Hunting. A Popular Illustrated Guide

Nowadays, hunting has lost its original purpose, and today it is more of a sport. But, let's agree, few sports are as fascinating, as thrilling, and provide such a powerful adrenaline rush as hunting birds or game in natural conditions. This book will tell you in detail and interestingly about various methods of hunting for commercial animals and birds that inhabit the diverse corners of the former Soviet Union. Both novice hunters and professionals will find much new information within its pages, as it describes the size, weight, and coloration of potential prey, favored habitats and behavioral characteristics, as well as methods of tracking and attracting game, rules of conduct while hunting, and much more. Where and when to set up an ambush, how to properly select a gun and ammunition, set traps and snares, what you need to know to hunt with a call, with a dog, from a vantage point, through thick cover, from a blind, with decoys, at hides, — by mastering these hunting intricacies, you will never return from a hunt without a valuable trophy.