HUNTING THE LONG-TAILED BIRD. By Bob Bell.

1975 1st edition. Ppx,212. B/w photographs, bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Orange cloth with pheasant motif.

"It's less than a century since the first successful stocking of pheasants in this country [the USA], but they've made homes for themselves from the Pacific Northwest to the Atlantic". Rough shooting for pheasants, including chapters on technique, ammunition, guns, dogs and marksmanship. One chapter gives a detailed account of the introduction of pheasants into the USA.