Hunting - The Ultimate Book

Hunting - The Ultimate Book by Peter Feierabend and Sascha Numßen offers a comprehensive exploration of hunting, one of humanity's oldest activities. Richly illustrated and filled with informative texts, it covers hunting attire, weapons, wildlife, and grand social hunting events in high society.

The book also highlights the animal companions of hunters, including tracking dogs, trained birds of prey, and noble hunting horses. The authors delve into hunting techniques, trophies, and the artistry of the hunt.

In addition to traditional hunting aspects, Feierabend and Numßen address its evolution in contemporary society. They explore the growing importance of animal protection and conservation, making this book not only a historical and cultural look at hunting but also a reflection on its ethical considerations.

This high-caliber coffee table book is perfect for those interested in hunting’s history, equipment, wildlife, and social impact.

On almost every bookshelf, designer, editor and author Peter Feierabend will find one of the approximately 3,000 book titles he has worked on, and it's far from Feierabend's end. Born in Hanover, he has lived in Cologne for 25 years after studying design at the University of the Arts in Berlin. Sascha Numßen studied forestry in Munich. After working as an editor at the hunting magazine Wild und Hund and several years as editor-in-chief at the international gun magazine VISIER, his path took him to the marketing department of the hunting gun manufacturer J.P. Sauer & Sohn for three years before he occupied the editor-in-chief's chair at the magazine PIRSCH in Munich for over nine years. Since July 2023, he has been living and hunting with his wife Julia and his Magyar Vizsla dog "Piroschka" at beautiful Lake Balaton in Hungary.