The GunsOnPegs Podcast

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...

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 'l...

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 wro...

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/p08...

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 dan...

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...

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 s...

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...

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.

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 deb...

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.

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!

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 matchin...

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 PRI...

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!

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!

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

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?

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.

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 l...

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...

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!

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...

Have you ever wondered how to take great photos of your time in the field? Chris and George are joined by the multi-award-winning fieldsports photographer Sarah Farnsworth who not only shares her top tips for capturing your shoot days, but her favourite estates to photograph and some advice for a listener about how economical with the truth they should be...

Champion gundog trainer Ben Randall joins the podcast to share his wisdom on training your gundog, whether they work four days a season or forty. We tackle the thorny topic of the etiquette of picking up on a shoot day, from the perspective of guns and pickers up, and George gets a ticking off from Ben!