Avian, Jake, Sam and George dive into the bulging email inbox and pick out a few gems - there's cider name ideas, peanut-flavoured pheasants, a heartwarming tale of childhood in the beating line, and a rather uncomfortable tale of one of our number...

Emily Graham has spent her life on the grouse moors of Weardale, but she's rarely - if ever- seen with a gun in hand. She's more likely to be out picking up with her trio of gundogs, or poking her long lens out of her car window as she snaps an award winning photo of a curlew brood. Now taking the helm of Conservation Communications, Emily is at the frontline of making the case for shooting in the wider world.

George, Avian, Sam and Jake are back behind the mics covering everything from cider-making to Great British Game Week and how to make a day out on the peg or in the beating line an unforgettable experience for the kids, and comparatively stress-free for you!

So much goes into a day's in the field, with a battalion of people working hard to put on the day - beaters, pickers up, and gamekeepers.

But all too often we overlook the people who quite literally put the icing on the cake - those who make sure that everyone is well-fed, that their glass is full, and that the conversation flows, manage the guestlist and keep the whole show on the road!

We should all persevere to grow and improve over time. To upskill. To optimise our individual performance trajectories, and proactively embrace transformative learning opportunities that amplify our personal potential.

Setting goals is the cornerstone of proactive engagement, a catalyst for measurable achievement, and a strategic enabler for aligning our individual growth trajectories with our overarching mission.
As the season gets into full flow, Jake, Avian, Sam and George set out their Smart Objectives for the coming quarter.

With this in mind, Jake, Avian, Sam and George lay out their personal goals and milestones for the season ahead.

Nick von Westenholz, who took over as CEO of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust earlier this year, joins Chris and George to share his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities for shooting, conservation and the countryside.

What are the ingredients for great team? Who are the characters you want to be standing next to on the peg? Jake, Avian and Sam pick their ideal shoot day guests, from all of history and the word of fiction.

With Chris away on holiday, Digby Taylor, MD of GunsOnPegs steps into his shoes to share the results of the 2025 Game Shooting and Shoot Owner Census. He reveals how the cost of shooting has changed over the last few years, how buying habits have evolved and provides some fascinating stats on the environment and habitat work carried out by shoots each year.

Taking inspiration from the Census, the chaps join forces to put together their dream shooting line, made up of characters living, dead and even fictional.

Now that the Game Fair dust has settled and Jake has recovered from his hangover, normal service is resumed.

We talk about BASC's latest advice for sensible social media usage, look ahead to the grouse season with the GWCT's forecast for the grouse season, PLUS we answer *another* listener question from Sweden, and share not one, but two great Gran's Days Out, including one especially for young shots.

George, Chris, Sam, Jake and Avian take to the stage to look back at the last hundred(ish) episodes. Over four days of shooting waffle, 300 drinks, hundreds of anecdotes, quandries, dilemmas and dubious opinions, distilled down into a 40 minute celebration in front of a live audience at The Game Fair 2025.

Here's to the next hundred!