Ferreting and mental health

10/11/23 • 15 min

Simon Whitehead is a ferreter not a rockstar – but he is a ferreter with a public. He has suffered from the pressure. His new book, Pugs & Drummers, discusses not just ferreting but how ferreting saved his life. He explains it to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre in July 2023.

For Simon’s new book, visit Simon-Whitehead.com/pugs-and-drummers-book

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For Simon’s new book, visit Simon-Whitehead.com/pugs-and-drummers-book

For more ways to listen to this, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast82

This podcast is brought to you by the British Shooting Show, the UK largest gun show, held at the NEC, Birmingham

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In 2022, rangers at Rockwood Conservation in South Africa brought in a frightened, sick newborn rhino. Crows had pecked at its eyes. Miraculously, vets saved some of its sight. They named the animal ‘Hope’. Wicus Diederichs from Rockwood reports on Hope’s progress and how the other rhinos in the nursery are treating her. He also talks about the realities of rhino conservation and the challenges he faces.

Rockwood Conservation’s website is RockwoodConservation.com

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