Ep. 74 - Paul Childerley - The Brutal Reality Of Managing The British Countryside

Paul Childerley is an award-winning gamekeeper and multiple world-champion kickboxer. He's been on the screens of millions as she brings viewers along for his hunts, stalks, and shoots. In this episode, we discuss the reality of deer control, pest control, and other tasks that need to occur for the countryside to be managed. We also talk about Paul's kickboxing training and competing, and balancing it with operating a business, how he manages the physical toll of both, how game meat doesn't taste as nice as the supermarket alternatives - and how to get around it - why he chooses cocker spaniels as a breed, whether you should become a gamekeeper, and so much more. Paul's Website: https://www.childerleysporting.co.uk/Paul's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulchilderley Paul's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulchilderley/?hl=enListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/249tlFBhNhwI0W4G83i4U5My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joe.reilly/?hl=en-gb0:00 - Coming Up…0:43 - Is Paul the U.K.’s Joe Rogan? 1:42 - Separating Kickboxing & Gamekeeping 4:24 - Physical Toll Of Gamekeeping 8:01 - How Gamekeeping Has Changed 10:05 - Brutality Of Kickboxing & Fieldsports14:39 - Privilege Of Deer Control 19:01 - Game Meat Not Tasting Nice 21:10 - Renting Sporting Rights 24:40 - Pressures Of The Job 30:05 - Typical Day In The Life 32:15 - Should You Become A Gamekeeper? 34:05 - Walked Up vs. Driven Days 36:40 - Why Cocker Spaniels? 42:25 - Best 4x4 For The Job? 44:31 - Future Of Childerley Sporting?