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Summary: Compliments and caveats
Review: This book offers both excellent writing and a wealth of information. I would recommend it to anyone interested in doves and/or wildlife conservation. Indeed, this book will offer something to just about anyone who appreciates nature. But here are three caveats. First,this book does not adopt the instinctive model of shooting as taught by Churchill, the Orvis school, etc. Instead, Darlymple suggests that dove hunters should estimate precise leads in terms of feet, and sometimes even half-feet. Although I am no expert, such precision seems better suited for the static conditions of a skeet field than for the utter chaos of a dove hunt. Second, I think that most hunters would prefer Charlie Dickey's book(ASIN: B00005VKCA), which is shorter and has a more practical focus. Also, unlike Darlymple, Dickey advocates an instictive method of shooting. Finally, readers should keep in mind that many things may have changed in the 50-plus years since this book was written, e.g., hunting seasons, the state of scientific knowledge, the populations of various dove species, etc. It would be interesting to see an update of this book -- maybe they could even add color photos! With all that said, I'm very glad I read this book. If you are really interested in dove HUNTING, however, you should ALSO buy Dickey's book.
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Summary: Compliments and caveats
Review: This book offers both excellent writing and a wealth of information. I would recommend it to anyone interested in doves and/or wildlife conservation. Indeed, this book will offer something to just about anyone who appreciates nature. But here are three caveats. First,this book does not adopt the instinctive model of shooting as taught by Churchill, the Orvis school, etc. Instead, Darlymple suggests that dove hunters should estimate precise leads in terms of feet, and sometimes even half-feet. Although I am no expert, such precision seems better suited for the static conditions of a skeet field than for the utter chaos of a dove hunt. Second, I think that most hunters would prefer Charlie Dickey's book(ASIN: B00005VKCA), which is shorter and has a more practical focus. Also, unlike Darlymple, Dickey advocates an instictive method of shooting. Finally, readers should keep in mind that many things may have changed in the 50-plus years since this book was written, e.g., hunting seasons, the state of scientific knowledge, the populations of various dove species, etc. It would be interesting to see an update of this book -- maybe they could even add color photos! With all that said, I'm very glad I read this book. If you are really interested in dove HUNTING, however, you should ALSO buy Dickey's book.
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