SHOOTING PIGEONS. By John Humphreys. Foreword by Archie Coats.

(1988) 2005 pbk reprint. 8vo Paperback. Pp190,ad. B/w photographs, illustrations throughout.

"...The focus of this book is to inform the reader of many new and different techniques. Lofting, wing flapping, more thoughtful displays of decoys, and a greater adaptability on the part of the sportsman, are all part of this new pattern." Chapters include: The pigeon shooter and the pigeon; The hardware; Bits and pieces; Decoys; Flapping and lofting; Hides; Tactics and deployment; Farmers and permission; Roost and flight shooting; Stray feathers; Seven pigeon days; Pigeon pie, by Angela Humphreys.