Nigel 'Mr Frostbite' Vardy re-learns to shoot

Nigel Vardy lost his fingers and his nose in an accident on Mt McKinley in 1999. Since then, he has refound his love of shooting – but re-learning to shoot has been a challenge. He tells his story. For more from Nigel, visit MrFrostbite.com For more ways to listen to this podcast, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast140

Doyen of the barrellers Bill Blacker is part of the beating heart of the British gun trade. He joines Charlie on the stage at the Carter Jones Game Fair Theatre to discuss his work and wider issues, such as how to cope with the forthcoming UK restrictions on lead shot. Visit BillBlacker.com

Every year, José Souto and Paul Childerley bring a roe carcase to the Game Fair and show how they break it down. They come to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to tell Charlie about how and why, plus they launch into the lead ammo debate and how supermarkets sell venison. Find  José on Instagram and click here for Paul's website

What's it like reintroducing a large predator to the wild? One person with firsthand experience is Maria Davidson, who manages the large carnivore programme for Safari Club International. She comes from the Louisiana Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has an impressive track record reintroducing black bears – as long as we can hunt them. She talks to Charlie Jacoby at the 2026 SCI Convention in Nashville. For SCI Foundation, go to https://safariclubfoundation.org/ For the black bear film, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYHw5kHnLGA 

River Monsters star Jeremy Wade comes to the 2025 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk to Charlie about rivers and fish. For more ways to listen to this podcast, go to https://fieldsportschannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast136

Retired professor Simon Denny comes to the 2025 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk to Charlie about the future for upland gamekeepers. Simon Denny's report is at MoorlandAssociation.org/post/new-report-highlights-gamekeepers-crucial-role-in-wildfire-prevention-and-moorland-conservation For more ways to listen to this podcast, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast135 

The last slipper at the Waterloo Cup came to the Carer Jonas Game Fair Theatre in 2025, 20 years after the last meeting at Altcar in Cheshire. Arron Atmore tells Charlie Jacoby how Tony Blair's hunting ban has failed the hare, and how coursing is still thriving and still conserving hares in both Ireland and Pakistan, if not in England. For the Coursing Museum, go to TheCoursingMuseum.com For more ways to listen to this podcast, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast134

News channel  @GBNewsOnline  sent reporter Jack Carson to the Game Fair in July 2025. While he was there, he came to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk to Charlie Jacoby about what in the countryside makes TV news.

While Keir Starmer's government is keen to ban trophy hunting in other peoples countries, it has no views about the roughly 20,000 stag heads handed to grateful hunting tourists by paid stalkers in Scotland each year. Deer manager Niall Rowantree discusses the issues around 'trophy hunting' and how Starmer has got it wrong. For more ways to listen to this podcast, visit https://fieldportschannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast132

Here is the story behind the PDS1. David Wright talks to the man who came up with it, Peter Jones – and asks the question: is the Proficient Deer Stalking Certificate 1 for you? You can find the PDS1 in our shop, priced at £395  For more ways to listen to this podcast, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast131