Rearing Game Birds and Gamekeeping - Management Techniques for Pheasant and Partridge

Informationen zum Autor The author was brought up on a working farm and country shooting estate. She achieved BA hons. from York University, then a post graduate MSc at Warwick University. Following a serious car crash she had to give up work and re-focus. She became a magistrate in 1999 and serves in the Midlands. Following a move with her husband to a small shooting estate, they now concentrate on rearing pheasants and red-leg partridges, running the estate and maintaining their rough shoot. Klappentext A comprehensive guide on how to raise pheasants and red-leg partridges Choosing the breeding stock, incubating the eggs, rearing the chicks to release, and nurturing the game through the start of the shooting season A hands-on, practical, step-by-step guide that draws on a wide range of accepted best practice Advice on rearing game in a low-cost and efficient manner, without compromising quality and ensuring the welfare of the birdsA 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.

Product details

• Authors: Beth Williams
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2012
• EAN: 9781846891441
• ISBN: 978-1-84689-144-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; SPORTS & RECREATION / Hunting, Hunting or shooting animals & game, Hunting or shooting animals and game