George, Sam, Avian and Jake look back over the shooting season just gone and ask themselves what lessons they've learned along the way that they'll take forward with them into the next one. We also hear from our undercover agent north of the wall, Agent Jock Strap, who has more intel on that epic bar bill mentioned in The Curious Outsider Episode.

PLUS Sam laments his 'White Lightning' 24/25 shooting season, while Jake boasts of a 7 out of 9 close to his. Avian reflects on his first season running his local syndicate and George tries Sri Lankan Arrak for the first (and likely last) time.

Callum McInerney-Riley is, on the face of it, an unusual choice of guest for a game shooting podcast, because he doesn't actually shoot game. He does, however, shoot people who shoot... with his camera.

Callum is a photographer, whose work has graced the pages and covers of leading fieldsports publications, and he's one third of the Countryslide podcast, alongside co-hosts (and former GoP Podcast guests) Richard Negus and Rich Prideaux. Callum's job as a non-shooting fieldsports photographer gives him a unique perspective on the shooting world - he is a self-described 'curious observer' of the people and culture of shooting.

As we wave goodbye to another wonderful game shooting season, Callum shares his journey into fieldsports photography, and his outsider's perspective on everything from tipping the keeper to the sartorial mores of the sport and how shooting is perceived beyond the shoot gates.

Get more from Callum on the Countryslide podcast

After an eventful Festive break, George, Sam, Avian and Jake reconvene at the microphones to compare notes on their adventures (much to Sam's chagrin). The team dig into the GoP inbox to pick up on some listener reactions and responses to recent episodes, including facilitating some office bullying/banter [delete as applicable] and discussing the challenges of building up a network of shooting buddies.

For the second episode in a row, Chris and George have packed their wellies and their cartridge bags and set off on a jolly. This time the destination is Branches Park, the Suffolk Estate where their fellow podcast host Jake Woolf runs walked-up/mini-driven shoot days in beautiful surroundings.

Recorded in Branches Park's luxurious and cosy lodge, Pond Barn, once the team were back in after a successful day in the field and woods, Chris, Jake and George sit down with the estate owner, Peter Bailey, relaxing drinks in hand, to relive the day's shooting, learn more about the estate, and the ethos behind the intimate and hugely enjoyable shooting trips that the estate has to offer.

Shortly after the Game Fair, Chris and George received an email from listener Gary Pettett, whose nomination of his step-father Bill Barling as a 'Shooting Hero' had been featured in the live podcast recording in the Game Fair Theatre. Gary's email was an extraordinarily kind invitation to come and visit the shoot that Bill set up in 1977, to see the effects of nearly half a century of conservation and habitat work, and to enjoy a day's shooting.

On the Saturday before Christmas, Chris and George travelled to the Horsham Farm Shoot to take Gary and Bill up on their offer. After a challenging day's shooting in strong winds, they set up the microphones in the the syndicate's shoot room to find out more about the shoot, the people who run it, and what makes it so special.

Fuelled by a batch of Jonny's Ginger Thing, George, Sam, Avian and Jake pick up on a few themes from the previous episode, digging deeper into the world of driven pterosaur hunts, six-wheeler Range Rovers and gun cleaning techniques.

Jonathan Young - former editor of both Shooting Times and The Field - is the special guest in this wide-ranging episode, which takes in everything from whether its right to shoot English Partridge on a species day, the difficulty of finding beating opportunities, prehistoric beasts and the secrets of publishing trade.

With more than 30 years working in the shooting press, and having travelled the world in pursuit of game, fish and good times, Jonathan is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom, JY's thoughts on a tricky Whose Bird is it Anyway Dilemma and a thought-provoking Unpopular Opinion are well worth paying attention to. As the mastermind of The Field's Macnab Challenge, what will he make of the this episode's MacPodcast itinerary?

This episode marks yet another transitional moment for the GunsOnPegs Podcast, with the blooding of not one, not two, but THREE new hosts. George is joined by Jake Woolf, Avian Sandercock and Sam Turner, who will be taking on some of the hosting duties, giving Chris a bit of headspace to focus on other projects.

The chaps check out some follow up correspondence from recent episodes, and look deeper into the topic of peg numbering systems and the traditional number of guns on a shoot day (if there is one!). The also discuss the relative merits of taking on that high pigeon on a driven day...

Oliver Preston is one of the UK's leading cartoonists. His work has graced the pages of leading rural publications as well as numerous books, including the much-loved and ubiquitous 'How to be Asked Again' by Rosie Nickerson. As a lifelong observer of the nuances and peculiarities of the shooting world, he is well placed to help Chris and George tackle a couple of thorny Unpopular Opinions. He also shares some insight into his creative processes, and tells us why he believes that cartoons are not only far more powerful and important to British culture than we might suppose, and why the downstairs loo is really a place of honour.

Despite some questionable gun safety practices and even more questionable morality, will the new TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Rivals bring more people into the British countryside? What is the correct proceedure when your dog starts a fight on a shoot day, and should Beaters' Days take place in October instead of January? What would happen if you shot a pumpkin at 30 yards, and how can we help gamekeepers to tell their stories and showcase their work in the media. As always the GunsOnPegs Podcast asks the big questions, this time with special guest Camilla Swift to provide the wisdom.