An encounter with a pheasant (which may or may not be sleeping) takes a surprising turn in this sweetly serious and funny story of a Native American boy and his grandma "Pull over, Grandma! Hurry!” Johnny says. Grandma does, and Johnny runs to show her what he spotted near the ditch: a sleeping pheasant. What Grandma sees is a small feathery hump. When Johnny wants to take it home, Grandma tries to tell him that the pheasant might have been hit by a car. But maybe she could use the feathers for her craftwork? So home with Grandma and Johnny the pheasant goes . . . It’s hard to say who is most surprised by what happens next—Grandma, Johnny, or the pheasant. But no one will be more delighted than the reader at this lesson about patience and kindness and respect for nature, imparted by Grandma’s gentle humor, Johnny’s happy hooting, and all the quiet wisdom found in Cheryl Minnema’s stories of Native life and Julie Flett’s remarkably evocative and beautiful illustrations.

This special re-print edition of Alfred E.T. Watson's book "The Pheasant" is a treasury of information on the keeping of pheasants, as well as how to hunt and how to prepare them for the table. Written in the early 1890's, this classic text contains nearly 300 pages of information on Pheasants. The book is split into three sections, Natural History of the Pheasant, Shooting the Pheasant and Cookery of the Pheasant. Chapters include The Pheasant in History, The Pheasant of the Woodlands, Freaks and Oddities, Old World Fowling, Poaching in the 19th Century Style, Prince and Peasant - Peer and Pheasant, How To Show Pheasants, How To Kill Pheasants, Wild Bred and Hand Reared Pheasants, Policy and Protection, Landscape and Larder, Cookery of the Pheasant and more. In addition to a large amount of practical historical information, is also included Illustrated with wonderful 19th century prints, drawings and diagrams. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Pheasants of the World is an indispensable reference work to guide and stimulate newcomers as well as a valuable refresher for veterans.

John Price’s Man Killed by Pheasant is a loving ode to the prairies of the Midwest, to west central Iowa, and to family connections that stretch from his Swedish ancestors to his parents to his wife and children. Throughout he embraces “the opportunity, as always, to settle, to remember, and be ready.” This quest sounds more portentous than it is once enriched with Price’s gentle humor and endearing empathy. Sharing stories of home, secrets of landscape, and binding ties to both, he weaves history and memory to create permanent kinships for himself and for his readers.

This first book-length study in English explores the long neglected ancient Chinese treatise: the Pheasant Cap Master or He guan zi (3rd century B.C.).

Originally published in 1903, this book comprises a detailed guide to setting up and maintaining a routine of management for the successful rearing of pheasants. Written in clear, simple language and full of handy tips, “The Pheasant Rearers' Manual” represents a timeless guide for all with a practical interest in the subject keeping wildfowl for pleasure or sport. Contents include: "Pheasants and Sport", "Concerning Eggs", "Aviary Construction", "Catching up Pheasants", "Equipment", "Sitting Fowls", "Management", "The Rearing Field", "Removal to Covert", "Coverts", "Diseases", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on shooting wildfowl.