The GunsOnPegs Podcast (GunsOnPegs)

Shortly after the Game Fair, Chris and George received an email from listener Gary Pettett, whose nomination of his step-father Bill Barling as a 'Shooting Hero' had been featured in the live podcast recording in the Game Fair Theatre. Gary's email was an extraordinarily kind invitation to come and visit the shoot that Bill set up in 1977, to see the effects of nearly half a century of conservation and habitat work, and to enjoy a day's shooting. On the Saturday before Christmas, Chris and George travelled to the Horsham Farm Shoot to take Gary and Bill up on their offer. After a challenging day's shooting in strong winds, they set up the microphones in the the syndicate's shoot room to find out more about the shoot, the people who run it, and what makes it so special.

Callum McInerney-Riley is, on the face of it, an unusual choice of guest for a game shooting podcast, because he doesn't actually shoot game. He does, however, shoot people who shoot... with his camera. Callum is a photographer, whose work has graced the pages and covers of leading fieldsports publications, and he's one third of the Countryslide podcast, alongside co-hosts (and former GoP Podcast guests) Richard Negus and Rich Prideaux. Callum's job as a non-shooting fieldsports photographer gives him a unique perspective on the shooting world - he is a self-described 'curious observer' of the people and culture of shooting. As we wave goodbye to another wonderful game shooting season, Callum shares his journey into fieldsports photography, and his outsider's perspective on everything from tipping the keeper to the sartorial mores of the sport and how shooting is perceived beyond the shoot gates. Get more from Callum on the Countryslide podcast

Despite some questionable gun safety practices and even more questionable morality, will the new TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Rivals bring more people into the British countryside? What is the correct proceedure when your dog starts a fight on a shoot day, and should Beaters' Days take place in October instead of January? What would happen if you shot a pumpkin at 30 yards, and how can we help gamekeepers to tell their stories and showcase their work in the media. As always the GunsOnPegs Podcast asks the big questions, this time with special guest Camilla Swift to provide the wisdom.

George, Sam, Avian and Jake look back over the shooting season just gone and ask themselves what lessons they've learned along the way that they'll take forward with them into the next one. We also hear from our undercover agent north of the wall, Agent Jock Strap, who has more intel on that epic bar bill mentioned in The Curious Outsider Episode. PLUS Sam laments his 'White Lightning' 24/25 shooting season, while Jake boasts of a 7 out of 9 close to his. Avian reflects on his first season running his local syndicate and George tries Sri Lankan Arrak for the first (and likely last) time.

As a brand new pheasant shooting season gets underway George Davis, game farmer and head honcho of the Game Farmers' Association, joins the podcast to celebrate these magnificent birds. We learn about the bird's origins, the various strains of pheasant, what makes the 'perfect' pheasant and how the breeding and rearing of pheasants has changed over the years. George also helps us to resolve a listener's dilemma - this time, what to do about a deaf spaniel - and we have our first MacPodcast submission from a listener. Chris laments his lack of September shooting opportunities and invents a (questionable) new drink, and George reports back after his adventures cooking with fire.

Inspired by the conversation in the previous episode,George, Avian, Sam and Jake gather around the mics to share their suggestions for a suitable mix of events to make up the Cirencester Pentathlon, with ideas ranging from the Welly Wang to Ice Axe Fighting. We also learn about a shotgun named for one of our number, and dig deeper into questions around rewilding and reintroductions.

Richard Prideaux is a survival and wild food expert with a passion for spending time in the countryside and harvesting his bounty. He joins Chris and George to talk about all the wonderful fruit (and more) to be found in woods and hedgerows at this time of year, and to share a drop of his vast knowledge. The trio discuss the intricacies of blackberrying, the origins and truths behind some of the received wisdom when it comes to making your own sloe gin, and Richard explains why sloe gin is only the beginning. In Whose Bird is it Anyway the boys become career guidance councellors and in Unpopular Opinions we discover if sausage rolls are a human right for beaters.

Leon Challis-Davies, game cook extraordinaire and the man tasked with promoting wild meat to the wider catering and food industries, joins Chris and George on the morning after the Eat Game Awards. He struggles through a hangover with the aid of a powerful cocktail to help the boys resolve a particularly outrageous shooting dilemma involving brotherly betrayal, and plagiarism. Later he shares the latest news from the frontlines of the battle to get the public eating more game.

Fuelled by a batch of Jonny's Ginger Thing, George, Sam, Avian and Jake pick up on a few themes from the previous episode, digging deeper into the world of driven pterosaur hunts, six-wheeler Range Rovers and gun cleaning techniques.

George, Jake, Avian and Sam gather at the mics once more. Avian's been to the BASC 'keeper's conference, Sam's been lambing, Jake's been behind the lens once more. We celebrate the first Order of the Garters wedding (that we know of) and discuss the value of engaging with your local MP to demonstrate the value of your syndicate to the people who make the decisions that affect us all.

After an eventful Festive break, George, Sam, Avian and Jake reconvene at the microphones to compare notes on their adventures (much to Sam's chagrin). The team dig into the GoP inbox to pick up on some listener reactions and responses to recent episodes, including facilitating some office bullying/banter [delete as applicable] and discussing the challenges of building up a network of shooting buddies.

The warm, dry weather that the country has been experiencing in recent weeks has brought with it a rash of wildfires from Dartmoor to the Highlands, prompting a fascinating discussion about the conflict between traditional landscape managers and environmental campaigners over how to manage our wilder spaces. The wide-ranging discussion takes in questions about land access, the recent Why Moorlands Matter events, new research showing the devastating impact on ground-nesting birds of the cessation of predator control, and the need for an outcomes based approach to conservation. We've also received an email from our correspondent in Sweden, who details a refreshingly robust approach to a potentially traumatic roadkill incident, as well as clear guidance from BASC on what to do (and what not to do) in a similar situation here in the UK. Finally, we set Avian an appropriately West Country challenge. No badgers were harmed in the making of this episode.

Oliver Preston is one of the UK's leading cartoonists. His work has graced the pages of leading rural publications as well as numerous books, including the much-loved and ubiquitous 'How to be Asked Again' by Rosie Nickerson. As a lifelong observer of the nuances and peculiarities of the shooting world, he is well placed to help Chris and George tackle a couple of thorny Unpopular Opinions. He also shares some insight into his creative processes, and tells us why he believes that cartoons are not only far more powerful and important to British culture than we might suppose, and why the downstairs loo is really a place of honour.

