All Episodes

EP 76: The call for evidence - What you need to know

EP 75: Wildfowling 2026 - The season ahead

EP 74: Let's Learn Moor - Discovering the uplands

EP 73: The Game Fair 2026 preview

EP 72: The Off-Season - The year round reality

EP 71: The Stalking Show - Inside deer management

EP 70: Competitive clay shooting - Inside the sport

EP 69: Planning the path to plate

EP 68: Gun Care 101 - From Field to Cabinet

EP 67: Wildlife and Rural Crime - Policing the countryside

EP 66: Inside Beating

EP 65: Optics Explained - Cutting Through the Glass

EP 64: The Gundog Guide

EP 63: After Dark - Night shooting in practice

EP 62: The Grouse Season: How and Why We Work to Protect It

EP 61: Game On The Grill

EP 60: Gundog Competitions - Competing for a Cause

EP 59: Inside competitive clay shooting

EP 58: Women in Shooting: Shaping the Future

EP 57: The pathway to deer management

EP 56: Firearms Licensing - Rising Fees

EP 55: The Power of Citizen Science

EP 54: The pathway to shooting

EP 53: Guardians of the Wild: Inside the BASC Wildlife Fund

EP 52: Day in the life of a gamekeeper

EP 51: Wildfowling 2024 - The new code of practice

EP 50: Gundogs at the Game Fair

EP 49: General Election Special

EP 48: Pigeon pros - The intricacies of pigeon shooting, from equipment to tactics.

EP 47: The Stalking Show 2024

EP 46: Crufts 2024 - Gundog day

EP 45: Airgunning with the team behind BSA Guns and BASC's Richard Fussell.

EP 44: How effective shoot management leads to healthy woodland.

EP 43: BASC experts discuss the proposed restrictions on lead ammunition.

EP 42: BONUS EPISODE - Firearms licensing special

EP 41: Challenging trivia, festive game meals and the Boxing Day shoot.

Ep 40: Wildfowling on the Upper Severn Estuary

EP 39: Chef Rachel Green, clay shooting and the very latest news from BASC HQ.

EP 38: An introduction to grouse beating in the Peak District.

EP 37: Live from the Game Fair and a firearms licensing consultation update.

EP 36: Catch up with the latest news on GL43 and Scotland grouse shooting bill

EP 35: Regional roadshow – Tom hears from an array of BASC staff working across the regions.

EP 34: Act Now Pt II – Hear from those that will be impacted by game shooting restrictions.

EP 33: Act now. The campaign against game shooting restrictions in Wales.

EP 32: Lyme disease special

Ep 31: BASC’s James Green discusses all things wildfowling

EP 30: The highlights reel – listen back to the best of 2022.

EP 29: An insight into firearms licensing with firearms licensing manager Chris Downs and BASC’s Martin Parker

EP 28: Woodcock watch – Why their season doesn’t need to be shortened.

EP 27: Tales from the Antiques Roadshow: Bill Harriman talks 30 years of appearances

EP 26: Season openers – Tom discusses the start of the game seasons.

EP 25: The future of shooing and introducing new audiences into the sport.

EP 24: BASC experts, volunteers and members discuss the proposed restrictions on lead ammunition.

EP 23: Trophy hunting – Community leaders raise their concerns around anti-hunting legislation.

EP 22: The Moorland Chorus - Join Tom in learning about the therapeutic benefits of birdsong.

Ep 21: An Eat Game Awards special, featuring interviews with Adam Henson, Scott Rea, Chef Pascal and many more.

Ep 20: The latest news on lead shot, Peak District mountain hares and gamekeeping courses.

EP 19: Introduction to wildfowling with Chichester Wildfowlers Association

EP 18: BASC’s best bits – listen to our review of 2021

EP 17: Tom discusses firearms licensing with Deputy Chief Constable Dave Orford.

EP 16: Deer stalking special – Tom tries his luck on an end of season roe buck

EP 15: The poaching episode – Tom talks to the police and BASC about the actions being taken to tackle poaching.

EP 14: Firearms licensing special and preparing for the start of the game season

EP 13: Aim to Sustain - Shooting and rural organisations launch new partnership

EP 12: Tom introduces BASC’s new head of firearms, Martin Parker, and discusses the fall out from the latest parliamentary grouse debate.

EP 11: Discussions include the latest in animal welfare reform, species reintroduction and what could a national deer management strategy look like?

EP 10: Foraging Special – Tom discusses our wild food wonders and pays respect to BASC’s Patron HRH Prince Philip.

EP 9: Buck fever - Tom talks the roe buck season and Game Fair highlights

EP 8: Could you do more for conservation? Listen to Tom discuss a variety of BASC projects that people can get involved with.

EP 7: Listen to the next generation of shooters talk about all things shooting, as Tom hears more about the BASC’s Young Shots Journalists programme.

EP 6: The 2021 Preview - How do we navigate the challenges that lie ahead for the shooting and conservation community as well as capitalise on the opportunities?

EP 5: Discussions include the recently launched firearms consultation and shoot licensing, with a challenging shooting quiz and festive game meals to lighten the mood.

EP 4: Topics include; lockdown, the venison market, gundog theft, duck wing surveys and at last a game fair!

EP 3: Looking ahead at the pheasant season with BASC CEO, Ian Bell. Last minute preparations from gamekeeper Miles Bentley, the laws on travelling with firearms and the latest shooting news from around the country.

EP 2: Wildfowling, gundog training, the very latest on Chris Packham’s Wild Justice and a couple of shooting successes.

EP 1: Shooting under Covid 19 restrictions, deer stalking is back and the latest ruling over mountain hares.

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