The Irish Hunting Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week we chat on our way back from Lakelands shooting centre about our new pup that we chose and a walk through of Robs new night vision scope to up our game in predation control. we chat about the new pup and how we chose her , and we dip into some conservation efforts we are trying to help with . Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great...

Send us Fan Mail This week its all about Youth , we head down to Galway to Martin Guillane of Oultort Gundogs to pick out a new springer bitch . We discuss what we hope to see in the pup and what we are looking out for while choosing , We also discuss some youth development plans upcoming in both the NARGC and a few ideas of our own ,  Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTu...

Send us Fan Mail This week we chase the big ones !! Big Big Pike and predator control on the foxes . A bumper few weeks hunting and fishing in Irelands finest places ! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subscribe please see our link below 👇 buy.stripe.com/6oE3fvdjd2QN9La5kk

Send us Fan Mail This week we recap an eventful 25/26 season and we look forward to a new one , we chat about our upcoming fishing trip to Cabu Cabins and we share a drive to collect Robs new 4x4 !!!!!!!! plus we discuss a driven boar hunt announcement to Hungary in the new year ! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subscribe p...

Send us Fan Mail There is few legends in our community but this man is one of them , a lifetime of fishing and hunting experience that few can compare . A bagful of witty stories and real characters , this episode is hopefully is the first of many we get to have with this man . Ladies and Gents , Mr George Mcgrath  Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great con...

Send us Fan Mail This week its a week on the Blasers , zeroing one , deep cleaning another , we discuss the fox hunting issue and a huge announcement for January !!! IHP goes global !!!! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subscribe please see our link below 👇 buy.stripe.com/6oE3fvdjd2QN9La5kk

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Jason Keating and Alan Kirwan on the podcast to discuss a huge event they have arranged in Co Laois this weekend , Rob and i chat about how the youth are the future and the survival of our sport and the benefits of collaboration among conservation groups , schools , farmers and cubs and how our ecological survival is linked among all .  Support the show Check...

Send us Fan Mail This week the lads travel to Lakelands to pick up the New Blaser 30-06 and start the rifle build . New scope , mounts , moderator , sling and choosing ammo . Anto chats through the rifle application process and how to simplify it . Rob chats through some of the features of the scope and the rifle itself . Enjoy!! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for...

Send us Fan Mail This week its off to Lambay island to hunt Fallow bucks. We travel across the water in style , share some epic hunts with Paul Callen , Philly Beirns and Martin Ryan , The weather was crazy, the stories tall , hunting was epic and the craic was mighty !!!! Lambay , lager and laughs !!!!!  Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and i...

Send us Fan Mail This week its Hunting Tourism and the benefits of hunting in the rural economy . We share a hunt in the wicklow mountains with Norman Mulvany from Irish Safaris , we chat with Danielle from Brewstop cafe and the impact of hunting tourism to her business and Rob and Anto debate it all in the jeep on the way back !!!! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube...

Send us Fan Mail This week its all about the new rifle , Anto and Rob head to Lakeland's shooting centre to collect the paperwork for Anto's new 30-06 Blaser R8 success . We discuss the rifle build with ideas for a new scope , moderator and mounts . We also discuss the ammunition we hope to test in the rifle for zeroing and Rob talks us through a few different types of rifle rounds and t...

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss some of the undesirable people within our community and the damage they cause and why we will strive to continue to promote the very best within our community , Rob purchases a new Nv scope , Anto gets a new stick and we try our hand at a few clays !  Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to sub...

Send us Fan Mail This week we shadow a deer management unit coordinator in the wicklow area . Mick Craven brings us along with him on a days work as a coordinator . We chat about the challenges he faces , the issues on the ground and we have a quick fire round of questions that were sent in to us by our listeners . We also get to chat to a local farmer involved in Agri tourism , A2 alpacas and the...

Send us Fan Mail This week its a bumper hunting episode . Rob and Anto discuss in detail the 3 day hunting trip to the UK to hunt Medal muntjacs , Chinese water deer , pheasant and partridge and a first for both as they tackle a driven shoot , What a trip!!!! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subscribe please see our link bel...

Send us Fan Mail We are back among some great friends in Norfolk for a new hunting experience for Rob and Anto. We catch up with our good friends Tom London and Chris Wilkinson for a chat about our hunting trip and find out what's been happening in the UK since we last visited . Judging by the size of the port glass there is some Irish blood in these two !!!!!!!! Support the show Check us out...

Send us Fan Mail This week its the first in a number of Special episodes we call Unloaded , just the two lads kicking back having a bit of banter about what is happening and what has happened in the world of Rob and Anto. Enjoy !!!!! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subscribe please see our link below 👇 buy.stripe.com/6oE3f...

Send us Fan Mail As 2025 ends we take a look back at a hectic year , our highlights , low lights and where to next for the podcast , do we stick or do we move ???? find out in this new year special  Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subscribe please see our link below 👇 buy.stripe.com/6oE3fvdjd2QN9La5kk

Send us Fan Mail This week we chat about the huge backlash on social media regarding our fight against injustice and the lobbying work undertaken for the fox hunting bill that was recently rejected in the Irish parliament. we discuss the importance of this monumental decision and how its effect has galvanised the country sports communities .   Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook a...

Send us Fan Mail This week we chat through some of our recent deer hunts , stags and hinds and some rough shooting to boot . We also talk about the positive and negative influence of social media on hunters especially newcomers who feel nervous or unsure of where and what to ask . Prepare for an Anto special rant !!!! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great...

Send us Fan Mail This week its the exciting task of measuring Robs monster sika , what will it make or will it make medal at all . All is revealed in this episode as Larry Taaffe , Senior judge for the CIC measuring system talks us through the very intricate and detailed process . Enjoy  Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subs...

Send us Fan Mail Anto is having dog trouble and Rob jumps in to help ! we chat through a back to basics approach for newbie dog trainers and discuss some of the issues we as rough shooters encounter and how we are trying to overcome them ! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subscribe please see our link below 👇 buy.stripe.com...

Send us Fan Mail This week its all about the feathers , we sit down and recount the opening days events . All the hits and all the misses , Gwen Grogan's famous fry up and celebrations well into the night .We chat about the importance of game clubs from a social and community aspect and how we have a huge role to play in the future of our way of life .  Support the show Check us out on instag...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome one of the most recognised deer hunters in Ireland onto the podcast . David Dunne drops in to tell us all about his hunting life , how he started , how he progressed to teaching and educating others , humane animal dispatch and some Big Game Hunting !!!!  Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to...

Send us Fan Mail This week we bring you along with us on a epic hunting week chasing medal class sika stags in the wilds of Wicklow, to running around after roaring red stags in the boggy midlands . We're wrecked but we are smiling , join us for this action packed episode !!!  Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more great content and if you wish to subscribe...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a face to face with Michael Keegan , the man tasked with heading up the newly formed DMU in Ireland , A hugely divisive and debated topic across the land , we try to cut through the noise and speculation and ask the questions our listeners sent in . This is a no holds barred Q and A , Enjoy !!!! Support the show Check us out on instagram, Facebook and YouTube for...