WILD BOAR: A BRITISH PERSPECTIVE. By Steve Sweeting.

2013 1st edition. Square 8vo (200 x 237mm). Pp148. Colour photographs throughout, b/w illustrations. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper.

This is a comprehensive account of the wild boar in Britain up to the present, as it continues to re-establish itself. Lots of useful, up to date information for the shooting man, with plenty of material on the author's own varied experiences. Chapters include: History of wild boar in Britain; The biology of wild boar; Hunting wild boar in Britain - the knowledge; Hunting wild boar in Britain - the equipment; Hunting wild boar in Britain - the event; Tales of wild boar hunts; Wild pigs of the world; About the author.