Insider Tips For Wing Shooting

Of the many different types of hunting, wing shooting of game birds in flight is one of the most popular, and one of the most challenging, too. Hunting is done for recreation, food, culling overpopulation or pests, and fur. Whatever the reason, hunters need to be informed about conservation laws, licensing requirements, safety practices, and ethical concerns. This fully illustrated, relevant guide offers tips on each of these as well as how to plan hunts and understand birds' behavior and tendencies for successful and enjoyable hunts. Beginners and more experienced hunters will both benefit from this timely book.

The Orvis Guide to Beginning Wingshooting is required reading for anyone interested in picking up the sport or improving their shooting skills. Experienced shooter and teacher Tom Deck shares his tips, as well as insider tricks from the most successful wingshooters. The Orvis Company began one of the very first shooting schools in America almost fifty years ago. Today, Orvis has schools, lodges, outfitters, and guides all dedicated to helping bird hunters discover and enjoy wingshooting. This book is a combination of the 101 best tips from many of the Orvis shooting instructors, outfitters, and guides. Chapters feature topics such as: • Safety and etiquette • Proper equipment • Eye dominance • Sporting clays and other games • Field shooting • Trap and skeet • Correct stance • Shotgun care • And much more! It is packed full of expertise for the absolute beginner, but even the seasoned wingshooter will find some helpful tips to sharpen their skills. From the basics of gun safety, to learning how to correctly spread your duck decoys, The Orvis Guide to Wingshooting covers it all. Add this volume to your hunting shelf and you’ll see a great improvement in your wingshooting technique

The Orvis Wingshooting Handbook is a concise and clearly written guide to the fundamentals and intricacies of wing shooting. Chapters include an analysis of field shooting versus skeet and trap; a discussion of basic techniques; how to choose the right gun; how to aim properly; safety and etiquette; tools you'll need; and more. Black-and-white illustrations throughout help the reader gain a more thorough understanding of Bowlen's tips and techniques.

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

Brad Varney, "The Shooter's Guru" is Maine's Premier Wing and Clay Shooting Instructor. With over 60 years' wing shooting experience and 45 years' instruction experience, Brad Varney teaches how to shoot safely, accurately, and naturally. This book will provide you with the best all-purpose wing shooting system. The reader will learn that good wing shooting and good instruction need not be complicated or confusing. As a frugal Maine Yankee, Brad likes to keep his teaching simple and efficient. This book is not about the history or types of firearms or their manufacture, maintenance or repair. Nor will you find information on hunting gear. This book is a how-to-do-it guide. The main focus is hitting moving targets, be they game birds or clays. What you will read will make you a better wing shot. The majority of this book is about the method Brad has used successfully on birds and in clay target competition, based on the cumulative knowledge of over 50 years of hunting, competitive shooting and teaching. Brad will show you how to use and trust your senses-all of them- foremost among them, your eyes. By reading this book and practicing this Super Instinctive Shooting Method you will learn in a few days a very simple but effective instinctive form of wing shooting.

A fusion of several popular sports, including soccer, basketball, and hockey, lacrosse is gaining popularity in schools and community programs across the country. Readers may be surprised to learn that this sport—often thought of as the domain of elite coastal prep schools and Ivy League universities—actually has its origins in Native American culture, dating back as far as the fifteenth century. This book delves into the history and development of the sport, the official rules and regulations of the game today, equipment needed to play, and resources for finding lacrosse in your area.