The Irish Hunting Podcast
Hosted by Anthony Grogan and Rob Treacy The Irish Hunting Podcast is designed to educate/inform people on all things hunting and Fishing in Ireland. We both participate in various forms of hunting such as Deer, waterfowl, pheasant and fox to name but a few and are active anglers engaging in lake , shore and sea fishing . We're no experts but we love what we do.
Episodes
138 episodes
Episode 137 , Let the season commence !!
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 t...
Episode 136 So you think you can shoot ?? with Robert Daniels
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 betwee...
Episode 135 Who's gona carry the deer , with Barry Smyth
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...
Episode 133 Fox Fox Baby
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 ............
Episode 134 Straight outa Kansas with Casey Willyard
This week its a chat with Casey Willyard from Kansas . We chat Whitetail , Waterfowl , pheasant hunting and Wild turkey hunting .
Episode 132 Night Eyes and fast dogs .
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 .
Episode 131Two worlds collide, predator control and Swift conservation
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 ...
Episode 130 Young Pups
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 yout...
Episode 129 PB pike and potent predators
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 !
Episode 128 Rifles , Rods and 4 wheel drives
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 Hunga...
Episode 127 Flies Ty's and fieldcraft with George McGrath
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 hav...
Episode 126 How's your Barrells
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 !!!!
Episode 125 Young Guns with Jason and Alan
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 collabor...
Episode 124 Notions and New Rifles , Anto's new Blaser 30-06
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 th...
Episode 123 Lambay Legends , Fallow hunting on Lambay Island with Paul Callen
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...
Episode 122 Tourists and Trophies with Irish Safaris
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...
Episode 121 Blaser's and Bullets
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 dis...
Episode 120 Dicks , Sticks and shooting Clays
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 tr...
Episode 119 Day in the life of a DMU coordinator
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 ...
Episode 118 Rifles , Roosters and Rough Ground
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!!!!
Episode 117 In the keepers company
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...
Episode 116 Unloaded#1
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 !!!!!
Episode 115 The end of one , the beginning of another
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
Episode 114 Big Backlash and Fox Bills
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 monu...
Episode 113 Hinds and Hindrances with Rob and Anto
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 whe...