How To Be Asked Again By R. Nickerson

Inspired by an amusing book given to Rosie Nickerson as a young girl, published in 1979 by Debretts entitled “I’ll Never Be Asked Again” and featuring a young Canadian girl who goes grouse shooting for the first time and gets everything wrong, “How To Be Asked Again” is a step-by-step guide to modern shooting etiquette stuffed full of amusing quotes and anecdotes. How To Be Asked Again instructs the Gun on how to be the perfect guest out shooting.

Inspired by the fact that so many more people are taking up shooting as adults, it incorporates everything you are simply “expected to know” without anyone ever telling you. Covering a range of topics in a logical way, from the moment you receive a shooting invitation (aligned with invitation “Do’s and Don’ts”), to arriving at the shoot, shooting safely, what never to say and even how to tip the keeper. Much of this information comes from beaters, keepers, flankers, pickers up, shoot organisers and shoot owners, combined with hilarious cartoons by Oliver Preston, making this a very informative yet entertaining book on shooting – the perfect gift for any shooting man or woman, be they novice or experienced.