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

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