Known for his stories and an uncanny ability to tell them, Moran’s visit this week is a veritable animal house of tales involving snakes, fighting chickens, cottontail rabbits, diving ducks, armadillos, horses, flop-house bed bugs and elephants. Even the odd raccoon or two makes at least a cameo appearance. This is vintage Moran and boils down to the two veterans discussing the fun factor of coon hunting and how it seems to be lost on many of today’s hunters. Come on in for a trip back in time i...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 186
On their last podcast together, Michael and Jason talked about doing your homework so your pup has every opportunity to succeed when it ifs finally ready to hit the woods. Today they take that conversation to the next level to discuss the net phase in training and how to set your pup up for success.They discuss babbling pups, setting them up to win, and creating prey drive with a desire to catch. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Dou...
Jul 15, 2022•41 min•Ep. 185
Bear and author, houndsman, pastor and all around good egg Robert “The Beagle Bard” Ford sit down and talk hounds, the wonderful books that Bob has written, and we discuss the plusses and minuses of air conditioning. Bob is an funny guy with a sharp wit, who hides lessons on life, God, and love in stories about beagles. For more information about Bob, his beagles, and their books go to www.beaglebard.com We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 184
Risk was injured in a HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) jump that ended his SERE active-duty career, but he continues to teach military skills to soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Steve and Courtney hunted together throughout Steve’s tenure with the American Kennel Club in Raleigh, North Carolina from 2006 to about 2013. Born in Nebraska and growing up in southern California, Courtney’s mother took her family back home to Iowa where he hooked up with a coon hunting uncle and started a life...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 183
Today Jason is joined by Aaron Kelly to recap his first Montana bear season. Aaron is a fellow podcast listener and novice Houndsman who has had a great deal of success in his first season, but there are always some struggles on the way. Aaron brings us along on a recap of his season and his success, but he also has a great perspective and an honest conversation about what goes wrong when everything is going right. There is a little something for everyone regardless of their experience level. Th...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 182
Today's episode starts of with some of Dales work on a biological survey in the depths of winter. To add to the challenges, Dale had to do this one without the aid of his horses. We also learn that even the Lee dogs had a train-wreck here and there, so Dale gives us some hope for trash dogs. One could say this hunt had its share of hiccups but as usual it makes for a great story. Dale's humor shows through while he tries to pull the wool over his brother’s eyes, but a keen ear ruins his fun. We ...
Jul 06, 2022•58 min•Ep. 181
In this episode, Steve’s partner Mark Miller is in the studio to discuss pup training, how he has successfully trained his Grand Nite Champion (2) Treeing Walker and how he is applying his training principles to a project he and Steve own together, an eight-month-old Plott Hound pup named Fever. Fever is a bright pup and is responding well to Mark’s training regimen. Miller goes over the steps he’s applied to bring Fever from a green four-month-old to a pup that has treed his own coon and split ...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 180
Today Buddy and Jason are joined again by Jared Moss of Best Gun Dogs/Best Hound Dogs. The guys catch up on some recent hunts including Buddy's recent trip with Sadie the bird dog. Buddy paints a great picture of what its like to watch $20 bills just fly away and some big victories on the the hunt. They also get a chance to address a listeners question about puppies and how to introduce an e-collar. Buddy also throws down a challenge to all GPS users, could you hang? www.dusupply.com http://best...
Jul 01, 2022•59 min•Ep. 179
We talk about keeping dogs cool in the heat, snakebites, and what every houndsman and woman should have in their hound first aid kits (Hint: not gasoline...) This is one you aren't going to want to miss. 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://alphadognutriti...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 178
This episode travels back to the heyday of competition hunting when UKC events were experiencing their highest levels of participation, when the Purina Outstanding Nite Hunt Coonhound Award was competition-hunting’s most difficult most-sought-after prize and when hunters crisscrossed the countryside in search of coveted points to be counted at year’s end. It was the greatest of times in terms of national recognition for one’s achievements in the game and a time when the name Duke Proulx was lege...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 177
Joeri Goedertier has spent most of his life working with and training dogs. Today we get to dive a little deeper into his new approach on training in reverse. While watching and learning from others is a great jumping off point in training, there comes a time that you will find yourself asking the infamous question, why? Why did this exercise work? Why did this dog react so differently to the others? Why am I awake at 2am thinking about what happened? Here is a new perspective and some logic beh...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 176
In this episode Dale recalls a hunt that proves sometimes you have to push yourself if you want the reward. After as hot of a race as someone could ask for, things get a little western. The end result is another livestock killer down and a secret that Dale kept for years. Just how many Jaguar has Dale seen? Well, after hearing the tale of catching 27 in 32 days its safe to say a few. https://www.youtube.com/c/InterviewsStoriesandTales https://www.youtube.com/c/BrettVaughnCBVTV https://www.patreo...
