Hunting the long-tailed bird

by Bob Bell

Book by Bell, Bob

212 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Gerald Hickman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author is a long time writer and editor of books and magazines, so you know he is a pro at this kind of work. He had many years of field experience when he started to write this book. He says he started to hunt pheasants with his Dad who was a hunting buddy for years.

I like this book because it talks about dogs and equipment for harvesting the most popular upland game bird in the U S A. The Ring-necked pheasant is not a native of North America but was imported from China to the Willamete Valley in Oregon in 1895 or 96. Now it is found in the northern tier of States in U S A where this is adequate habitat. Habitat is the home for the birds and must include water, cover for shelter and good quality foods.

Many people cannot imagine how a colorful bird such as the pheasant can hide in very little vegetation. But they can and do and challange birders and hunters to be sharp of eye to find them.

I enjoy reading about all the types of dogs used to hunt upland birds and this book is a good place to find facts and details about training and hunting with your dog. Dogs save lots of birds that would be lost in the cover if you hunted w/o such a companion. This is a good book.