Tim Furbank is a founder and director of Oakbank Game & Conservation Ltd, a company which supplies clients across the UK with seed and advice, helping them with grant applications, ecological surveys, and habitat creation and management. He's a keen game shot and is lead judge for the Schoffel Countryside Awards. Marcus Janssen, Executive Director of Schoffel Country, needs no introduction, this being his third appearance on the GunsOnPegs Podcast (albeit always with a friend as moral support.) He's as passionate a countryman as you could wish to find. Tim and Marcus join us for a special edition of the podcast to talk about the new Schoffel Countryside Awards, which aim to shine a light on the finest displays of working conservation across the UK. Find out more about the awards here

Ian Sweetman joins Chris and George to talk about his life in the guntrade. Having started at the bench at age 15, and having worked at some of the country's best-known gun brands before striking out on his own, there are few better placed to offer an insight into the life of a gunmaker. Ian is also one half of the husband and wife team behind the new rural-focussed social network 'Stile'. Ian helps to offer some advice to two young game shots ahead of a red-letter shoot day next season, and his views on the dangers of flaming headlights on the A1.

Jonathan Young - former editor of both Shooting Times and The Field - is the special guest in this wide-ranging episode, which takes in everything from whether its right to shoot English Partridge on a species day, the difficulty of finding beating opportunities, prehistoric beasts and the secrets of publishing trade. With more than 30 years working in the shooting press, and having travelled the world in pursuit of game, fish and good times, Jonathan is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom, JY's thoughts on a tricky Whose Bird is it Anyway Dilemma and a thought-provoking Unpopular Opinion are well worth paying attention to. As the mastermind of The Field's Macnab Challenge, what will he make of the this episode's MacPodcast itinerary?

This episode marks yet another transitional moment for the GunsOnPegs Podcast, with the blooding of not one, not two, but THREE new hosts. George is joined by Jake Woolf, Avian Sandercock and Sam Turner, who will be taking on some of the hosting duties, giving Chris a bit of headspace to focus on other projects. The chaps check out some follow up correspondence from recent episodes, and look deeper into the topic of peg numbering systems and the traditional number of guns on a shoot day (if there is one!). The also discuss the relative merits of taking on that high pigeon on a driven day...

Tim Weston, Director of Environment, Policy and Politics at the National Gamekeepers Organisation, joins Chris and George for a wide-ranging conversation taking in everything from the morality of breaking up an pair of old English sidelocks, drinking on shoot days, and George's new chicken coop, to the trouble with hare coursing and the challenges inherent in the reintroduction and translocation of species. Tim shares the latest news from the NGO and his Desert Island Shooting

For the second episode in a row, Chris and George have packed their wellies and their cartridge bags and set off on a jolly. This time the destination is Branches Park, the Suffolk Estate where their fellow podcast host Jake Woolf runs walked-up/mini-driven shoot days in beautiful surroundings. Recorded in Branches Park's luxurious and cosy lodge, Pond Barn, once the team were back in after a successful day in the field and woods, Chris, Jake and George sit down with the estate owner, Peter Bailey, relaxing drinks in hand, to relive the day's shooting, learn more about the estate, and the ethos behind the intimate and hugely enjoyable shooting trips that the estate has to offer.

In this episode we delve in the GunsOnPegs Podcast Postbag to answer some listener queries that don't quite fit into the regular segments, with a bit of a focus on making your first steps into the game shooting world.   Matt Kidd, fieldsports photographer and writer, former International Fly Fisherman and one-time First Class Cricketer joins us to share his wisdom and offer sensible(?) advice on those topics, plus tackle an HR question in Whose Bird is it Anyway and share his views on an Unpopular Opinion that puts Chris and George's choice of words under the spotlight. 

Our guest for this episode is Ian Coghill, chair of Aim to Sustain, former chairman of GWCT, author, campaigner and all-round sportsman Ian Coghill. Ian's book, Moorland Matters, achieved great acclaim for its thorough analysis of the arguments for and against grouse moor management, and some of the legislative, adminstrative and beaurocratic obstacles to sensible conservation policies.   He joins us to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the shooting community, share his wisdom, and offer advice to our listeners, who seek answers to the problem of winning a reluctant significant other round to the idea of shooting and whether the term 'gamekeeper' under-sells the hard work put in by shoot employees up and down the land.

What does it take to bring Grey Partridges back from the brink of local extinction? Our guest for this episode, Charlie Mellor, is Head Gamekeeper at the Norfolk Estate in Sussex, where he manages the Peppering Project, the Duke of Norfolk's widely lauded effort to do just that.  Charlie was born to be a keeper, and is now responsible for one of the most important shooting projects in the country, demonstrating that well-managed shooting estates can have enormous biodiversity benefits, not just for game birds but for entire ecosystems. He shares his deep knowledge of managing the landscape for grey partridges with Chris and George, as well as diving a little deeper into the significance of the Peppering Project to the other species which make their homes on the estate, the local community and the wider shooting community.

With George on holiday, GunsOnPegs MD Digby Taylor steps into the breach to take on hosting duties alongside Chris. Their guest is Duncan Clark, owner of Braxted Park, the Essex shoot famed for its powerful Kansas Thunder pheasants and testing partridge. Duncan, a former trustee of the Country Food Trust, helps Chris and Diggers to tackle listener correspondence on the topics of part-trained gundogs and ties on shoot days, before sharing his thoughts on the importance of family, community and frivolity on shoot days. He also touches on the role that estates like Braxted can have in their local community, and paints his picture of what the future of shooting might look like at Braxted and beyond. 

