PRACTICAL WOODLAND STALKING. By Graham Downing.

2010 1st edition. 4to (195 x 254mm). Pp200. Colour photographs. Burgundy boards.

This is a good up to date account of all aspects of woodland deer stalking by an author and deer stalker of note. Chapters include; getting started - choice of rifle and ammunition, ancillary equipment, assessing population and activity; in the field - tactics, going on foot, high seats, calls and calling, time of day, teamwork; after the shot - dogs, moving the carcass, the stalker's larder, dealers and direct sales, from larder to kitchen. Of particular interest is the author's consideration of recent changes in legislation. Recent changes have made it possible for stalkers to sell meat and carcasses, on a small scale, direct to customers without having to sell to game dealers, as before. A lot of useful information, with many good photographs, is given on the practicalities of processing and storing venison. A notable contribution to the literature of British deer.