It has been a momentous week in the world of conservation, land management and shooting, with the Eat Game Awards dinner, plus three major announcements about how shooting might be regulated in England and Wales. George and Jake battle through the effects of the awards dinner. Avian regales us with stories of an evening's snipe-tagging and Sam sets fire to his drink. All that plus a rather more serious discussion in which the boys ask what we should make of the government's raft of announcements.

Eddie, Duke of Norfolk is the driving force behind the Peppering Grey Partridge project. Faced with the reality that wild grey partridge could disappear from the Sussex Downs he took the bold and ambitious step to make sure that it didn't happen. Join Chris and George as they discover the story behind the remarkable recovery of these iconic birds, and Eddie explains why they are so vital to the UK's ecosystems.

His Grace the Duke of Norfolk (aka Eddie) is the most senior non-Royal member of the British aristocracy. He's the man who organised the late Queen's funeral and the coronation of King Charles III... so obviously we asked him about training gundogs and stuffing your trousers into your shooting socks.

Deer have been in the news a lot recently, with a new government deer management strategy for England, the announcement of a major new market for venison, and a major music festival considering reversing its 'plant-based' policy to welcome venison onto their menus... Jake, George, Sam and Avian gather around the mics with some questionable drinks to talk venison, spring foraging and the joys of sticks

The Loddington Shoot - part of the GWCT's Allerton Project - is a fully functioning game shoot, but it is also where the organisation's boffins can test theories about habitat creation, predator management, stocking densities and a host other important factors that impact the running of a shoot, helping to shape best practice and advice for gamekeepers and farmers up and down the land.

Alex Keeble is a Game and Wildlife Advisor for GWCT and has the honour of managing the Loddington Shoot. He joins Chris and George to discuss the shoot, the findings, and the idea of a million pound pheasant.

Before joining GWCT as a Game and Wildlife Advisor, Alex Keeble was a fulltime gamekeeper and deer manager. He joins Chris and George to tackle some listener questions that range from the benefits (or costs) associated with maintaining your own personal standards and stingy beaters' pay to whether gundogs should wear goggles in the beat.

As the game shooting season draws to a close once more, Jake, Avian, George and Sam talk beaters' days, what to do with the game cards you've collected over the past few months, and review their progress against the goals they each set for the season... spoiler alert: the results weren't brilliant

Pete McLeod is best known as a fly fishing expert and guide, but when the rods are back on the rack, and the reels have been stowed away, he's just as passionate about shooting, whether that's syndicate days in Hampshire, walked up days in Scotland, talking about shotguns, or even indulging in a spot of amateur gunsmithery.

Pete joins Chris and George to discuss the similarities and differences between his two passions, as well as offer one listener some advice on small bores for youngsters, and adjudicate on a painful story of a greedy shot and the consequences he suffered

As we slide gently into 2026 George, Jake, Sam and Avian look back at the year just gone and forward to the one ahead.

They talk shooting-themed Christmas presents and take the chance to reward some members of the GunsOnPegs Podcast community for going above and beyond in 2025. They also take a look into the future and talk about the government's forthcoming consultation on shotgun licensing, and offer a listener some advice on how to build on their success in converting their friends and family to the joys of wild game.

Many years ago George made a guest appearance on A Break In The Action, a US podcast hosted by Ryan Doughty, all about his love for break action shotguns. Now it is our turn to repay the favour. Ryan is over for a shooting trip in the UK, so we took the chance to get him behind a mic and chat to him about everything from his love of 'double guns', his podcast, his impressions of shooting in the UK and his recommendations for Brits looking to try their hand at some US-style wingshooting.

We also settle a debate among a roving syndicate following a catastrophic piece of planning, and hear back from Oblamov on his work vs shooting conundrum!