In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, our guest is Matthew Eastham of the brilliant North Country Angler blog. This is the video we shot on the day of recording the podcast: To learn more about The Yorkshire Fly-Fishers’ Club visit their website: http://www.yorkshireflyfishers.co.uk/

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, our guests are the Byron and Darryl Pace AKA the Pace Brothers, founders of Pace Productions and the brilliant Into the Wilderness podcast. We chat about their background, the podcast, their production company and why they founded the UK's first hunting film festival. They also share some tips on how to get started in deer stalking – rifles, equipment and finding opportunities to go stalking. We also discuss: The current public perception of fieldsports in the UK How the shooting and hunting community can get smarter at telling people what they do […]

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In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, our guests are the Byron and Darryl Pace AKA the Pace Brothers, founders of Pace Productions and the brilliant Into the Wilderness podcast. We chat about their background, the podcast, their production company and why they founded the UK’s first hunting film festival. They also share some tips on how to get started in deer stalking – rifles, equipment and finding opportunities to go stalking. We also discuss: The current public perception of fieldsports in the UK How the shooting and hunting community can get smarter at telling people what they do […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we chat with Amanda Anderson of the Moorland Association. We find out about the work they do to represent moorland owners and how their sporting interest is crucial to funding the conservation work carried out to protect our precious heather moorland and all the different species that the habitat supports. In the interview we cover: Amanda's background An overview of the association – it's purpose, what it stands for and who it represents The conservation of our heather moorland and how the sporting interests of moorland owners is crucial to that conservation […]

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In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we chat with Amanda Anderson of the Moorland Association. We find out about the work they do to represent moorland owners and how their sporting interest is crucial to funding the conservation work carried out to protect our precious heather moorland and all the different species that the habitat supports. In the interview we cover: Amanda’s background An overview of the association – it’s purpose, what it stands for and who it represents The conservation of our heather moorland and how the sporting interests of moorland owners is crucial to that conservation […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we chat with Greg Dillon of GreatDrams about his new book The Great Drams of Scotland. Regular listeners will know Greg from the Malt of the Month series but in this episode, he's the main feature! Over the past 13 or so years, Greg has worked with many whisky brands on branding and brand strategy. His new book takes the reader on a journey through different Scottish distilleries with many laughs and fun stories along the way – one includes a bit of a rubbish cat! To celebrate the launch of […]

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In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we chat with Greg Dillon of GreatDrams about his new book The Great Drams of Scotland. Regular listeners will know Greg from the Malt of the Month series but in this episode, he’s the main feature! Over the past 13 or so years, Greg has worked with many whisky brands on branding and brand strategy. His new book takes the reader on a journey through different Scottish distilleries with many laughs and fun stories along the way – one includes a bit of a rubbish cat! To celebrate the launch of […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast we chat with Simon Whitehead of Pakefield Ferrets. Simon is probably the most well known ferreter in the UK. He writes a monthly piece for Shooting Times, runs a great YouTube channel, runs demonstrations at a lot of the major country shows and has appeared on TV a number of times to talk about rabbits and ferreting. In the interview, we discuss: How Simon got into ferreting How he became so well known in his industry His approach to ferreting and why he's at the top of his game Keeping ferrets […]

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In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast we chat with Simon Whitehead of Pakefield Ferrets. Simon is probably the most well known ferreter in the UK. He writes a monthly piece for Shooting Times, runs a great YouTube channel, runs demonstrations at a lot of the major country shows and has appeared on TV a number of times to talk about rabbits and ferreting. In the interview, we discuss: How Simon got into ferreting How he became so well known in his industry His approach to ferreting and why he’s at the top of his game Keeping ferrets […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we chat with Dr Paul Gaskell of the Wild Trout Trust. The WTT are a conservation charity that focuses on practical work to improve habitat for trout across the UK and Ireland. Paul's background is in aquatic ecotoxicology and his career choices have always centred around water and rivers. Being an angler for over 30 years, Paul describes how his work with the trust helps his river fly fishing. In the interview, we discuss the state of UK rivers, how a wild trout habitat improvement project gets off the ground, the challenges […]

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