Richard Negus - writer, hedgelayer, conservationist - joins Chris and George, for a chat about the important and oft-overlooked role that hedgerow management plays in conservation and shooting. The episode's theme is the concept of outreach, and as well as discussing Richard's own (not always hiccough-free) work in introducing primary school kids and young farmers to the intricacies of hedgelaying, we also help a listener to resolve the problem of dog walkers disturbing their pheasants and suggest a range of potential solutions. We also read out perhaps the best piece of correspondence we've ever received, from a listener with an unbelievable offer... you *really* don't want to miss this episode!   Pre-order Richard's book:  https://unbound.com/books/words-from-the-hedge

In this episode: George has a question about his chickens, and Chris has seen a ferret. Both of these things might be the result of one too many beers the night before the recording. We discuss the rights and wrongs of social media on a shoot day, in response to a listener's query regarding an 'Instaspammer' he encountered last season. How much is too much, and should phones be shot on sight? Another listener writes in to put the cat amongst the partridges, suggesting that one member of The Order of the Garters may have gained his membership and garters by nefarious means, which leads to an interesting discussion on the politics of syndicates and sporting trips. Our special guest is Tarquin Millington-Drake, UK managing director of the well-known sporting travel company Frontiers Travel, which he's been running since 1993, taking clients, shooting, fishing all over the world, doing lovely things that no one calls work. In 2015, Tarquin produced a sellout book A Year on the Moor, a photographic account of a year on a grouse moor, which took seven years to complete. He was also part of the Great Lemhill team, which recently won the 2022 Gold Purdy Award. We talk to Tarquin about his experiences as a 'glorified travel agent', and he shares a few of the scrapes he's had to extricate himself and his clients from over the years. We also discuss his forthcoming book, Living with Greys, all about grey partridges, and some of the remarkable wildlife experiences he's had in the production of the book. 

We're thrilled to share with you something that we have been working on for a few months now - a brand new podcast from Scribehound: Beyond the Hedge. Subscribe to Beyond the Hedge wherever you get your podcasts.  Apple Podcasts Spotify The documentary-style podcast is hosted by Scribehounder, writer and former Shooting Times editor Patrick Galbraith, who will be going in search of the places, people, traditions and tales that make rural Britain extraordinary. Join Patrick as he heads out along the backroads to meet publicans, writers, hedgelayers, butchers, poets and keepers of everything from pigs to grey partridges to bees.  He explores these often-complex and sometimes-thorny themes with the help of real experts – practitioners with their hands in the soil and academics who’ve spent their lives thinking about things like the cultural history of fishing. Beyond the Hedge gets to the heart of rural Britain, as it was, is now and will be in the future. ----more---- In this maiden episode of Beyond the Hedge, Patrick explores how writers depict the countryside.  Who are the very best writers on the countryside today and what’s the difference between “rural writing”, “nature writing” and “sporting writing”? Why do so many so-called “nature writers” dislike the term?  To help him to understand the subject, Patrick enlists the help of some old-hands. First he heads to Hampshire to speak to Jonathan Young, who edited both Shooting Times and The Field, Britain’s oldest sporting titles. Jonathan shares his thoughts on how sporting magazines have changed over the years and he reveals the three essential pieces of equipment that the Editor of Shooting Times, in its golden period, used to give to every new member of staff and he also shares his thoughts on what sort of day in the field makes for a great magazine feature.  Patrick then meets up with John Mitchinson, the founder of the publishing house, Unbound. John, who is himself a pig-keeper, has an encyclopedic knowledge of great books on rural Britain. He also has a very clear sense of what the difference is between ‘countryside writing’ and ‘nature writing’. Do people, Patrick asks John, actually want to read about the countryside as it really is? Finally, Guy Adams, a features writer at the Daily Mail, explains how the internet has impacted economics of newspaper and magazine publishing and he reflects on the effect that this has had on countryside writing. They also discuss the importance of proper writing on the countryside and how new forms of publishing could revitalise the scene by offering writers the chance to be paid properly again for their work.

We have another classic episode from the archives for you! This episode was originally recorded in October 2022 and features the one and only George Digweed, arguably the greatest shot ever. One of the reasons that we have decided to put this episode out again is because later this week Chris and I are recording an episode all about the psychology of game shooting, and how getting your head game right could help improve your shooting. As we all know, I need all the help I can get on that score, so I for one am really excited for it.    This episode with George is a really interesting chat and his passion for game shooting shines through - but we also get a fascinating insight into his mental approach to both game and clay shooting. if you haven’t heard this episode before, I hope you enjoy it, and if you heard it the first time around, I hope you enjoy listening back to it again.  ----more---- Chris and George are joined by shooting royalty, the G.O.A.T, George Digweed MBE. Despite being a World Champion clay shot multiple times over, game shooting is where it all began for George, and game shooting is still where his heart lies. George offers up his views on practicing for days in the field, greediness on the peg, defending shooting in a public sphere, and how he has maintained his hunger to compete at the top level for more than five decades.

What does the new Labour Government mean for shooting and the countryside? The day after the King's Speech Tim Bonner, head honcho at the Countryside Alliance, joined us at GunsOnPegs HQ to give his take on this question and many others surrounding the change of government. Tim looks into his crystal ball and highlights a few potential storm clouds on the horizon, but also a few rays of hope as well. Tim gives us an overview on how organisations like the Alliance try to influence policy makers through relationship building and gives his assessment of the new Ministers who will drive decision-making in the new government. Tim also offers up some tips how the shooting community as a whole can ensure that shooting has a long future in the UK 

As we enter barbecue season, Cai Ap Bryn, AKA Game and Flames, joins Chris and George. We learn how Cai, a Welshman born and bred, found himself stalking deer in the Sussex countryside and cooking game over flame for a living. Having recently been crowned 'Best Influencer' in the 2024 Eat Game Awards, and included in the Shooting  Conservation Power 100 list of the most influential and important people in the shooting world, Cai is better placed than most to inspire us to cook wild meat on live fire. He shares his eloquently expresses his passion for cooking, tells us his favourite barbecue techniques, and shares a top pigeon recipe for you to try at home this summer. He also helps us to absolve a listener of his past sins in 'Whose Bird It It Anyway?'.

In this very special episode, Chris and George are joined by two members of the Most Noble Order of the Garters in George's sitting room ahead of a day's shooting on the Browne family farm. Over a bottle or something nice and a few of cans of something grim they get stuck into the inbox and answer some listener's queries.  In the second half, George explores the history and future of the family shoot with his father, Simon, going right back to the early 20th century.

In this episode we get a unique perspective on the UK shooting world. Liz and Sean Delaney own and operate Delaney and Sons, a US-based sporting agency running shooting trips to the UK, Spain and Morocco for their American clients. The pair have an immediately evident passion for shooting in the UK, and take obvious pleasure in sharing that with their guests. Liz and Sean share the things that enchant and baffle American game shots about our shooting culture, how they help visitors to these shores to navigate the intricacies and peculiarities of our traditions and customs, and we examine how land ownership and hunting laws result in a different attitude towards hunting on the other side of the Atlantic. The pair help us to solve one listener's tipping dilemma and the question of how to approach the peg draw; do you have a method? We also share the first submission about drives with unique names in 'Timbuck-Two, Timbuck-Three'. Cover photo: Sarah Farnsworth

What's the right thing to wear for hot September partridge days? What would you do if your partner was sneaking off to shoot without you? Is shooting overpriced? Do shoots make money? Is Stella still a good beer? Why are there so many craft beers? How can we redefine what a great shoot looks like? Discover the answer to some of these questions in this rambling and chaotic episode of The GunsOnPegs Podcast, with special guest Jonny Carter of TGS Outdoors.

