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.
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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 bottling of a 2005 sherry cask finish Macallan.
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.
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