This episode is part of the White River National Wildlife Refuge series of interviews conducted on site during the 2021 annual coon hunt. In this episode Steve sits down with Nubbin Moore and their mutual friend Phillip Herron. Herron is best known as the do-everything, man-in-the-black-hat at the annual American Black and Tan Coonhound Association’s annual Black and Tan Days. Herron served 22 years in the US Army and Arkansas National Guard. He is a breeder of world class Black and Tan Coonhoun...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 96
Today Buddy Jason and Ross catch up on Ross’ recent road trip. Buddy tells the story of his “John Wayne” moment on his most recent trip with Sadie the Brittany and his reaction to her natural ability. The three also have a great conversation on dogs holding pressure and how to lay a solid foundation. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. Want to learn more about Alpha Dog Nutrition? Ch...
Dec 10, 2021•31 min
Today Brett and Jason have some great news for all of our listeners! Check out what Brett has in store for a little hound history lesson. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. Want to learn more about Alpha Dog Nutrition? Check out the links below https://www.dusupply.com/alphadog www.dusupply.com https://alphadognutrition.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podcasts...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 95
In this episode Steve is joined by Jason Duby as they discuss Steve’s annual week-long coon hunt with friends at the White River National Wildlife Refuge in the big woods of eastern Arkansas. This year marks the twelfth annual trip for Steve and his hunting buddy Nubbin Moore and hunting has been particularly good this year. Several interviews have been stockpiled on the trip for future episodes but in this one Steve becomes the roving reporter with an on-scene account of the hunt at mid-week. T...
Dec 06, 2021•41 min•Ep. 94
Today, DU Crew member Andrew joins Jason to give listeners an inside scoop and some food for thought. In this episode, Andrew and Jason cover the similarities as well as some of the differences between the Garmin Instinct and Garmin Fenix series watches. We get a lot of calls with watch questions, so we figured it was time to shed some light.They talk about their favorite features as well as applications and how they help in real world situations. What one is right for you? Hopefully this podcas...
Dec 03, 2021•28 min
Robert has had a mountain cur almost his entire life. He has bred and maintained his own line which then turned into its own breed for the last 50 years. As a full time guide he had to have good dogs to find game for clients and as the popularity of his dogs grew the registry was born. Enjoy as Robert recounts some of his great dogs and about his 70 plus years with these dogs chasing a variety of game in the mountains of Tennessee. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special t...
Dec 01, 2021•39 min•Ep. 93
Steve lands the interview with one of his most-highly sought-after guests in this episode. Al Metcalf of Barnesville, Georgia is a tree dog enthusiast like no other. His transformation from a 32-year veteran of the Georgia Highway Patrol to what can only be described as the renaissance man of tree dog enthusiasts, Medcalf is a throwback to a time when men hunted for food and the tree dog was essential to their survival. Medcalf’s mantra “If it climbs, it’s not trash” and his waste-not-want-not a...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 92
As we take a break for a week getting ready for our busiest week of the year, we have a re-run of Episode 2 with Ted Craddock to buy us some time. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. Want to learn more about Alpha Dog Nutrition? Check out the links below https://www.dusupply.com/alphadog www.dusupply.com https://alphadognutrition.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/pod...
Nov 26, 2021•50 min
Buddy and Jason are joined by Olivia and Shannon to go over some of the exciting deals available during Black Friday. Everything from extra points, giveaways and Garmin packages. It's a Black Friday that you do not want to miss out on! Check us out on social media for more details! https://www.facebook.com/dusupply https://www.instagram.com/dusupply/ We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episod...
Nov 24, 2021•25 min
Ruckman and Price first met in 1985 as they stood on opposite sides of the entry desk in the headquarters building of the UKC World Coonhound Championship in Columbia City, Indiana. Price was serving his second year as a UKC Field Representative, a job he held for many years, and Ruckman was handling the big white Treeing Walker dog the coon hunting world would come to know as 1985 UKC World Champion Beaver Lake Magic. Magic would also be named 1985 Purina Outstanding Nite Hunt Coonhound of the ...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 91
The focus of todays episode is all about merino wool. We start the episode off with a reading of Andrews interesting and informative writings of the history of Merino Sheep and their wool. Then the DU Crew gives some personal reviews of their testing of the DU Merino line. Olivia tells the tale of her first bull elk and Buddy questions everything we know about the world of base layer bottoms. “To flap, or not to flap? That is the question.” https://www.dusupply.com/merino-wool-short-sleeve-t-shi...