In this episode of The GunsOnPegs Podcast Chris and George are joined by Alex Smith, an independent gunsmith based in Winchester. Alex is an expert in old English Shotguns, a dyed-in-the-wool side-by-side fan and a former Helice (ZZ) champion. He answers all the questions you've ever wanted to ask a gunsmith but were too afraid to ask, questions like 'Is it OK to cut down the stock on an inherited Holland & Holland?', 'Will my old shotgun take steel?' and 'Whoops, I tried to 'improve' my stock, can you fix it please?'. Alex also helps us to resolve The Mystery of the Missing Millionaire in Whose Bird is it Anyway?, deal with another unpopular gundog opinion and investigate Hagrid's Hairy Hole.  

New legislation in Scotland (The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act means that Estates that wish to shoot grouse will require a license. Ross Ewing, Director of Mooland at Scottish Land and Estates joins Chris and George to explain what this all means for grouse shooting in Scotland. Seen by many as a catastrophe, is the new legislation as bad as all that, and are there any positives to be taken from the process, which saw pro-grouse shooting bodies secure several important amendments to the proposals. What can the shooting community in other parts of the UK learn from the Scottish experience? Also in this episode: George shares his own Unpopular Opinion and gets stitched up by Chris, we resolve a challenging shooting/marital quandry, hear about a Forgotten Drive from the USA and discuss the logistics of shooting clays on an aircraft carrier's flight deck.

Have guns lost the ability to mark their birds, or is there a deeper problem? What would you do if you learned that your fellow beaters were being paid but you were not?  Ollie Williams, he of Fieldsports Channel and Love Island fame, joins us to answer these questions. He also shares the history and future of his family's Cornish estate, Lanhydrock, and how his sudden rise to notoriety, courtesy of his Love Island appearance, changed his life for both better and worse. He, more than almost anyone, has experienced the full glare of the media spotlight, and how an association with fieldsports can result in disgusting abuse, not only for you, but those around you.

Chris and George venture into the Big Smoke to visit the hallowed and historic Long Room at James Purdey & Sons' Mayfair HQ, Audley House.  Dan Jago, Purdey's Chairman, lets them fiddle with perhaps the most priceless gun in the entire Purdey collection, and explains why it is that so many people the world over desire a gun made in the company's London factory more than any other, and why so many dogs are named Purdey. Dan also sets a new bar for What's That You're Drinking, and helps the boys to debate the tricky topic of over-eager pickers-up, how to avoid being a 'greedy gun' and reminisces about a forgotten drive.

Master gundog trainer and breeder Ricky Moloney has been involved in fieldsports since an early age and has built a reputation as one of the nation's leading practitioners of the art of running a picking up team... though where Ricky is concerned it is more science than art. In this fascinating episode Ricky shares what he calls "The Procedure" - his foolproof way to pick every bird that should be picked, and none of those that should not. Ricky also shares the heartwarming story of how he came into fieldsports as a British-Pakistani, adopted at a young age by an English family in Lancashire, and how the shooting community welcomed him with open arms. We also solve more listener correspondence, including a challenging thank you present and a man who's missed his lunch and is not happy about it.

Vintage gun enthusiast and side-by-side clay shot extraordinaire Simon Reinhold joins the podcast to share his fondness for old guns, sticky drinks and why he thinks competition clay shooting is ripe for a shakeup.   Simon is one of shooting's deep thinkers, and we explore how the worlds of mathematics, psychology and even Oriental philosophies can act as a lens through which to look at game shooting, as well as helping listeners with the challenges of having tough conversations with syndicate members and how to resolve a family feud. PLUS is it possible (or even desirable) to complete a Macnab on one's wedding day?

As we head into a brand new shooting season George and Digby delve into the results of the 2024 Game Shooting and Shoot Owner Census to answer the biggest questions in shooting: How much does a pheasant cost this year, and how does it compare to last year? What is the average bag size that guns shoot, and has that number changed over time? And, perhaps most importantly, what is the most popular fine for shooting the white pheasant?

Chris and George take over the stage at the Carter Jonas Theatre at the Game Fair and welcome Charlie Jacoby back to the podcast.  Showing the effects of being on stage for two days straight, Fieldsports Channel's Charlie Jacoby tells us about fishing the alphabet, shooting Cabbage White butterflies with dustshot, and ferreting mice with bumblebees(?!?). We also discuss the Unpopular Opinions of a harrumphing Colonel, how to paint a more positive picture of shooting in the fieldsports press and media, as well as  offering a listener advice on how to get their friends psyched for their annual shooting trip by trying something different.

Purdey Gold Award winner George Ponsonby joins Chris and George to share his passion for grey partridge shooting and conservation. Just a handful of years ago George took the decision to manage the 4,000 acres that he farms with a view to restoring grey partridge numbers in the hope that one day he might be able to enjoy a day or two each season shooting driven English partridges. At this year's Puurdey Awards for Game and Conservation he and his team at Great Lemhill were honoured with the Gold award, the highest accolade on offer, a testament to their dedication and passion for greys. George also helps us to adjudicate on a suspect left-and-right claim, and describes what might be the most elaborate and carefully thought-out Desert Island Shooting in the history of the podcast.

For this episode Chris and George are joined by a titan of the shooting community, Mark Osborne of William Powell, William Powell Sporting and JM Osborne Rural and Sporting. Over a long career in shooting Mark has been involved in everything from setting up and running shooting grounds, gunmaking, grouse moor management and more besides. In a wide ranging discussion Mark helps to solve a listener's urgent query, shares his take on what is needed to run a successful grouse moor, discusses the future of lowland shooting and much more.

