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.
We booked a GWCT advisory visit and walked both our shoots with Senior Advisor Mike Swan. Here's what he found, from ancient woodland nobody knew was there to why your release pen might be holding birds back.
Book your advisory visit: https://www.gwct.org.uk/advisory/face-to-face-advice/book-a-visit/
MAGIC map: https://magic.defra.gov.uk/ This is the government map Mike explains for checking designations such as SSSIs and ancient woodland.
23 Sept 2026
Horner's How To Hold 'Em Episode
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 more open, better organised and louder about the conservation work it already funds.
10 Sept 2026
Bag Sizes, Booking Behaviour & The Truth About Shoot Profits
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 themselves with zero public money, the reality that only a handful of shoots ever turn a profit, and what shoots can actually do to encourage guns to book earlier and keep their days financially viable.
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