New Book This Autumn From Caroline Hyman
'Portrait of a Shoot' by Caroline Hyman
In the Edwardian era the aristocracy discovered a new diversion: the shooting party. This resulted in creating much employment in the countryside, and was in fact the beginning of conservation as woods and fields were tended for the benefit of shoots .
Since that time country estates all over the British Isles have continued the tradition of pheasant and partridge shooting. Accordingly land has been cared for, and many species of wildflower, song birds, butterflies, and wild life have all benefited.
This book illustrates pictorially the management of typical pheasant shoots giving the reader a view of the employment generated and work involved. With insights written by many of the people who derive their livelihood from this tradition, some of whom have been involved for many generations. They include game keepers, beaters, dog handlers, the creation of game crops by farmers, the rearing of game birds by game farmers.
Since those early Edwardian days this has become a traditional sport not only in the United Kingdom but in many parts of the world. Over the years the development of the fine English shotgun set the standard of sporting guns throughout the world.
Portrait of a Shoot contains photographs of the countryside as well as the many and diverse people associated with the sport. The publishing date will be October 2008. For more information please visit Caroline's website.
Also from Caroline...
Portrait of a Valley - The Hambleden Valley in Photographs - by Caroline Hyman
First published in 2001, the second edition is now available on Amazon.co.uk or direct from Caroline Hyman's website.