Hugo Campbell Hill, AKA @thegameglutton joins us to talk about how life has led him to sharing his game cookery recipes and tips on Instagram, and his personal crusade to get more people - both inside and outside shooting - enjoying cooking and eating game. Hugo's breezy style and easy-to-follow recipes have seen him build a small yet loyal following since he started his project in February 2024, and we discover what his vision is for the future of his project. We also discuss the joys of mincing, smoking, and brining. Hugo also weighs in on the divisive debate of paper/plastic cups vs. mugs on a shoot day, and watches on as George (back from his holiday) drops Chris in the cacky over his questionable tipping practises. There's a final call for submissions for the Shooting Heroes prizes (a peg on a shoot day, and a day on the Test), ahead of the special edition episode to be recorded live at The Game Fair. Send your submissions to pod@gunsonpegs.com

Does shooting etiquette, clothing and tradition matter? Giles Catchpole is a fieldsports journalist and humourist whose work has graced the pages of numerous magazines over the years. His Shooting Types books - collaborations with renowned sporting cartoonist Bryn Parry - are found in downstairs loos in the right sort of houses up and down the land, owing to his His unique combination of sharp-eyed observation and a witty style. Writing as 'Uncle Giles' in Shooting Gazette, he was a guide on matters sartorial and ethical for many a shooting man and woman for years.  All of this makes Giles the ideal chap to join Chris and George for a chat about some of the finer points that the conventions, codes and customs of the shooting world throw up, and answer the question that will ring down the ages: why does any of it matter?'

Louisa Clutterbuck is our special guest for this episode. She helps us to tackle an email from a listener who disagrees with some of the discourse of the last few episodes on the topic of the sustainability of shooting, and another on the rights and wrongs of double gunning. We also discuss Louisa's hard work with British Game Assurance and Eat Wild. We debate how to get more game onto restaurant menus and supermarket shelves, as well as the challenges, threats and opportunities that face the game meat market in the UK. We also look to the future and how a change in approach might help to make game more of an everyday option for UK consumers.

Renowned wildlife artist and woodcock aficionado Owen Williams joins us for a blather over a glass or two. He shares his theories on the link between the pre-historic people who painted animal figures and hunting scenes on cave walls and contemporary sporting artists, holds forth on the topic of his beloved woodcock. He also helps to offer some advice to a listener in need of a way to spice up a shoot day, and opines on the merits of pre- or post-shoot day dinners. PLUS, there's big news about the season ahead and a wonderful opportunity for members of the Most Noble Order of the Garters.

Jamie Horner, recipient of at Purdey Awards Special Commendation, shoot manager extra-ordinaire, game feed specialist and all-round good egg joins George and Chris to talk all about Iford Downs, the East Sussex shoot that will host the 3rd Order of the Garters shoot day.  Jamie shares his enthusiasm for using the shoot to create a habitat that benefits not only his redleg partridges, but up to 84 different wild bird species including some vanishingly rare ones, as well as his passion for creating strong working relationships with conservation organisations... including the RSPB.  Jamie also helps us to solve a couple of shoot day dilemmas and shares perhaps the greatest drive name of all time. Send your Whose Bird Is It Anyway submissions, Unpopular Opinions, Forgotten Drives and Memorable Drive Names to pod@gunsonpegs.com

Christmas is over, the weather is grim and we're all back at work, so we thought we would re-share a classic episode from the archives - one of the funniest and definitely one of our all-time favourite episodes - to bring a smile to everyone's faces. Featuring husband-and-wife duo Charlie and Clare Brownlow, the anarchic recording never fails to make us chuckle when we recall it, so hopefully it will liven up your week as well. In a chaotic episode, Chris and George are joined by artist Clare Brownlow and her sporting agent husband Charlie. They offer one listener some marital advice, an American correspondent gets guidance on matters sartorial, and Chris and George get parenting tips. The team also discuss Clare's unique artistic technique and style, how 'directional splatter' got her into trouble, The Game Train ("The Hogwarts Express for people in Tweed) and much much more.

Here's a quick teaser for the latest episode of Beyond the Hedge.  Savour the Shot: Woodcock Hunting, Cooking, and Conservation In this episode Patrick Galbraith goes out in search of the mysterious woodcock, a beloved bird of hunters, chefs and nature lovers the world over. Patrick's journey begins in Suffolk with farmer, conservationist and writer Sam Carlisle, and Sam's Hungarian Vizsla, Merlin. The trio head into the woods in an attempt to bag a couple of birds for their lunch. Later, Tim Maddams, the former River Cottage chef, offers his woodcock-cooking tips, and Sam shows Patrick his favourite way of preparing these remarkable and delicious birds. Finally, Patrick catches up with Owen Williams, a painter and woodcock conservationist. Owen discusses the complexities of woodcock management and helps Patrick to understand why the question of whether shooting woodcock is sustainable is more complicated than it might appear. How to listen to Beyond the Hedge Beyond the Hedge is available on all major podcast apps and platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 

We're back! Once again we've been making big plans for the future, and we're sure you're going to love them!  A bright new dawn is breaking over the podcast, and we, slightly hungover and blinking in the light, are ready to embrace the future. As our first guest for the first episode of this bright new epoch, we're joined by Digby Taylor, Managing Director of GunsOnPegs. He shares the news on how the 2023 rearing season is shaping up, with the latest on Avian Flu. We also discuss the one thing that everyone can do to help safeguard the future of shooting. Natural Resources Wales game bird releasing consultation

Live from the Game Fair 2024!  A special edition, in which Chris and George sift through the deluge of nominations for Shooting Heroes that they received, and highlight a handful who deserve particular recognition, either for outstanding efforts or because they represent a wider group of people who make a difference in the countryside day-in-day-out. At the end of the episode they choose a shortllst of two and ask the audience to help select a final winner for the day's shooting and the day's fishing on the test so kindly donated by our listener, James. To round things off the pair share a Desert Island Shooting with a difference.

George and Digby have been on a "work trip" to the Atlas Mountains to experience a Moroccan-style driven boar hunt. In their commitment to creating great content no matter how tough the conditions, we bring you a podcast they recorded on the balcony of a 5* hotel in the burning North African sun, with only refreshing mint tea and cold beer to sustain them. The boys discuss their first experience of hunting wild boar, Moroccan hospitality and the strangest nightclub in the world. They are joined by Matt Hollington of Atlas Sporting, the man who probably knows more about hunting in Morocco than anyone else in the UK. He shares some insider knowledge about the local hunting culture and the importance of hunting tourism to the local economy in the Altas Mountains.

