The no.1 Game Shooting Podcast in the UK One of the best parts of a day out shooting is the chat with your mates in the pub at the end of the day or on the gunbus. The GunsOnPegs Podcast attempts to bottle that rambling conversation. In the company of a different special guest from the world for shooting each episode, we pour ourselves a drink and tackle the big topics - and the small ones - in fieldsports, conservation, land management and more, always with a wry smile or a downright silly atmosphere. Our guests share their expertise, wisdom (or their lack of each) as well as helping us to resolve listener's shooting dilemmas in Whose Bird is it Anyway, debating the audience's Unpopular Opinions and discussing more listener correspondence.
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The no.1 Game Shooting Podcast in the UK One of the best parts of a day out shooting is the chat with your mates in the pub at the end of the day or on the gunbus. The GunsOnPegs Podcast attempts to bottle that rambling conversation. In the company of a different special guest from the world for shooting each episode, we pour ourselves a drink and tackle the big topics - and the small ones - in fieldsports, conservation, land management and more, always with a wry smile or a downright silly atmosphere. Our guests share their expertise, wisdom (or their lack of each) as well as helping us to resolve listener's shooting dilemmas in Whose Bird is it Anyway, debating the audience's Unpopular Opinions and discussing more listener correspondence.
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July 14, 2026
What's The Best Way To BBQ Pheasant?
The sun is shining, and the air is thick with the scent of charcoal smoke and the clinking of ice in a jug of Pimm's. George, Jake, Sam and Avian fire up the barbecue edition of the GunsOnPegs Podcast, with ideas for using up the last of the game in the freezer before the new season begins. From pheasant skewers and bunny burgers to venison jerky, and curried game, this is a smoky, hungry, slightly chaotic celebration of cooking wild meat outdoors. Metartal Discount Code Click on this link https://www.metartal.com/discount/GunsOnPegsPodcast or enter the code GunsOnPegsPodcast at checkout Recipes Leon’s sticky pheasant strips Ingredients Pheasant breasts, cut into strips 50g crunchy peanut butter 50g gochujang sauce 20ml sesame oil Pinch of MSG Crispy chilli oil, a couple of teaspoons Optional: sweet chilli sauce instead of crispy chilli oil, though Leon prefers the oil Method Mix the peanut butter, gochujang, sesame oil, MSG and crispy chilli oil into a marinade. Add the pheasant strips and leave for at least 10 hours, ideally overnight. Cook on the cooler side of the barbecue, not directly over fierce heat, because the marinade can burn. Cook for a couple of minutes per strip until nicely charred and cooked through. Serve with: Lettuce/Noodles/Potato salad Avian 's soy, ginger and chilli dipping sauce This is more of a dip or sauce than a full recipe. Ingredients 100ml light soy sauce 100ml dark soy sauce 50ml white rice wine 25ml sesame oil 4 tsp crispy chilli oil 25g grated ginger 2 cloves garlic, very finely chopped 2 tsp MSG Method Mix everything together and use as a dip or glaze for barbecued game birds or other fowl. Jake’s braai lamb breast Ingredients Lamb breast Lemon juice Braai salts Aromat Worcestershire sauce Method Sear the lamb breast over the coals, then cook slowly, turning and basting/seasoning with lemon juice, braai salts, Aromat and Worcestershire sauce. The aim is to avoid burning or overcooking it. Cook until it is tender enough to slice and hand around as a starter. Serving suggestion: Cut into small pieces and pass round as a salty, lemony, smoky starter. Jake's curried pheasant and chorizo skewers Ingredients Pheasant breasts, chopped into chunks Chorizo, cubed or sliced Curry seasoning / curry marinade Optional: partridge pieces too Skewers Method Cut the pheasant into bite-sized pieces and pair with cubes or slices of chorizo on skewers. Season or marinate the pheasant with curry spices. Cook over the barbecue until the pheasant is cooked through and the chorizo has released its oil and flavour. Serving suggestion: Pass around as a starter or informal barbecue snack. Jake's Simple barbecued venison backstrap Ingredients Venison backstrap, ideally fallow if available Pepper Oil Salt flakes for serving Method Oil and pepper the venison. Cook it hot and fast over the barbecue. Jake’s view