‘TIS THE SEASON FOR GIVING
The Finest Fishing and Hunting Books in Print.
Exclusively From Wild River Press!
Superb hardcover books created by Wild River Press always make the perfect holiday gifts. That’s especially true this year, with so many of us keeping our parties small and staying closer to hearth and home. We offer dozens of fine titles in print, covering favorite sporting pursuits on the water and in the woods.
Need some ideas? That’s easy.
GROUSE & WOODCOCK
The Birds of My Life
By Tim Flanigan
Let’s start with this year’s gem, Grouse & Woodcock: The Birds of My Life by Timothy C. Flanigan. I am pleased to report that this wonderful book has been nominated for Benjamin Franklin Gold Medals awarded by the Independent Book Publishers Association in a record five categories: Art & Photography, Nature & Environment, Sports & Recreation, Large-Format Cover Design, Interior Design.
Tim’s magnificent book celebrates his lifelong devotion to two of America’s greatest game birds: ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) and American woodcock (Scolopax minor).
For 50 years Tim has studied grouse and woodcock, these most wild of forest species, up close and personally, in their native habitats all year in all weather. He developed a keen and intimate understanding of their lives to an extent that few humans ever have—maybe none. And to top it off, he taught himself to make exquisite closeup pictures of these shy and reclusive birds that are nothing short of dazzling. He shares secrets about his photographic artistry in this book, too.
If Tim Flanigan’s spectacular imagery weren’t enough to make Grouse & Woodcock: The Birds of My Life a rich sporting treatise for the ages, the author shares his considerable skill with a shotgun—always expressed with generous modesty—along with his original observations about the seasonal behavior and daily activity of both species. Tim’s advice will immediately make you a more thoughtful hunter and effective wing shooter.
It’s all here: natural history, anatomy, breeding and nesting, habitat preferences, predators, food and feeding habits; selecting shotguns and loads, improving your shooting skills, training and keeping dogs; identifying productive coverts, how to work a covert effectively, the importance of hunting edges, following up on flushes; early-season strategies, hunting in the snow, hunting in the rain, best time of day for maximum points and flushes—and a great deal more.
Order now and we will ship your gift book immediately, to you or directly to your recipient. We’ll happily include a custom gift card with a personal note from you.
tom@wildriverpress.com
Direct phone: 425-486-3638
Pheasant Dogs: Stories From the Field—Hunters, Trainers and Trialers Dogs
By Keith R. Crowley
There are at least 181 established hunting dog breeds in the world, and virtually all of them have been used for hunting pheasants at one time or another. Pheasants, after all, are the most adaptable game bird ever created. They exist on nearly every continent, so there are roosters being happily chased in strange places by breeds of canine that you and I will never know.