Tom Opre, the director of the film The Last Keeper, joins Chris and George to share an outsider's perspective on the thorny topic of land use, ownership and management in Scotland. The theme is that of his new film, which recently premiered. Tom explains his journey of discovery as he tries to understand the perspectives of both traditional land managers - like gamekeepers, crofters and stalkers - and the rewilding organisations and businesses buying up huge tracts of Scotland. Is there any hope of agreement, or at least detante, between the two sides? Tom also helps Chris and George to answer some listener questions, along with a unique and imaginative Desert Island Shooting, and one listener shares a smutty Drive Name. Find out more about The Last Keeper Find a screening  

Do you ever get nervous when you're on the peg, waiting for that first pheasant to break cover? Do you tense up, or worry about what other people might think of your shooting, or have a 'bogey bird'? Do you shoot badly when others are watching? How do you get back on form when the wheels have come off mid-drive? Oliver Spensley-Corfield is a professional sports psychologist who has worked with a wide variety of professional teams and individuals. He also happens to be an enthusiastic game shot who manages a small Oxfordshire syndicate. Ollie joins Chris and George to talk about the mental side of game shooting, and how having your head in the right place can help us all to become the best game shots we can be. He also helps to absolve a listener of his chicken-related sins, and solve a taxidermy dilemma.  

Once again, George hits the road to go on an adventure. This time he travels along the south coast to meet Nick Weston, better known as Hunter:Gather:Cook, at his HQ in a stunning 200 year old barn deep in the Sussex countryside. Nick's journey from archaeology student to wild food and fire cooking champion is a fascinating one, and he shares his passion for wild food, whether that be furred, feathered, finned or fungoid. Today he hosts corporate groups, families and other parties for wild food workshops in Sussex, as well as taking his skills on the road to festivals around the UK. Along with Weber's Head Grillmaster, Dan Cooper, Nick cooks up a feast over hot coals, and the pair share top tips for cooking game over flame. Follow Nick here  

In this episode of the GunsOnPegs Podcast hosts George Browne and Chris Horne are joined by special guest Jamie Blackett, a former soldier in the Coldstream Guards, renowned author, columnist, farmer, political activist, and Scribehounder. We delve into Jamie's passion for nature, his pursuit to preserve British countryside values through his books, and his son's award-winning rum-making venture.  As the end of the shooting season approaches, in Whose Bird is it Anyway and Unpopular Opinions we tackle the topics of tipping the keeper on a beater's day and wearing tweed breeks for beating. We also unearth some more forgotten drives and launch a brand new feature. Later on, Jamie shares the history of his family's estate - Arbigland - and the many changes that the shoot has been through over the years that have led to its current form: a privately run, family shoot managed with more than one eye on conservation. We also discuss the challenges to rural sports in Scotland and the impact of unfavourable legislation on communities in Scotland.  Providing insight into rural narratives as they play out in legislatures, the press and online, Jamie challenges political and media opposition to shooting and rural traditions and makes a compelling case for the need to refute misleading news, and to tackle sensationalism on social media. 

Steve Colmer was a grouse moor headkeeper for twenty years before retiring from full time keeping in 2020. He is widely regarded as one of the best grouse keepers of his generation. In this fascinating, touching, inspiring episode he joins Chris and George to share his passion for moorland management, some tales from his time on the moors, and his desire to share the wealth of knowledge that he amassed over two decades. If the tale of A1 Jockey doesn't make you laugh and cry, you're probably dead inside. (oh, and there's some of the usual silliness too).

Game and clay shot, food writer, and "not-an-influencer" Rachel Carrie joins Chris and George to discuss her love of Tequila, shooting and hunting in the media, trolling and more. We dish out some dubious relationship advice and find out what favourite Yorkshire game shoots are. PLUS, we reveal some details of an exciting plan that's in the works...

For the final episode in Series 2 Chris and George are joined by Paul James, Managing Director of leading cartridge brand Gamebore, to discuss steel shot and the challenges that face the game shooting world ahead of the proposed phase out of lead shot and plastic wads. We've also got a further update on The GunsOnPegs Podcast party, and more listener correspondence!

We're back with a brand new series and to kick things off we are joined by Andrew Gilruth of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. We talk heather burning, discuss the link between shooting and conservation, the concept of net ecological gain, and ask how best to fund conservation work. As usual, we talk booze, and help out a listener with a shooting dilemma in Who's Bird is it Anyway. We also reveal some further details of the podcast party that will take place at the Game Fair.

Ian Bell, Chief Executive of BASC, is our guest to discuss some of the biggest challenges that have faced shooting and fieldsports over the last couple of years, from Wild Justice to COVID-19. In a wide-ranging and fascinating chat we build a picture of how BASC and other organisations collaborate to help protect and promote shooting in the corridors of power. Ian also offers up some advice to a listener seeking to set the fines for his new syndicate, and shares his Desert Island Shooting.

Richard Crofts joins Chris and George for a glass of something special and to talk about his life hosting days at the famous extreme high bird shoot The Brigands. We hear of a listener's dastardly but very clever plan to bring an annoying gun down a peg or two, and there's an update on the GunsOnPegs Podcast Party at the Game Fair.

Mike Robinson - game chef, TV presenter, deer manager, restauranteur - joins Chris and George to chat about all things deer. Mike shares a couple of recipes, George gets hungry, Chris drinks a pink drink. A special guest drops in to give us an exciting update on the Game Fair Party and we resolve a listener's dilemma. PLUS the podcast sponsors a racehorse?

We interrupt our normal programming to bring you a short Emergency Episode. Normal service will be resumed in a couple of weeks. Shoot Owner Census: https://bit.ly/SOCensus Game Shooting Census: https://bit.ly/GameCensus

We're back after a brief hiatus with an episode dedicated to the fun that's had before the shooting begins or once the shoot has finished. George Juer, aka The Minister for Fun, joins us as our guest to share some tall tales of exploits and close calls. We've also got a submariner labrador and a Whose Bird is it Anyway featuring an ancient Purdey, an oil tycoon and the German aristocracy!

Chris and George look back at an epic weekend at the Game Fair with interviews and clips recorded on location, featuring artillery fire, horse racing, communal singing and some big ideas!

Sam Hargreaves, co-founder Tweedl, of the competition company that has taken the shooting world by storm in the last year, joins the podcast. We discuss Sam's shooting roots, and some of the amazing people experiences and prizes he's been giving away to lucky winners. PLUS we announce the details of an exciting new competition that GunsOnPegs and Tweedl have been cooking up. WIN ONE OF 75 EPIC PRIZES >>> https://bit.ly/gunsonpegsxtweedl

In a bout of uncharacteristic good organisation, we have a special episode to coincide with the start of the partridge season and celebrate these special little game birds. We're joined by Barney Stratton, who owns and manages the Stockton partridge shoot in Wiltshire, to discuss our love of partridge shooting, as well as resolve a rough shooting dilemma and debate the rights and wrongs of matching tweeds.