Nov 19, 2021•43 min
Joel Barter, Brandon Unsworth and Jason talk about the journey to a becoming a “finished Houndsman”. There is a lot of ground between rookie and “professional” so the three take some time to talk about the victories, and some struggles. They talk about old dogs and the crazy things they do, young dogs firing up, breaking away from your hunting partners for the greater good and more. And for all of our listeners north of the boarder, make sure to check out the BC Houndsmen Society at https://www....
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 90
This one’s for the coonhound history buffs as Steve talks with his longtime friend Lee Currens and their mutual friend Tommy Lanning. Lee grew up coon hunting along the rugged Kentucky River bluffs of the Bluegrass State. Memories are wonderful treasures and Currens has an extensive mental library stocked with volumes containing some of the best-known legends of our sport, human and canine alike as the leading characters. An example is in Lee’s telling of the night he judged two of coon hunting’...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 89
In the world of working dogs, there is an interesting time when both dog and handler find themselves caught in the middle. They have enough experience to know what they are doing as well as the drive to push themselves to the next level on their journey to being “finished”. But the middle is an interesting place to be. With seemingly endless opportunities to learn from both good and bad experiences, its what we all do with those that make or break us. Uncomfortable situations cause growth, so th...
Nov 12, 2021•32 min
Sam, like the plotts he runs, is warm and energetic, gritty and tough. Despite being in his mid seventies and having a 50 year career to look back on, Sam is still tangibly enthusiastic about the lifestyle he lives, and his enthusiasm is infectious. As I pick Sam's brain about dog training, breeding, and what learn what is required of him to turn a pup turn into a top performer. We are joined towards the end by Sam's daughter, Samantha, who is the editing and filming wiz behind the scenes of Sam...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 88
After meeting at Autumn Oaks and spending an hour or more talking dogs, Steve and his guest for this episode discovered common ground outside the world of coonhounds and coon hunting, their mutual love for bluegrass music. Trent Williams, an electrical engineer living and working in southern Ohio, has been playing and performing bluegrass music in church, at home with talented members of his family and at a multitude of festivals, beginning at six years of age. Williams sent Steve a copy of his ...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 87
What do you look for in a prospect? What’s the first step? When is enough, enough? Paul dives into how he introduces his young prospects to cats. The two talk about issues that can arise through a dogs progression and the overall trickery of an elusive bobcat that a true cat dog has to overcome. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. Want to learn more about Alpha Dog Nutrition? Check o...
Nov 05, 2021•28 min
Paul kicks things off with a great story about one of the smartest bears he has ever chased. The guys also talk about the added challenges when hunting with clients and how not everyone has what it takes when its time to get down to business. Jason has Paul describe the conditions and terrain to paint a picture of what dogs/hunters face when chasing bears and Paul’s personal favorite, bobcat in the great woods of Maine. Paul even give an inside look into the bobcat playbook. If your ever find yo...
Nov 03, 2021•42 min•Ep. 86
In this episode Steve visits with a fellow West Virginia coon hunter. The conversation looks hard at an equally hard and unforgiving area of the country in which to hunt raccoons, the same type of area that Steve experienced growing up and in the years prior to his coonhound registry career. Guest Josh Muncy lives in Kermit, on the West Virginia side of the Tug River that separates the Mountain State from Kentucky, a land famous for the nation’s most-publicized feud and believed to harbor more r...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 85
John gives some great tips for anyone entertaining the idea of hunting off horseback. He has some great little tips on how to introduce your dogs to the method of hunting, tips for some specialized riding gear to help on the trail and more. John also has some tips on how to acclimate your dogs to hunting with stock, and the special challenges when starting young dogs in the wilderness. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunti...
