerson

Overview

• An easy guide for men and women interested in shooting
• Sequentially covers each step in participating in a shooting invitation
• Funny cartoons and information for both novices and experienced shooters

How to be Asked Again is a step-by-step modern etiquette guide for shooting invitations. It tells novices and experienced shooters in a straightforward manner the information that they are usually expected to know on their own. Quotes and anecdotes from experienced shooters, along with comedic cartoons, help explain what happens before, during, and after a shoot.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846890574
Publisher:	Quiller Publishing Ltd.
Publication date:	12/03/2009
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Rosie Nickerson is a daughter of shooting legend Sir Joseph Nickerson. She is a regular contributor to Country Life, The Field, and other sporting magazines. She lives in London.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The Shooting Invitation
2. The Shooting House Party
3. On Arriving
4. Shooting Safely and Shooting Well
5. Manners on the Field
6. Marking Your Birds and Picking Up
7. The Keeper and The Quarry
8. The Lady Gun
9. Loaders
10. The Shoot Lunch
11. Parting Shots
Appendix: Contacts Dictionary

Editorial Reviews

This book is much more than the title implies and will be invaluable to anyone new to game shooting. It is also pretty useful for the old hands too. The brilliant illustrations by Oliver Preston give the book a life of its own. It's great advice from a real expert.

From the Publisher

...this is both an informative book and a fun read.

Sporting Rifle

...with some hilarious cartoons from Oliver Preston, this is a hugely entertaining book.

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