What does the perfect shooting lodge look like, and perhaps most importantly, where do you site the bar? Chris and George are joined by master carpenter Tim Crump from Oakwrights to imagine the perfect shooting lodge - part barn, part luxury pad and party venue!

The final episode of Season 3 sees one of the country's top shots, Rob Fenwick of EJ Churchill, join Chris and George for a chat. Recorded on the opening day of the 2021 pheasant season, the boys discuss the enduring appeal of the UK's favourite game bird, the thorny issue of tipping, and the growing popularity of both game and clay shooting.

Season 4 begins with a fascinating chat with Sam Carlisle, former Shooting Campaign Manager at the Countryside Alliance and current Head of Fishpal. Sam is the archetypal all-round sportsman, as at home on the peg as he is up to his knees in a salmon river or stalking muntjac in his native Suffolk. Listener Favourite "Whose Bird is it Anyway?" returns, and we have a *very* Unpopular Opinion to debate. PLUS Chris and George have an Exciting Announcement for members of the Order of the Garter.

Mark Cunliffe Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton, grouse moor owner and Chair of the Moorland Association joins the podcast for a chat about his life in shooting. We tackle both high and low birds, hen harrier conservation, heather beetle, and we learn all about the challenges and rewards of owning and managing a huge shooting estate like Swinton Park.

In a chaotic episode, Chris and George are joined by artist Clare Brownlow and her sporting agent husband Charlie. They offer one listener some marital advice, an American correspondent gets guidance on matters sartorial, and Chris and George get parenting tips. The team also discuss Clare's unique artistic technique and style, how 'directional splatter' got her into trouble, The Game Train ("The Hogwarts Express for people in Tweed) and much much more.

Our guest for Episode 4 is Toby Fitchner-Irvine, the man behind the incredible shoot on the Isle of Muck, a 1600 acre island off the West Coast of Scotland. We learn about what Muck and the nearby isles have to offer, the challenges of hosting shooting trips on a tiny island, and the central role that the shoot has on the local community. Also: should you tell your friend that they're a terrible shot?

Hampshire farmer Sam Burge joins the podcast to talk about the joys and challenges of running a farm shoot. Sam runs a hugely diversified farming operation, with a private, family shoot bolted on, and gives a great picture of how the shoot has changed over the years and how to run a great low-key shoot day. PLUS: parents behaving badly, the pitfalls of sharing a peg, and is it time to consign old English shotguns to a noble retirement above the fireplace?

After a brief hiatus, the podcast returns with a very special guest. Toby Ecuyer is the designer of the INEOS Grenadier, a new 4x4 designed and built for the outdoor lifestyle. Toby is a keen fly fisherman and game shot, and he shares his love of the countryside with Chris and George, and how this has informed the process of creating the Grenadier. We also discuss shooting heroes, the joys and dangers of sloe gin, and help a listener with a nice-to-have quandry!

In this episode of The GunsOnPegs Podcast shoot owner and game farmer Ben Hughes joins Chris and George for a glass of moonshine. As well as the usual shooting chat, including advice for first-time beaters and whether we should (or could) extend the game shooting season, Ben shares the story of how he came to be diagnosed with testicular cancer in his 20s. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08rkzcq/me-my-brother-and-our-balls Music: Local Forecast – Elevator by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hip Jazz from Bensound.com

After a brief pause in transmission, we're back with a very special guest: Megan Rowland, who was recently crowned INEOS Grenadier Countryside Champion 2022. We learn how Megan went from vegetarian to passionate stalker, the idea of Integrated Land Management, and talk about the controversial topics of wolves, lynx and rewilding. We also discuss being the only woman in the room, the rights and wrongs of American gamekeepers and discover Megan's remote Desert Island Shooting dreams. Find Megan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wayfaringhind Find Megan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wayfaring_hind/ Find Megan online: https://wayfaringhind.com/

For the penultimate episode of Season 4, The Instagram-famous and self-proclaimed International Man of Mystery Nathan Little (@hotshotlittle) joins Chris and George to explore his passion for travel with shotgun, rifle and rod. We also anoint a true Shooting Hero, discuss the rights and wrongs of cartridge belts, and lay down the law on claiming birds that you didn't shoot. Plus, the dangers of 'local specialities' and what exactly is a 'hard seltzer'?

For the final episode in the series we've wheeled out the big guns... perhaps the biggest of big guns, none other than Dave Carrie himself. Dave shares his typically forthright opinions on.. well everything. Dave tells the tale of a £10,000 a bottle whisky, delivers his verdict on the right clothing for sim days (not Aladdin trousers, apparently), and shares his Desert Island Shooting dreams. Dave also gives us the benefit of his opinions on the ethics of extreme high bird shooting, what impact the move to steel will have, and what the future of shooting might look like.

In a special episode of the GunsOnPegs podcast George Browne and Digby Taylor at GunsOnPegs speak to George Davis, Chairman of the Game Farmers' Association about the bird flu outbreak this season. What is the current situation, and more importantly, what can shoots be doing with a focus on the future?

We apologise for the short break in transmission. Chris and George hop on the mic to share a quick update on plans for the Game Fair, including a return for The GunsOnPegs Podcast Party and news of a Live Episode Recording. Season 5 is imminent. Send your submissions for Whose Bird Is It Anyway, Unpopular Opinions, Shooting Heroes! Let us know if you're coming to our party or would like to be in the audience for the live show - direct your correspondence to pod@gunsonpegs.com

We're back! For Episode 1 of our fifth (!) series we're joined by one of the most recognisable faces in shooting, the Silver Fox himself, Dylan Williams. We discuss a memorable Macnab attempt, as well as the shooting public's inability to assess their relative skill with a shotgun, and the merits distributing pre-prepared game at the end of a shoot day. We also learn about Dylan's varied career in shooting, including the setting up of Royal Berkshire Shooting School, his role as a fundraiser and his work with British Game Assurance. In a new feature we're joined by Dan Cooper, Head Grillmaster at Weber barbecues, who shares a recipe for venison carpaccio. LIVE PODCAST RECORDING - Saturday 30th July 2022, The GunsOnPegs Stand, The Game Fair Send us your submissions to pod@gunsonpegs.com

