FieldsportsChannel's Podcast
FieldsportsChannel's Podcast
Fieldsports Channel
Aaron Jones presents a look behind the scenes at Fieldsports Channel - a gentle chat - shooting the breeze with the likes of Andy Crow, Roy Lupton, Paul Childerley, David Wright and Charlie Jacoby.
What will Burnham do to the English countryside?
Tim Bonner from the Countryside Alliance sets out his hopes and fears for the next three years of Labour rule over the English countryside. After the chaos of the Starmer premiership, what does rural England have to loo forward to? He talks to Charlie Jacoby in the 2026 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre. Click here for more ways to listen Click here for the Countryside Alliance
Aug 19
26 min
2026 grouse prospects
With the Gloirus Twelftth just around the corner, the GWCT gives its verdict on what the 2026 grouse-shooting season will be like. Speaking at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, GWCT director of Scotland Nick Hesford, senior advisor Scotland Felix Meister and upland ecologist Leah Cloonan talk about that plus the GWCT's upland flagship Maternal Grouse project. Red grouse have declined by 33% in recent years. With some moors producing consistent bags and others not shooting for several years, GWCT's research team has set out to discover why. For more ways to listen, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast147 For the GWCT, visit GWCT.org.uk
Aug 5
14 min
Peak District wildfire fight
Richard Bailey from the Peak District Moorland Group calls the wildfires burning across Derbyshire a 'fire wave'. He speaks to Charlie Jacoby in the 2026 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre about what the Westminster government can do about it. Read and listen to the full story on Scribehound  Find the Peak District Moorland Group on Facebook   
Jul 29
15 min
Uplands' bureaucratic fightback against DEFRA
Jo Pearson's job at the Moorland Association is to help upland estates fill out forms. These forms are applications for controlled burning licences from Natural England – and Jo knows that, if she fills out enough forms, DEFRA may get to hear about it, and may realise what a pointless exercise 'controlled burning' forms are. She speaks to Charlie Jacoby in the 2026 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre. Read and listen to the full story on Scribehound  Visit MoorlandAssociation.org
Jul 29
9 min
Westminster wildfire policy madness
Nobody is in charge of preventing wildfires. That's the charge Andrew Gilruth of the Moorland Association levels against the Westminster government. Successive government failings mean the fires we see raging in the UK's uplands can be stopped months in advance, if only there were the political will. He speaks to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre. Read and listen to the full story on Scribehound  Visit MoorlandAssociation.org  
Jul 29
15 min
Shadow DEFRA secretary supports hunting and shooting
Victoria Atkins MP and her front bench team come to the 2026 Game Fair to show Conservative support for shooting and hunting. The shadow DEFRA secretary speaks to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre about where the Labour government is going wrong – and how the Tories made mistakes, too.    For more ways to listen, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast143  
Jul 29
19 min
Wildlife filmmaker David Beach
David Beach is a wildlife filmmaker. He comes to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2025 to talk about the difficulties that hunting tourism has presenting its case as the best way for funding conservation worldwide.
May 20
17 min
How to run a high-tech shoot
Counting wildlife stops the government banning shooting. Roger Draycott from the GWCT, Jodie Case from Perdix Wildlife Supplies and Schöffel Working Conservationist Award-winning gamekeeper Rupert Brewer from the Bisterne estate explain how it works for them, and how the PerdixPro system works. Click here for more about PerdixPro Here for the GWCT And here for the Bisterne estate  
May 13
15 min
Nigel 'Mr Frostbite' Vardy re-learns to shoot
Nigel Vardy lost his fingers and his nose in an accident on Mt McKinley in 1999. Since then, he has refound his love of shooting – but re-learning to shoot has been a challenge. He tells his story. For more from Nigel, visit MrFrostbite.com For more ways to listen to this podcast, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast140
Apr 29
26 min
Bill Blacker on the British gun trade
Doyen of the barrellers Bill Blacker is part of the beating heart of the British gun trade. He joines Charlie on the stage at the Carter Jones Game Fair Theatre to discuss his work and wider issues, such as how to cope with the forthcoming UK restrictions on lead shot. Visit BillBlacker.com
Apr 8
21 min
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