The World's Best Shoots - Tapa dura

Brant covers shoots from all over the globe, from the quirky-sounding Crooked Wood to the more exotic Buffalo Springs Ranch and Tswalu Game Reserve, and quarry from goose to grouse and guinea-fowl. Most importantly, he has more nous than to judge a shoot on a single day s experience, since circumstances(especially weather) do not allow for a shoot to go perfectly every day. This is a compilation of diverse shoots. Some would undoubtedly challenge the best shots. Others would appeal to the less stellar among us. --The Field

This is a book for dreamers a tour of the shoots that have achieved a legendary status from Molland to Mexico. So while you may never command the financial resources to shoot at Holkham or in Argentina you can at least read about them. And one of the pleasures of Alex Brandt s book is that it doesn t simply rhapsodise about endless streams of high birds oh, there are plenty of them, but Brandt also shows that even the best shoots can sometimes fail to reach the expectation. Except for one shoot so bad he would never return Brandt s opinions are based on a number of visits so they do give a fair assessment and it is fascinating to compare the great names - and get down to some serious day-dreaming. --Shooting and Conservation

This is a book for dreamers--a tour of the shoots that have achieved a legendary status from Molland to Mexico. So while you may never command the financial resources to shoot at Holkham or in Argentina you can at least read about them. And one of the pleasures of Alex Brant's book is that it doesn't simply rhapsodise about endless streams of high birds--oh, there are plenty of them, but Brant also shows that even the best shoots can sometimes fail to reach expectation. Except for one shoot--so bad he would never return--Brant's opinions are based on a number of visits so they do give a fair assessment and it is fascinating to compare the great names and get down to some serious daydreaming. --Shooting & Conservation

If ever there was ammunition for a heated debate during a shoot lunch, Alex Brant has supplied it in the form of The World s Best Shoots. According to whose criteria and at what price, you might ask. Brant addresses the subjective nature of his book and clearly states that he hasn t been to every shoot in the world...but he's seen more than his share, as the subtitle A Sporting Man's Odyssey suggests. This book reads like the diary dates for a game Shot's dream season. From the UK, premier league names such as Chargot, Molland, Holkham and Castle Hill are assessed, and while few would argue against their inclusion, the focus is principally on the costly driven bird and the visiting Gun. Cartridge ratios, high birds and hospitality are very much in evidence, with the work required to put on a big day closely analysed. --Shooting Times

Based on the author's fifty years' experiences of shooting around the world and of having started three pheasant and partridge shoots from scratch, this book encompasses all the great shoots of the world. Amongst those described are; Las Golondrinas, Pinos Altos and La Flamenca in Spain; Molland and West Molland, Haddeo, Stoke Edith, Castle Hill, Stratfield Saye, Highclere, Drynachan and Ballywater in the UK; a review of the Irish shoots; bird shoots in Kenya; dove in Columbia and Argentina; pheasant in Denmark; wild quail in the US; duck shooting on Long Island; duck and geese in Argentina. A stunning book to whet the appetite of every Shot worldwide.