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New season vibes are well and truly in the studio this week as Rob and Anto get all jittery as they discuss upcoming hunting excursions , licence applications and special deliveries >

We would like to dedicate this episode to Denise Callan, the wife of a great friend of ours Paul Callan who passed away earlier this month , may she rest in peace . 

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This week its an honour to welcome a great friend and a great guy into the Podcast studio. Robbie has a prolific Defence forces career and a vast hunting knowledge to boot . We get into his experiences within his career and the crossover between his training including sniper training and hunting . 

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This week we welcome Barry Smyth , an expert in health , nutrition and fitness into the studio. Barry talks us through how to fuel and look after our bodies as we age and from a hunting perspective, how we can keep in shape to allow us to enjoy the seasons ahead  . 

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This week we sit down and talk through Robs first Run out on the Foxes with the new Hikmicro 4k Lrf , He talks us through his sons first night fox hunting and a few queries he threw up . We also have a small argument ............

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This week its a chat with Casey Willyard from Kansas . We chat Whitetail , Waterfowl , pheasant hunting and Wild turkey hunting . 

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This week we are back with some new kit , Rob has his new IR and is ready to rock on some night vision vermin control , Anto chats about some big news in the fight to retain our rural pursuits , in particular a victory for coursing . 

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This week we chat on our way back from Lakelands shooting centre about our new pup that we chose and a walk through of Robs new night vision scope to up our game in predation control. we chat about the new pup and how we chose her , and we dip into some conservation efforts we are trying to help with .

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This week its all about Youth , we head down to Galway to Martin Guillane of Oultort Gundogs to pick out a new springer bitch . We discuss what we hope to see in the pup and what we are looking out for while choosing , We also discuss some youth development plans upcoming in both the NARGC and a few ideas of our own , 

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This week we chase the big ones !! Big Big Pike and predator control on the foxes . A bumper few weeks hunting and fishing in Irelands finest places !

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This week we recap an eventful 25/26 season and we look forward to a new one , we chat about our upcoming fishing trip to Cabu Cabins and we share a drive to collect Robs new 4x4 !!!!!!!! plus we discuss a driven boar hunt announcement to Hungary in the new year !

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There is few legends in our community but this man is one of them , a lifetime of fishing and hunting experience that few can compare . A bagful of witty stories and real characters , this episode is hopefully is the first of many we get to have with this man . Ladies and Gents , Mr George Mcgrath 

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This week its a week on the Blasers , zeroing one , deep cleaning another , we discuss the fox hunting issue and a huge announcement for January !!! IHP goes global !!!!

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This week we welcome Jason Keating and Alan Kirwan on the podcast to discuss a huge event they have arranged in Co Laois this weekend , Rob and i chat about how the youth are the future and the survival of our sport and the benefits of collaboration among conservation groups , schools , farmers and cubs and how our ecological survival is linked among all . 

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This week the lads travel to Lakelands to pick up the New Blaser 30-06 and start the rifle build . New scope , mounts , moderator , sling and choosing ammo . Anto chats through the rifle application process and how to simplify it . Rob chats through some of the features of the scope and the rifle itself . Enjoy!!

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This week its off to Lambay island to hunt Fallow bucks. We travel across the water in style , share some epic hunts with Paul Callen , Philly Beirns and Martin Ryan , The weather was crazy, the stories tall , hunting was epic and the craic was mighty !!!! Lambay , lager and laughs !!!!! 

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This week its Hunting Tourism and the benefits of hunting in the rural economy . We share a hunt in the wicklow mountains with Norman Mulvany from Irish Safaris , we chat with Danielle from Brewstop cafe and the impact of hunting tourism to her business and Rob and Anto debate it all in the jeep on the way back !!!!

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This week its all about the new rifle , Anto and Rob head to Lakeland's shooting centre to collect the paperwork for Anto's new 30-06 Blaser R8 success . We discuss the rifle build with ideas for a new scope , moderator and mounts . We also discuss the ammunition we hope to test in the rifle for zeroing and Rob talks us through a few different types of rifle rounds and the different composition and advantages of each . 

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This week we discuss some of the undesirable people within our community and the damage they cause and why we will strive to continue to promote the very best within our community , Rob purchases a new Nv scope , Anto gets a new stick and we try our hand at a few clays ! 

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This week we shadow a deer management unit coordinator in the wicklow area . Mick Craven brings us along with him on a days work as a coordinator . We chat about the challenges he faces , the issues on the ground and we have a quick fire round of questions that were sent in to us by our listeners . We also get to chat to a local farmer involved in Agri tourism , A2 alpacas and the financial and emotional impact of deer to his business . 

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This week its a bumper hunting episode . Rob and Anto discuss in detail the 3 day hunting trip to the UK to hunt Medal muntjacs , Chinese water deer , pheasant and partridge and a first for both as they tackle a driven shoot , What a trip!!!!

