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Fish and Game

Fish and Game

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A SideCountry Network podcast about British fishing, shooting, hunting, wild food, working dogs and life in the field.

Presented by Avian Sandercock, Sam Turner and Jake Woolf.

Fish and Game:
https://sidecountry.co.uk/shows/fish-and-game/

Presenters:
Avian Sandercock: https://sidecountry.co.uk/people/avian-sandercock/
Sam Turner: https://sidecountry.co.uk/people/sam-turner/
Jake Woolf: https://sidecountry.co.uk/people/jake-woolf/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/fishandgamepodcast/


More from SideCountry:
https://sidecountry.co.uk/shows/

Support SideCountry:
https://www.patreon.com/c/SideCountryNetworkSideCountry Network with Sandercock, Turner and Woolf Kochen Kunst Lebensmittel & Wein
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  • What MeatEater Gets Right

    What MeatEater Gets Right
    Oct 21 2026
    Why doesn't Britain have its own MeatEater?

    This week Jake Woolf, Avian Sandercock and Sam Turner are joined by SideCountry producer and conservationist Amy Green to compare British field sports media with one of America's biggest hunting brands.

    They look at why MeatEater reaches beyond people who already hunt, how adventure, ecology, food and storytelling make field sports feel more accessible, and whether British shooting still presents itself through too much tweed, tradition and exclusivity.

    The conversation also gets into wild food, rough shooting, conservation, the difference between explaining and defending field sports, and whether British media has forgotten to show why people enjoy doing this stuff in the first place.

    In this episode:
    - Why MeatEater works beyond an audience of hunters
    - The difference between British and American field sports media
    - Whether UK shooting looks too elitist and inaccessible
    - Why adventure, ecology and food make a better story than just the kill
    - What British field sports could learn from MeatEater
    - Why shooting media may spend too much time defending itself
    - Talking to the neutral majority rather than committed opponents
    - Showing where wild food actually comes from
    - How Fish and Game could tell better stories about the countryside


    Useful links:
    - Support SideCountry on Patreon
    - Fish and Game on SideCountry
    - MeatEater
    - MeatEater Shows
    - Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
    - SideCountry

    Part of the SideCountry Network.

    DISCLAIMER
    Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.
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    44 min
  • Findy Dogs, Flushy Dogs, Fetchy Dogs

    Findy Dogs, Flushy Dogs, Fetchy Dogs
    Oct 14 2026
    A gundog is not, as Sam points out, a dog with a gun.This week Jake Woolf, Avian Sandercock and Sam Turner get into the dogs that make a day in the field possible, from pointers and setters to spaniels, Labradors and the assorted pets that somehow find themselves in a beating line.They look at the different jobs gundogs have been bred to do: finding, flushing, pointing and retrieving game, and why the perfect dog for one job might be completely wrong for another.But this isn’t really about perfectly trained demonstration dogs. Most people have a dog that spends far more time being part of the family than working on a shoot, so how much should we actually expect from them?There are spaniels that won’t retrieve, Labradors that can apparently straighten corkscrews, dogs that know when there’s absolutely nothing in the cover you’re trying to send them into, and the occasional reminder that a badly behaved gundog can ruin a drive remarkably quickly.They also talk about picking up, beating, peg dogs, steadiness, recall, trusting a dog’s nose and the work that goes into building a partnership between dog and handler.And eventually it comes back to the reason most of us have them in the first place. They might be muddy, stubborn, expensive and occasionally embarrassing, but a day in the field is almost always better with a dog.In this episode:What actually makes a gundogThe different jobs of pointers, setters, spaniels and retrieversFindy dogs, flushy dogs and fetchy dogsThe difference between a working dog and a family pet that also worksWhy expectations matter when your dog only shoots a handful of days each yearHPRs and the hunt, point, retrieve combinationCockers and springers in the beating lineLabradors and the art of picking upPeg dogs and what makes a good oneWhy recall and a stop whistle matter so muchSteadiness around game and other dogsWhat makes a useful beating dogWhat makes a good picking-up dogLearning to trust your dog’s noseWorking dogs in water and on wildfowling daysWhy some dogs are simply better suited to certain jobsThe reality of owning a spanielWhy the relationship between dog and handler matters more than perfectionThe memories you build with working dogsWhy a day in the field is nearly always better with a dogUseful links:– Support SideCountry on Patreon– The Game Fair: Dogs and Gundog Events– The Game Fair: Home International Gundog Competitions– Royal Kennel Club: Field Trials and Working Gundogs– Royal Kennel Club: New to Field Trials?– Royal Kennel Club: Gundog Training Days– The Gundog Club: Graded Training SchemePart of the SideCountry Network.DISCLAIMERViews are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.
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    37 min
  • So You Want to Get Into Country Sports?

    So You Want to Get Into Country Sports?
    Oct 7 2026
    How do you get into country sports when you didn't grow up around them?

    Listener James has recently moved from a major city to rural Wales with his young family. He wants to get involved in country life but has no shooting or fishing background and nobody locally to show him the ropes. So where do you start? Apply for a shotgun certificate? Buy a fishing rod? Book a shoot day? Join an organisation? Or simply find somebody who knows what they're doing?

    Jake Woolf, Avian Sandercock and Sam Turner reckon the answer is much simpler: don't rush out and buy all the kit. Go beating.

    They explain what a beating line actually does, how to find a local shoot, what you need for your first day and why listening to the keeper and watching the people either side of you is considerably more useful than trying to learn all the lingo beforehand.

    But beating is also about much more than moving birds towards a line of Guns. For somebody new to an area, it can provide an instant community and a route into dogs, clays, game shooting, pigeon shooting, fishing and the wider rural world. It can also involve flags, radios, sausage rolls, chocolate-based bribery and, apparently, free sloe gin from 9.30 in the morning.

    There are also stories of children disappearing into bogs, beaters quietly starting to support the pheasant after enough Guns have missed it, and the particular satisfaction of coming home wet, tired and covered in brambles after a day spent outside with good people.

    And, as James has now proved, they really do read the emails.

    In this episode:
    • How to get into country sports when you have no previous experience
    • Why you probably shouldn't buy a gun or fishing rod straight away
    • Why beating is one of the easiest ways into the shooting world
    • What a beater actually does
    • How to find a local shoot and introduce yourself
    • What to wear and what to take on your first day
    • Understanding the beating line and listening to the keeper
    • Taking children and family along
    • Beaters' Day and getting your first experience on the gun line
    • How beating can lead to dogs, clays, pigeon shooting and other country sports
    • Why chocolate, sausage rolls and port can make you surprisingly popular
    • The social side of joining a shoot
    • Favourite memories from the beating line
    Useful links:

    - BASC: Beating
    - Fish and Game: From Zero to Salmon - sort of
    - SideCountry Network

    DISCLAIMER
    Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.
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    36 min
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