No matter where you are along the path of hunting with a shotgun, Straight Shooting for Hunters—A Champion’s Guide to Using Shotguns in the Field is a concise and thorough primer with much to offer.
For beginners, the book is an overview of how to succeed hunting most game shot with smoothbores. It is a hunting guide for clay shooters, connecting target skills with field scenarios. For accomplished hunters, it contains the distilled wisdom and practical advice of two experts to help guide focus in the field.
The book blends the skills of authors Anthony I. Matarese Jr. and Will Primos. Matarese is the top sporting clays competitor in the US, a highly sought instructor and the creator of popular books and videos. Primos built Primos Hunting from a few game calls to an industry-leading brand that includes television shows, videos and hunting gear. Both have extensive experience with guns and hunting.
The book clearly and concisely covers the basics of shotgunning, including how to develop intuitive lead and apply soft focus on the gun and hard focus on birds. Chapters on eye dominance, gun mount and eye and ear protection include discussions of how gun fit, grip, stance and essential safety practices are applied to specific hunting situations.
Chapters on upland hunting, doves, waterfowling and, yes, turkeys and deer cover the basics of equipment (guns and ammo), fieldcraft, safety, ethical shooting and clays practice for particular types of hunting. Through color photos, diagrams of shooting techniques and special sections explaining crucial segments of shooting scenarios, each chapter breaks down what hunters need to know.
The presentation of ethical shooting and safety topics makes Straight Shooting for Hunters truly shine. These lessons are integrated throughout the book, adding matter-of-fact guidance on when to shoot to the how-to-shoot emphasis.
Chapters on starting kids right and the life lessons of good shooting and hunting round out this excellent book.
The 185-page paperback is available for $23 at amazon.com.
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