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We are back among some great friends in Norfolk for a new hunting experience for Rob and Anto. We catch up with our good friends Tom London and Chris Wilkinson for a chat about our hunting trip and find out what's been happening in the UK since we last visited . Judging by the size of the port glass there is some Irish blood in these two !!!!!!!!

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This week its the first in a number of Special episodes we call Unloaded , just the two lads kicking back having a bit of banter about what is happening and what has happened in the world of Rob and Anto. Enjoy !!!!!

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As 2025 ends we take a look back at a hectic year , our highlights , low lights and where to next for the podcast , do we stick or do we move ???? find out in this new year special 

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This week we chat about the huge backlash on social media regarding our fight against injustice and the lobbying work undertaken for the fox hunting bill that was recently rejected in the Irish parliament. we discuss the importance of this monumental decision and how its effect has galvanised the country sports communities .  

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This week we chat through some of our recent deer hunts , stags and hinds and some rough shooting to boot . We also talk about the positive and negative influence of social media on hunters especially newcomers who feel nervous or unsure of where and what to ask . Prepare for an Anto special rant !!!!

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This week its the exciting task of measuring Robs monster sika , what will it make or will it make medal at all . All is revealed in this episode as Larry Taaffe , Senior judge for the CIC measuring system talks us through the very intricate and detailed process . Enjoy 

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Anto is having dog trouble and Rob jumps in to help ! we chat through a back to basics approach for newbie dog trainers and discuss some of the issues we as rough shooters encounter and how we are trying to overcome them !

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This week its all about the feathers , we sit down and recount the opening days events . All the hits and all the misses , Gwen Grogan's famous fry up and celebrations well into the night .We chat about the importance of game clubs from a social and community aspect and how we have a huge role to play in the future of our way of life . 

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This week we welcome one of the most recognised deer hunters in Ireland onto the podcast . David Dunne drops in to tell us all about his hunting life , how he started , how he progressed to teaching and educating others , humane animal dispatch and some Big Game Hunting !!!! 

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This week we bring you along with us on a epic hunting week chasing medal class sika stags in the wilds of Wicklow, to running around after roaring red stags in the boggy midlands . We're wrecked but we are smiling , join us for this action packed episode !!! 

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This week we have a face to face with Michael Keegan , the man tasked with heading up the newly formed DMU in Ireland , A hugely divisive and debated topic across the land , we try to cut through the noise and speculation and ask the questions our listeners sent in . This is a no holds barred Q and A , Enjoy !!!!

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This week Anto talks us through his time in the Hungarian wilds , Some fantastic stalks on huge Red stags in the rut and an epic hunt on wild boar . And of course it wouldn't be the IHP without a little drama !!!!!

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This week we sit down and discuss Robs side of the Hungarian experience ,from a nearly not getting on the plane to chasing a dream stag during the height of the Hungarian rut , Rob walks us through every step in the hungarian woods right up until he pulls the trigger . An epic hunting experience not to be missed . 

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This week we talk you through 5 years following our favourite royal stag Geoffrey . We talk you through the emotional final hunt and what it means to watch , let him walk on to reach his potential and finally take the opportunity to take the final shot . 

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This week we chat to Ashley Glover from the Irish Deer Commission about their extensive work in Wicklow with Re-wild Wicklow, Deer management , Hunting under sections and much more , we also share a hunt and round it off with a Wicklow wolf brew !!

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This week Robert and Anthony travel to Janos Nemeth to hunt Fallow deer in midlands Ireland . The lads chat with Janos after the hunt about why we chose the deer to take out , the benefits of good genetic management , the thrill of the hunt and Janos and his wife Orsolya's new business St, Hubertus Hunting Ireland , a guided hunting and nature walk enterprise for hunting trips in Ireland , UK, Hungary and Africa . we also chat about the small matter of our upcoming trip back to Labod in Hungary in two weeks time !!!

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This ones a treat !!! this week we record live on the boat in the middle of the Atlantic ocean while fishing for Tope !!! its action packed and full of excitement . Listen and wait for the run of the reel as massive tope latch onto our bait . we also chat about our lobster pot fishing experience . 

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This week we chat about our sea fishing trip in Galway on Kevin's boat , Rob chats about opening day on the deer , our thoughts on the extended season , some pike fishing with the next generation and some huge news about our upcoming plans for the season. 

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This week Anto and Rob discuss their annual clay shoot in honour of the founding members of the gun club and they also travel out to a local farmer under huge pressure from a massive number of crows and pigeon.  There is laughs and giggles and plans for the impending deer season , lobster fishing and more !!!

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This week we chat with Kristeva Dowling , a former Vegan turned Hunter , who discusses how social and emotional pressures turned her towards a vegan lifestyle only to learn how doing so compounded what she was trying to achieve , and how turning to hunting and regenerative , sustainable methods of living from the land led to her award winning Mead making business , writing books , blogging and self curing some serious health issues . If you want to learn how combining hunting , meat eating and sustainably sourced foods can really help the worlds crippling health issues , listen...