Reseña del libro "American Pheasant Breeding and Shooting: Raising Pheasants Book 1 (en Inglés)"
This special re-print edition of E.A. Quarles's book "American Pheasant Breeding and Shooting" is a complete guide to raising pheasants for hunting purposes. Written in 1916, this classic text contains everything needed to raise pheasants as a hobby, as a food source or for stocking as upland game birds. Included are details on breeding and raising pheasants that will be of benefit to not only the beginner, but also the expert. Also included are extensive details on hunting pheasants. Chapters include Why Breed Pheasants?, The Ringneck Pheasant - Its Evolution and Introduction into the United States, Preparing For The Breeding Season, Preparing For The Hatch, The Rearing Field, Feeding Pheasants in the Rearing Field, Combatting Vermin, Pheasant Diseases and Their Prevention, The Distribution of Pheasants in the United States, Pheasants Other Than the Chinese or Ringneck, Breeding Pheasants Other Than The Ringneck, Marketing The Pheasant, Establishing and Holding Birds on Preserves, Drive Shooting - Washington's Unique Plan of Stocking Public Coverts, Organizing a Successful Pheasant Shoot, State Interest in Game Propagation, Game Keepers, Preparing the Pheasant For the Table and much more. Lavishly illustrated with historic photos of pheasants. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
