Author: Jim Spencer
Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK, Apr 2004
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-932052-18-6
Synopsis
Practical guide to waterfowling for young adults (12-17) that functions as a basic intro to the sport. Covers gun safety & shooting basics, overall hunter safety, clothing & equip, calling, & decoying, plus tactics for hunting in a variety of settings & situations. 60 line drawings; 8.5x11 inches, 96 pgs.
More Information
For young people ages twelve to seventeen, DUCK HUNTING BASICS is an easy-to-read primer on the sport of waterfowling. All the important information young adults need to gain admission into the exciting world of duck and goose hunting is covered, including gun safety and shooting basics, overall hunter safety, clothing and equipment, calling, and decoying, plus tactics for hunting in a variety of settings and situations.
More important, the book explains the whys of waterfowling, describing the history of the sport, as well as the history of the modern conservation movement and the important role hunters play in habitat conservation and wildlife management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JIM SPENCER has been hunting ducks since age twelve. He is a forester, wildlife biologist, and naturalist, and he is an experienced and accomplished hunter, fisherman, and trapper. His award-winning articles and newspaper columns have been published in more than one hundred- fifty magazines and eighty-five newspapers. He lives in the Ozarks of eastern Arkansas. DUCK HUNTING BASICS is his third book.
