Pond James Pond
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To get a hunting certificate over here there are several hoops to jump through.
One of them is passing a hunting theory exam. The kind of material that covers is available here in a big fat book, but is all in Estonian and I don't speak well enough to trust myself to understand it all.
Meanwhile my Dad is off to the States again; CT and NY. While he's there I thought I might ask him to look around for books on the subject.
So please could you recommend me a book or two that would meet as many of the following criteria (last one a must!):
So not everything has to be in one single book, but imagine you want to give someone the most information in as few books and as understandable a format as possible.
I don't have hunting "buddies" here to learn from, accompany and watch, so most I will need to teach myself. Once I'm in the field and have a certificate, club membership and permit (tag), then I'll have contacts to observe before having a go myself.
But first exams, and tests.....
One of them is passing a hunting theory exam. The kind of material that covers is available here in a big fat book, but is all in Estonian and I don't speak well enough to trust myself to understand it all.
Meanwhile my Dad is off to the States again; CT and NY. While he's there I thought I might ask him to look around for books on the subject.
So please could you recommend me a book or two that would meet as many of the following criteria (last one a must!):
- Easy to follow for a novice
- Teaches good hunting craft, inc shooting, hides, driven hunts, trapping, burrowing, bating and calls
- Teaches the vital zones on common game, big and small.
- Teaches field butchery
- Teaches how to handle hunting products
- Misc...
- Readily available in a Barnes & Noble/Cabelas or similar store that my Dad may readily come across in CT/NY
So not everything has to be in one single book, but imagine you want to give someone the most information in as few books and as understandable a format as possible.
I don't have hunting "buddies" here to learn from, accompany and watch, so most I will need to teach myself. Once I'm in the field and have a certificate, club membership and permit (tag), then I'll have contacts to observe before having a go myself.
But first exams, and tests.....