M. D. Johnson, Guide to Pheasant Hunting (2006) — Book Review

© 2013 Peter Free

 

12 February 2013

 

 

150 worthwhile, quality hardcover pages

 

This book informatively covers pheasant hunting, including sections on:

 

pheasants and their habitat

 

hunting strategy, tactics, and safety

 

guns and ammunition

 

clothing

 

dogs

 

hunting preserves

 

game dressing and a couple of cooking recipes

 

Excellent information, but somewhat ramblingly delivered

 

Mr. Johnson’s writing style is typical of most of the outdoor genre.  A little too circuitous for my taste — unlike Dick Sternberg’s more direct, Upland Game Birds (1995).

 

However, Mr. Johnson’s detailed substance more than makes up for having to sort through the book’s “good ole boy” meanderings.

 

 

The book’s photos add to its outdoor ambiance

 

The author’s wife, Julia Johnson, contributed most of the high number of pictures.  They give readers the sense of being there.

 

 

Highly recommended

 

A Guide to Pheasant Hunting is a very appealing work.  The book’s detailed emphasis on safety and dog etiquette is something that I (as an ex-police training supervisor) particularly appreciated.

 

This is the kind of book that one returns to, in anticipation of being able to get into the field again.

 

If I lost my copy, I would buy another one.  There are not many books that I can say that about.