What would you do if your employer's father was poaching your birds on the peg? Would you tell someone if you thought the cartridges that they were using would damage their gun? Should you take a dog to a country show? Should we adopt the Spanish practice of employing 'secretarios' on shoot days? Find out the answers to all this and more in our first ever podcast recorded in front of a live audience! Chris and George are joined by Ben Randall (@gundogapp) to host a podcast with a live audience made up of former podcast guests, celebs of the shooting world, Members of the Most Noble Order of the Garters and fans of the GunsOnPegs Podcast. Recorded LIVE at The Game Fair 2022 Special thanks to: - Borders Distillery & Kerr's Gin - https://www.thebordersdistillery.com/product/kerrs-gin/ - Yorkshire tonic - https://bit.ly/3BNZHC1

Paul Childerley - gamekeeper, shoot operator, deer stalker, Fieldsports Channel regular and kickboxing world champ - is our guest this time around. We discuss the challenges of running a shoot over the last three seasons, what it takes to become a kickboxing world champion and the importance of looking after your mental health. We also deal with a particularly foxy shooting dilemma involving doves, and other people's other halves, Donate to the Len Eadon tribute fund: https://leneadon.muchloved.com/ Elderberry Porth - https://thewreckingcoastdistillery.com/shop/elderberry-porth/ Use the discount code MADDAMS4FREE to get free delivery Download the app to win a Beretta - Bit.ly/gamecardapp

Team GB Olympic Trap shooter and shooting coach Georgina Roberts joins the podcast to talk about her life as an international competitive clay shooter. We also talk about her route into shooting and her mission to bring more women and girls into shooting though her recently acquired business, The Shotgun and Chelsea Bun Club. We also answer the questions: does simulated game shooting encourage bad behaviour on the peg, and what do you do when the price of a day's shooting you've signed up for suddenly jumps by £500 per person?!

Making his second appearance on The GunsOnPegs Podcast, Patrick Galbraith - Editor of the Shooting Times and BMX enthusiast - discusses his recently-published book In Search of One Last Song: Britain's Disappearing Birds and the People Trying to Save Them. Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/3dpsZwU We also offer advice to syndicate members up and down the land, ask what 'Best' means when it comes to shotguns, and tackle the question of how whether to hide one's passion for shooting or embrace it. PLUS Dan Cooper from Weber returns with a cracking barbecued partridge recipe for you to try > https://bit.ly/WeberBBQDanCooper

Chris and George are joined by shooting royalty, the G.O.A.T, George Digweed MBE. Despite being a World Champion clay shot multiple times over, game shooting is where it all began for George, and game shooting is still where his heart lies. George offers up his views on practicing for days in the field, greediness on the peg, defending shooting in a public sphere, and how he has maintained his hunger to compete at the top level for more than five decades.

Former Chairman of the National Gamekeepers' Organisation Liam Bell is our special guest for this episode. We discuss the challenge of naming dogs, the importance of shooting mentors, the future of gamekeeping and ask whether the profession is in need of a re-brand.

For this episode Chris and George are joined by not one, but two special guests: Corry Cavell-Taylor and Marcus Janssen of Bradshaw Taylor, the parent company of, among others, leading countryside brands Schöffel Country and Le Chameau. We learn Schöffel Country's origin story, and how GORE-TEX came to the UK shooting market. We also learn about the highs and lows of fly fishing for Huchen, aka the 'Danube Salmon', and what the future might have in store for Schöffel Country. Corry and Marcus help us to resolve the issue of the shooting buddy who always 'forgets' his wallet on shoot days, and we debate the way that shooting is priced: should it be 'per bird', 'per bang' or for the overall experience, PLUS the danger of hubris on the peg.

After a break of waaaay too long, Chris and George return with a fascinating special guest in the form of Peter Mackie, sledging enthusiast and Chairman of the Irish Grouse Conservation Trust. We discuss the age-old issue of whether to shoot through or stop for lunch, there's an update from a US correspondent and offer some words of comfort for a calculating beater. Peter shares the story of how the IGCT has painstakingly built partnerships with a wide array of disparate bodies in order to help bring Irish grouse populations back from the brink.

To mark our half-century - 50 full length episodes - we recorded a special episode LIVE at Clays Bar in London. Chris and George reflect on the origins of the podcast, recall some dreadful drinks, and reward some of our most loyal listeners. The 'studio audience' have their say on matching tweeds, whether side-by-sides are de rigeur or passé, and we build the ultimate Desert Island Shooting. Also: George goes for a pee.

Join George, Chris and Digby from the GunsOnPegs team for the first ever episode of The GunsOnPegs Podcast for a chat about homebrewing, Corona and a few silly stories from the shooting field.

Our first special guest - wild food chef Tim Maddams - joins us for a chat. He makes a lockdown cocktail at us, teaches us how to make an old-school French apéritif. Donate to the Country Food Trust Coronavirus Appeal: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?charityCampaignUrl=CFT-Coronavirus

In this episode Chris and George are joined by Patrick Galbraith, Editor of The Shooting Times and Country magazine and freelance journalist. The discussion ranges from Jesus' preferred fieldsports and the innate spirituality of hunting, to bears, ducks and pigeons, plus there's the favourite feature: What's that you're drinking?

In this episode we're joined by Tim Woodward, CEO of the Country Food Trust on the day that the charity delivered its 1 millionth meal. We get Tim's reaction to this incredible achievement, before finding out what he's drinking to celebrate. From there the conversation roams from Tim's introduction to shooting and his love of beating, to rawkus shooting weekends and the consequent hangovers, and much more.

This episode sees the GunsOnPegs team get together over a variety of drinks to discuss the latest developments in the shooting world, what options might be available to guns left without a shoot to attend this season, and why George is having trouble with geese.

Frank, Chris and George from GunsOnPegs are joined by England and British Lions legend Tom Croft, and his good friend Marcus Janssen, of Schoffel and Le Chameau. There's an exclusive product reveal, plenty of rugby chat, and, of course, What's That You're Drinking?

Guy Adams, investigative journalist for the Daily Mail, joins Chris and George to tell us what he's drinking, and how shooting gets its PR game totally wrong.

Edward King, the UK importer of AYA and Rizzini shotguns, joins Frank, Chris and George to share a drink, the fascinating story of how AYA shotguns came to the UK, and his sage advice for those whose gun won't cope with neither high performance nor standard steel cartridges.