was to avoid salting before cooking, then offer flakes of salt afterwards. Serving suggestion: Slice and serve simply, letting people salt to taste. Sam's Bunny burgers Ingredients Rabbit meat, taken off the bone Milk, for soaking Pork fat, roughly 20% of the mix 1 clove garlic, crushed Dried thyme Paprika Chilli powder, optional Salt and pepper Burger buns Butter Optional: mayo, herby mayo or spicy mayo Method Remove the rabbit meat from the bone, dice it, and soak it in milk overnight in the fridge. Drain, then mince with pork fat at roughly 80% rabbit / 20% pork fat. Add garlic, thyme, paprika, optional chilli powder, salt and pepper. Press into burgers and chill in the fridge before cooking. Cook on the barbecue and serve in a buttered bap, with optional mayo. Sam's Middle Eastern-style venison with mango salsa Ingredients For the venison: Venison haunch Sumac Coriander Cumin Smoked paprika For the mango salsa: Fresh mango Olive oil Lemon juice Harissa Fresh coriander To serve: Flatbreads Herby yoghurt Method Marinate venison with Middle Eastern-style spices: sumac, coriander, cumin and smoked paprika. Cook over smoke, possibly hot-smoked or cooked slowly until tender enough to serve in a pulled-meat style. Make a mango salsa with fresh mango, olive oil, lemon juice, harissa and coriander. Serve on flatbread with herby yoghurt. George’s easy game barbecue curry Ingredients Pheasant or partridge, diced into roughly 1-inch chunks Spice Tailor tikka masala kit Optional: yoghurt or cream Naan, ideally sourdough naan Wild garlic butter or garlic butter Method Use the smaller base sauce packet from the Spice Tailor kit as a marinade for the diced pheasant or partridge. Leave for at least an hour, or a few hours if possible. Skewer the meat and barbecue over very hot coals until cooked, with a little char. It can be a touch underdone in the middle as you can finish it in the sauce later. Meanwhile, make the curry sauce indoors: fry off the spice blend, add the main sauce packet, and simmer briefly. Add yoghurt or cream if desired. Take the barbecued skewers off the fire, stir the meat through the sauce, and serve with naan brushed with wild garlic butter. George’s magic green sauce marinade Use as a marinade for whole pheasant or partridge breasts, venison steaks or backstraps Ingredients Handfuls of soft herbs: thyme, lemon thyme, oregano, marjoram, basil, mint, or whatever is available Wild garlic, if available A few cloves of garlic 1 spoon Dijon mustard Olive oil Red wine vinegar Optional: lemon juice Optional: chilli Salt and pepper Optional: honey or sugar if it needs sweetness Method Blend the herbs, garlic, Dijon, olive oil, red wine vinegar, optional lemon, chilli, salt and pepper until smooth but not runny. Taste and adjust: add honey/sugar if it needs sweetness, or more vinegar if it needs sharpness. Marinate your meat overnight if possible. Cook game bird fillets on skewers over a hot barbecue. Cook venison steaks or backstrap over very hot coals.
July 7, 2026
What can Fieldsports Learn from Farming?
George and Chris are joined again by Terry Jones, former Director General of the NFU, to ask what the shooting world can learn from farming when it comes to politics, public perception and long-term survival. Terry reflects on a decade at the NFU that spanned Brexit, Covid, Ukraine, avian flu, inheritance tax and a revolving door of prime ministers and Defra secretaries. He explains how farmers managed to shift the dial on inheritance tax, why constituency-level lobbying matters, and why prevention is almost always better than cure when dealing with government. The conversation turns to lead, game meat, public trust and the opportunity for shooting to build unusual alliances around food, conservation and rural wellbeing. Terry also discusses his work with RABI’s Farmer’s Aid initiative, before finishing with a beautifully nostalgic Desert Island Shooting made up of lost and forgotten drives.
June 30, 2026
Is Shooting Just Wellness in Wellies?
George and Chris are joined by Terry Jones, former NFU Director General, RABI trustee and long-time GunsOnPegs Podcast correspondent, to tackle some listener questions: Do those accepting free game have a right to a fully plucked and dressed bird? Is shooting really part of the entertainment industry or should we think of shoot days more like a welly-booted wellness retreat? Is the sporting club VAT exemption a lifeline for shooting or a risk?
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