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The ShootHub Podcast

A podcast for anyone with an interest in the running of a game shoot, whether that’s a small farm shoot, a DIY syndicate, a big private estate or a commercial shoot.

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Indexed episodes, last 90 days
6
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Sep 23, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    Horner's How To Hold 'Em Episode (opens the original)

    Episode notes · Neutral tone

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    Jamie Horner is back, fresh off one of his best starts to a season at Iford in eleven years, and this time he's joined by Clare, ForFarmers' new leisure coordinator. They dig into how this year's drought shaped rearing and cover crops, why feed diversity (not just protein on a bag) is what actually holds birds, and the small changes making a big difference to plumage and flight. The conversation widens out into game feed pricing, deer management, and a frank chat about how shooting needs to be m

  2. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Bag Sizes, Booking Behaviour & The Truth About Shoot Profits (opens the original)

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    In this episode, Digby talks through what this year's Game Shooting Census reveals: a season finally settling into stability after years of post-Covid and bird flu turbulence, and bird prices moving roughly in line with inflation. How big is the average bag size, and why does it come as a surprise to almost everyone? Are guns or shoots moving faster on the switch to non-toxic shot? And why are guns booking their days later than ever? We also cover the conservation work shoots fund entirely thems

  3. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    How to Hold Onto Your Birds and All Things Keepering - Part 2 (opens the original)

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    Professional gamekeeper Rob Barnard runs two estates and shares the reality behind the job on his YouTube channel, A Gamekeeper's Diary. In part two of this two part series, Rob talks about swapping his Shooting Times column for YouTube, the nerves of putting himself on camera, and how he deals with online trolls and hate comments. We also cover predator control as ecosystem management rather than eradication, the biggest misconception about gamekeeping, juggling the job with a young family, and

  4. Episode · Aug 13, 2026

    How to Hold Onto Your Birds, and All Things Keepering - Part 1 (opens the original)

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    Professional gamekeeper Rob Barnard runs two estates and shares the reality behind the job on his YouTube channel, A Gamekeeper's Diary. In part one of this two part series, Rob talks about growing up on a small family shoot, the tough break into keepering, a year in Belgium, and turning down a headkeeper job in Romania. We also cover the isolation of rural work, leaning on the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust, his take on stopping birds from wandering off, and whether rearing your own poults is worth

  5. Episode · Jul 22, 2026

    Do Released Game Birds Really Harm Insects? (opens the original)

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    Dr Rufus Sage, head of lowland game bird research at the GWCT, joins the ShootHub Podcast to respond to claims made in the BBC's Secret Garden series, which suggested released game birds are damaging Britain's native ecosystems.

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