Oct 29, 2021•27 min
Derril talks about getting into hounds and hunting with some well-known dry-ground lion hunters. How those friendships helped him into his lifelong career as a government hunter. Derril then explains how the versatility of his Kemmer’s has enabled him to use the same dogs on various types of game. For someone that said he had nothing to say it was a great conversation that went from reminiscing about the old days to breeding a line of dogs. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. ...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 84
In this episode, Steve re-enacts his many years with the dog registries by staying up late to record the podcast as the play by play of the PKC World Championship is taking place. As the innovator of online, up-to-minute reporting of final casts at world championships, Steve takes the listener back to the golden days of the event at the tennis center in Aurora, Kentucky as seven world champions were crowned. As the 2021 final cast unfolds, lulls in the action are filled with listener comments an...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 83
Jared talks about how he uses feeding time as a valuable time for training and the three cover some basic commands and how they are applicable in the field. They talk about the importance of “No” and Buddy mentally prepares for a lesson in truck safety with his pup Sadie. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. Want to learn more about Alpha Dog Nutrition? Check out the links below https...
Oct 22, 2021•30 min
Buddy, Jason and Ron Boehme of “The Hunting Dog Podcast” take a chance to get better acquainted and talk dogs. Ron takes the opportunity to turn the tables on Buddy and Jason and put them in the hot seat for a change. Ron also tells the story of humble beginnings and how The Hunting Dog Podcast came to be. Lots of great conversation in this one so sit back and enjoy. If you already listen to The Hunting Dog Podcast and heard Ron’s original release of this episode, we hope you enjoy it as much th...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 82
In this episode Steve joins a fellow cooner who has forsaken the great hunting opportunities of his home state of Indiana for the challenges of hunting coons in one of the nation’s smallest-in-land-mass states and also one of the most-heavily populated, the State of Connecticut. David Schmidt is known by coon hunters nationally as the producer of the popular Tailgate Adventures tv show of a few years back and is also the founder of a national tree dog association. In the conversation, Steve draw...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 81
Today Jason and Ross talk about scenting conditions, starting tracks and the various ways we choose to hunt. The two also talk about the pros and cons of starting tracks off of bait, roading dogs, and how to plan for a trip outside of your normal hunting grounds. There is a lot that contributes to scenting conditions, but how do we use those factors to benefit our dogs? We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting Supply for sp...
Oct 15, 2021•29 min
Ronny Snedegar is a squirrel dog training artist. He has taken his three dogs, a West Siberian Laika Cross, and two Tennesee Treeing Brindles, and won what there is to win in the competition world before, at the height of their success, retiring and refocusing his time and efforts into getting young people and veterans out in the woods chasing squirrels. Grab some walnuts (before the squirrels get em) and tune in. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 80
In this episode, host Steve Fielder interviews Randy Smith of Pennsylvania. Smith is known for perpetuating the successful Lone Pine strain of Treeing Walker coonhounds. Fielder digs down into the foundations of the famous strain, reviews with Smith the standout hounds in Lone Pine history and explores the changes in the strain over the years. This is a must listen for hunters possessed of the desire to breed better hounds over time. Smith reveals the secrets to his success and pauses to thank t...
Oct 11, 2021•54 min•Ep. 79
Jared and Jason talk a little bit about introducing your pup to new environments while keeping them safe before digging into some crucial building blocks. One of the main talking points for this episode is Exposure vs socialization. Both play a huge, but different role when investing in your hunting companion. They also dive into the topics of building confidence in your pup, the importance of prepping a pup for traveling and more. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special t...
Oct 08, 2021•29 min
Buddy was preoccupied in the woods, so Jason took the opportunity to chat with Tree Talkin' Time's Ben Sheets. Ben was always a dog obsessed kid, but he never grew up around hound hunting. As he got older, he finally found someone willing to mentor him in this growing passion. After finally getting his foothold in the hound world, he was finally able to embrace the sport. Jason and Ben discuss the beginnings of hunting, experience with their different breeds, what they're hunting now and who hel...
Oct 06, 2021•59 min•Ep. 78
