Podcasts

Something a little different this week. Jim and Nick sit down to review a few of the stories of the great outdoors that made headlines during the month of January. They aren't necessarily specifically fieldsports but all have a link somewhere along the way to our passion for game.

The intrepid Sophie Bagley founded Glorious Game just over 12months ago. She now produces a selection of oven ready game meals from her garage while continuing to work full time. How does she do it? This FGP podcast finds out. This easy to listen to podcast highlights how a country girl is building a business that will leave you feeling hungry

Nick travels to Wales to meet Charles who runs possibly the finest duck shoot in the country. However, Charles is also the founder of the Cambrian Lapwing Recovery Trust and Nick wants to hear more about that. The trust was set up in 1999 and has managed to make at least some small contribution to the conservation of this beautiful bird.

A good taxidermist needs to have not just artistic flair and well-honed skills in the mechanics of conducting the preservation but, possibly more importantly, a detailed understanding of the nature of the animal. How it lives, moves, acts. The best taxidermists have a passion for wildlife and all that it provides. Ingrid is definitely in that category. However, not only is she running a business from her passion but she is also actively involved in Taxidermy organisations such as the Taxidermy Association of Ireland where she is the secretary for Northern Ireland.For you Game of Thrones fans, Ingrid was a regular advisor and provider of all things ‘skin’ over the years it was filmed to ensure authenticity throughout.

Jim is the founder of Fayre Game Pursuits. He has spent his life in the security industry where he founded a successful electronics development and manufacturing company – yes, here in the UK! He is passionate about game pursuits and wants the wider ‘urban’ public, especially in the UK, to understand and appreciate the good that comes from the fieldsports industry along with the benefits of sourcing ethically sustainable healthy wild game for the table.

Want to know a little more about the founders of Fayre Game Pursuits? Well, in this episode I talk with Nick to give you a little insight to who he is, what makes him ticks, his passions and concerns. We recorded the podcast in his garden in the countryside.

To those of you in the shooting world Charlie won’t need any introduction. We were very fortunate for him to give up some time one Sunday afternoon whilst he was travelling to have a chat about Charlie himself. As you would expect he was far more generous than that and the conversation was broad. It was a pleasure to chat and hear his views on shooting, fishing and hunting in the UK today as well as about the man himself.Fieldsports Channel TV is certainly leading the way for online broadcast of Fieldsports activities in the UK. Not scared to tackle the tough subjects or people, the channel delivers engaging weekly videos with up to data news and views. If you haven’t watched it then make sure you subscribe to their YouTube channel sharpish!

Marc is the managing director of John Rigby and Co, undoubtedly one of our finest London gunmakers. Marc has been at the helm since the company returned to London in 2013. Marc has synchronised his passion for hunting and guns into the road map of new Rigby guns. He is also passionate about the history of Rigby and has created a pride in the workforce that in turn helps deliver the fantastic new products that currently make up the portfolio.We caught up with Marc if the London workshop and managed to steal an hour of his time to chat about all things Rigby and gun making.

We meet with Tom Adams who is the founder and Managing Director of the British Game Alliance to learn more about the origins and evolution of this great organisation. The BGA is the official marketing board for the UK game industry. It's a not-for-profit organisation, working to promote the value of all feathered game to the public whilst exploring new markets at home and overseas. Tom is passionate about ensuring the future of game pursuits which comes across loud and clear in our podcast.

Whilst seafood isn’t really ‘game’ we think its really important to understand more about the environment that covers 71% of our planet and our use of it for food. Dr. Lynn Gilmore is a Marine Biologist working as the Head of International Trade and Regions for the Non-Departmental Public Body that is part of DEFRA and gives us a good insight on what the seafood industry means to the UK.

In this podcast Professor Jaimie Dick talks about the science relating to invasive species, re-wilding and other conservation efforts with practical and objective reasoning. He understands the challenges between the aspirations and the reality of conducting these exercises and explains it to us as laymen! Jaimie also talks about his own passion for hunting in the UK and Africa.

In this podcast Steve talks about how and why Wild and Game was set up and what its objective, and to a degree roadmap, is. Steve is an experienced hunter and has hunted in lots of interesting places. He has a deep understanding of the importance of hunting to conservation as well as the need to ensure game meat, resulting from hunting and shooting activities, is turned into healthy game food for all to enjoy and benefit from. Lets get the message out there!

Andrew is an award-winning wildlife photographer who is also passionate about conservation and game pursuits in equal measure. Through his extensive travel throughout Africa, Andrew has gained some very thoughtful insight into the complexities of conservation and hunting which we explore to a degree in this podcast.

We catch up with Peter Carr at the Game Fair 2019 to create our first ever podcast. Peter must have spent his entire life involved in game pursuits. From errant schoolboy out pigeon shooting instead of attending classes, to gamekeeper, to the Sporting Rifle editor and host of the Shooting Show, not to mention active roles in conservation especially in Africa, Peter has done it all – in fact still is! In this podcast we chill out and chat about his life, his thoughts on the issues facing the industry today and what he thinks we can do to put a positive light on our passions.