In part 2 of episode 71, Rob talks about his latest purchase and how it's highly to make him the epitome of cool, Nick shares some of his favourite game cookery books, and we try a nice but very expensive Scotch whisky.
In episode 71 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Sam Thompson, a head keeper on a Scottish Highland sporting estate. We discuss how an estate like he works on operates, red deer as a species, and his views on rewilding.
Part 2 of episode 70.
In episode 70 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is professional dog trainer and gundog enthusiast Georgia Selby. Georgia shares some great information about training dogs and shares some great tales from her days in the field when out beating. You can learn more about Georgia's training methods and services at the following places: https://trailsfortailsdogtraining.com/ https://northandsouthgundogs.newzenler.com/...
In episode 69 of The Country Gent Podcast, Rob aims to put right the blank he suffered on the river three years ago when recording an 'on the bank' feature for the podcast. Does he succeed? Listen now to find out.
In episode 68 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Dr Robert Thomas, a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University whose work centres around conservation and land use. It's safe to say that Rob is not pro-shooting but is keen to ensure that the issue of raptor persecution is solved and puts forward some ideas of how that can be achieved.
In episode 57 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Steve Caple who tells us all about his life as a rural pest controller and gives us some insight into the methods used by the poachers of yesteryear.
In episode 66 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Simon Grace who tells us all about what he's doing to defend fieldsports to ensure that it has a future.
In episode 65 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Jeff Spitler, the first American guest we've had on the show who educates us on all things hunting in the US.
In episode 64 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is the one and only Tim Maddams.
In episode 63 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest Shaun Porter talks to us about gear and shares some ideas for Black Friday and Christmas.
In episode 62 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is gun fit and grouse shooting expert Adam Calvert.
In episode 61 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is salmon angler Lucinda Ewin. Also on the show, we hear about Nick's recent trip stalking stags in Scotland and we try an 11 year old single malt whisky.
In episode 60 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Nigel 'Fennel' Hudson. We discuss his background in angling, his deep passion for the countryside and how the Wild Carp Trust came to exist. Angling for wild strains of carp that are much closer genetically to the old strains that existed centuries ago is probably an arm of the sport that many carp anglers aren't aware of. All is revealed though in this hugely insightful episode.
In episode 59 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Alan Johnson of Danum Blades.
In episode 58 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Garry Doolan of BASC. Also on the show, we try a sherried 15 year old Speyside whisky and get a bit of help doing so. Oh and potatoes? All will be revealed...
In episode 57 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Liam Stokes, Chief Exec of the British Game Alliance. Liam tells us all about the reasons why he took on the role, what his plans are for it and also gives us some insight into his time at DEFRA. Also on the show, we cover the latest news in fieldsports and try a 20 year old single malt from an undisclosed Orkney distillery.
In episode 56 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guests are Robbie Kröger of Blood Origins and Shaun Porter of Global Outdoors. Robbie and Shaun recently collaborated on a project so we learn all about that plus we find out more about the background of Blood Origins and how Robbie is trying to help the hunting community with its messaging. Also on the show, we cover the latest news in fieldsports including what looks to be the end of wildfowling on the Humber and we try a Gordon & MacPhail bot...
In episode 55 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is former multiple British & European Smallbore side by side champion and Head of Operations at Holts Auctioneers, Simon Reinhold. We discuss steel shot, old English side by sides and modern game shooting. Also on the show, we welcome back Tim Roberts of Whisky Online to taste with us another fantastic whisky from Alistair Walkers Infrequent Flyers range.
In this episode, our guest is fly tyer and Semperfli pro team member Phillipa Hake. With some lockdown easing on the horizon, we discuss our plans for the coming week and we also taste the Benromach 15.
In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we speak with the British Game Alliance and a Yorkshire based gamekeeper to find out about the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020/21 game shooting season. Also on the show, we try another fantastic whisky from the Infrequent Flyers range.
In episode 52 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Pete Tyjas of the brilliant Fly Culture Magazine. Pete tells us about his life in fly fishing, the background to starting the magazine and what it takes to put such a high quality publication together. Also on the show, Rob and Nick share their top lockdown tips, we do our first remote whisky tasting and we cover the latest news in fieldsports.
In episode 51 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is David Thompson of Driven Sporting who tells us all about life in the gun trade. Also on the show we taste an amazing whisky from an undisclosed distillery in Speyside and we give our views on the recently announced lead ban for game shooting.
For the 50th episode of the podcast we bring you a bumper edition with two guests. The first is Joe Clark, Whisky Director of Spirit of Yorkshire distillery who tells us all about the first single malt whisky to be produced on Yorkshire soil (of course, we get to taste it!) The second is the guest who kicked the podcast off in 2017, Gareth Dockerty from BASC. It was very fitting to have Gareth back for the 50th episode and to try Yorkshire’s first whisky. Also on the show, Rob and Nick announce ...
In episode 49 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Jason Doyle, the face of YouTube programme Fieldsports Ireland. We discuss his background and how he got into fieldsports, what the scene looks like in Ireland, his move to Yorkshire and how the planning and filming process works for the channel. Also on the show, we try our first Irish whisky, the Connemara Peated Single Malt ....
In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Justin Nicholson. Born in the UK, Justin now lives in Denmark and is the France country manager for Deerhunter. We chat about his hunting in both Denmark and France and the merits of a European style hunting license.
In episode 47 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is carp fishing legend Julian Cundiff. Jules tells us all about the early days of his carp fishing career, the story of his monster PB and what his fishing looks like now that he’s retired.
In episode 46 of The Country Gent Podcast, our guests are The Somerset Hunters. We discuss their life in fieldsports, how they got into it and what it looks like now, their Instagram account and the thought process behind it plus some of the challenges facing the shooting community. Also on the show, we cover some of the latest news and try the Laphroaig Four Oak.
In episode 45 of The Country Gent Podcast, we welcome back Shaun Porter for part 2.
