Charlotte is, quite simply, passionate about birds of prey. Since a young age she has devoted her life to these amazing birds and the art of falconry. With more than 60 birds of her own, with lots of different species, every waking moment is spent with these beautiful creatures. Learn more from her infectious attitude to this ancient art.

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Charlotte Souto - CJs Birds of Prey

Jose Souto is possibly one of the most game focussed chefs in the UK. Born in London to Spanish parents, Jose embraces his Spanish cultural tradition, his English love of Fieldsports, his talent for cooking, and his vocation for imparting knowledge to others to really make an impact on the way we can all learn to access, harvest and cook game meat. If thats not enough, Jose has a passion for Birds of Prey and Falconry. It was a pleasure to spend a little over an hour chatting and learning more about this remarkable man.

Jose Souto - Chef, Lecturer and Author of the Game Larder books Venison and Feathers

We are joined by Charles Smith-Jones, an all round countryside man who specialised in wildlife management after completing a full military career in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Charles is the author of four countryside pursuit books which I recommend to all our listeners. They are packed with useful information and accompanied by a large library of photographs. Well worth having one, or more, on your coffee table!

Charles Smith - Jones - Author and wildlife management expert

A Yorkshireman who fell in love with deer whilst working on the Isle of Jura, Nigel is playing a key role in the countryside pursuit arena by bringing game meats to the general public. His passion for farming and game has enabled him to create a professional nationwide distribution network of game meats into retailers, the public, supermarkets and hospitality sectors alike. We need more people like Nigel to champion the sustainability of British game.

Nigel Sampson - Founder of Holme Farmed Venison

Paul Childerely is not only an award winning gamekeeper, sporting company founder and owner, Fieldsports Channel team member but also a 5 times world champion kickboxer and founder of Pro Style Kickboxing. On top of that he's a brand ambassador for the likes of Shooter King. He's incredibly busy but seems to be able to make time for almost anything - even this podcast.

Paul Childerley - Founder of Childerley Sporting

Patrick is the current editor of the Shooting Times magazine. He's been in post for 4 years now and has a keen eye for what's happening in the field of shooting and fishing. It was a pleasure to chat with him and hear about his observations on where we are in our world of countryside pursuits, as well as learning a bit more about the man personally.

Patrick Galbraith - Editor of Shooting Times Magazine

Our first podcast of 2021! We chat with Robert Gooch, co-founder of The Wild Meat Company. It was really interesting to get the view of someone in the industry with regard the demand, and supply, of game for retail and wholesale. Brexit has obviously had an impact on this delicate relationship so it was enlightening to hear about it first hand.

Robert Gooch, Founder of The Wild Meat Company

Jim meets Eddie - one half of the Somerset hunters. Although Giloe couldn't make it due to work commitments, it was great to hear how Eddie got involved in countryside pursuit and went on to form the Somerset Hunters on Instagram.  The guys love hunting but more importantly eating the spoils of their efforts.

Eddie from The Somerset Hunters

Jim chats with Rick Whorwood. Rick is a Canadian expert fly fisher, instructor, and fly tyer. He's simply mad about fly fishing and it was great to hear more about his journey after first picking up a rod about 30 years ago.

Rick Whorwood - Professional Fly Fisher

Jim and Nick 'debate' the pro's and con's of the latest lockdown announcements for countryside pursuits. Are they justified or unfounded? Join us to see how the debate unfolds.

Are the new COVID lockdowns right for countryside pursuits?

This week we are lucky to chat with Jonny Carter. Jonny is the 'face' of TGS Outdoors, which is the media arm of The Gun Shop in Botley, Hampshire. Jonny is now a veteran producer of YouTube videos on their YouTube channel and explains how and why they make videos as part of their modus Operandi for the Gun Shop itself as well as his views on wider countryside pursuit topics.

Jonny Carter - The Gun Shop (TGS Outdoors)

We catch up with Sophie for the third time to see how her crusading business to bring game food to the masses is developing under the cloud of COVID and more lockdowns. It seems the answer is 'pretty good' really, which is testament to her passion to deliver on her mission!

Sophie Bagley Glorious Game

Another instalment from our international series. This week we are in New Zealand. Dave Ryan, an Aimpoint ambassador, experienced hunter and semi-professional guide, chats too us about the rules, regulations, attitudes, quarry diversity and other New Zealand centric aspects of hunting and fieldsports in general.

Dave Ryan explains the New Zealand way.

Mic, having left the Army after a full career, watched a YouTube video on making knives. Fast forward 5 years and he has solely developed a company where he hand crafts bespoke blades for a wide variety of customers. Quality is the order of the day and his order book would suggest he's got it right!

Mic Taylor Founder of Brechfa Knives

We toss the coin once again to discuss whether land should always include sporting rights or if the ownership of the land and the sporting rights should continue to be sold separately.

Sporting rights or sporting wrongs!

We interview real people involved in all things 'Game Pursuits', from Field to Fork, to help deliver our mission: To provide a platform to help educate people, both hunters and non-hunters, on the sustainable use of wildlife through ethical and responsible hunting for the benefit of wildlife, wild places & people (conservation).

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