The ShootHub Podcast

How to rear a better bird

Jun 9, 2025 · 53 min · Episode 16 · 128.3 MBExplicit
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In this episode, Gemma is joined by Avian (from The GunsOnPegs Podcast) and special guest Dr Joah Madden, a leading researcher in gamebird ecology. They explore the science behind post-release survival and discuss what breeders and keepers can do to improve outcomes. The conversation also covers predator control and the wider environmental impact of gamebird releasing. 

Links to some of Dr Joah Madden's research:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-018-1199-5 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.160008 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2656.12401