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What exactly counts as wildfowling? Is it any pursuit of wild ducks and geese, or does it only become wildfowling once you are cold, wet, deep in estuary mud and questioning your life choices? Jake Woolf , Avian Sandercock and Sam Turner attempt to get to the bottom of one of Britain’s oldest and most demanding forms of shooting. They look at the traditional world of foreshore wildfowling: early starts, evening flights, shifting tides, slippery mud, quarry identification and the importance of joining a club whose members know how to get safely onto and off the marsh. The conversation also…
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Fish and Game
SideCountry Network · Leisure & Travel · English
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.u
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