Jun 22, 2022•57 min•Ep. 175
Steve shares the Gone to the Dogs microphone this week with a charming and equally interesting guest from the State of Florida, Martha Brown. Coming from a bird dog background as a child, Brown learned the coon hunting sport from a local hunter affectionally known as Uncle Fred. When the coon hunting bug bit like a Florida mosquito, for Brown there was no turning back. A nurse professionally, Brown competition-hunted early on with English dogs but switched to the Treeing Walker breed and never l...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 174
In this week’s episode Jason travels to the Prineville OR field trial to do some “in the field” recording with Wes York, a true dyed in the wool Houndsman that has been involved in hounds his entire life. They talk a little about the event and how it has become an annual gathering place for hunters near and far, as well as the comradery that is built between Houndsmen at events like these. It’s not often you talk to someone who has ran the same line of dogs for 30 years, but when you find someth...
Jun 17, 2022•54 min•Ep. 173
Bear and Brian Phillips get acquainted and talk short hounds. That's right, it's a beagle episode! We talk breeding, and training. Brian gives Bear a crash course (for dummies) in beagle trialing! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @thehuntinghound Hit like and subscribe wherever podcasts are available. 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...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 172
Ernest Hemmingway said, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” A longtime lover of books and especially those about hound hunting, Steve takes his listeners on a literary journey in this episode, an unusual “guest-free” trip in which he shares two old and dear book-friends from his personal library. A chapter from Steve’s book, Gone to the Dogs – A Coon Hunter’s Journey provides the basis for the first conversation centered upon a historic coon hunt in southwestern Michigan in the year 1924. F...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 171
Michal is no stranger to the DU Podcast, but today he joins Jason one on one to talk specifically about the process of prepping a dog for that monumental day, its first hunt. There is a lot that happens between a pup’s birth and its first trip to the woods. We all want to give our pups the best opportunity possible to succeed, so the guys take some time to talk about the “behind the scenes” work that you can do to give your pup the best advantage possible. They talk about some simple things you ...
Jun 10, 2022•59 min•Ep. 170
Dale kicks off today's episode with split bear trees on the first day of a big hunt. We also get to hear the story of “The lion that couldn’t be caught”, Dale tries to be a pistol instructor, and a heartfelt tribute to a true sportsman and his trusty 30-06 If you haven’t figured it out by now, it takes quite a bit to shake Dale, but he paints a great picture of a hunt he will never forget. A hunt that Dale openly admits he narrowly escaped with his life! Make sure to tune back in for more excite...
Jun 08, 2022•57 min•Ep. 169
Mark Dufresne is the quintessential outdoors renaissance man. Wildlife biologist, world-class taxidermist, professional Maine guide and hunter/breeder of some of the most-respected and acclaimed Plott bear dogs in North America are labels he deservedly wears without justifiable argument from his peers. In this episode Steve and Mark discuss his upbringing in the Massachusetts hill country inhabited by “simple hill folks,” and explore the varied aspects of the guest’s many-faceted and interesting...
Jun 06, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 168
Buddy and Jason got to sit down in person with Corey and Kim Siegler owners of Rough Cut Company to announce some great new products that we have teamed up for! We were able to record most of this podcast when we were at the WBHA convention where we got to know the people behind the business a little better. This was a great opportunity to let them tell the story of their family owned and operated business, humble beginnings and their hounds/hunting. Make sure to check out https://www.dusupply.c...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 167
Steffan Kichta is a family man, dog trainer, and Jack-Of-All-Trades in the best sense of the term. He has bred and hunted over everything from Pitbulls and American Bulldogs to Beagles and German Jagd Terriers! A more varied background you would be hard pressed to find! We talk all the different types of dogs he has had, and dive deep into this fascinating guy and his fascinating life in dogs and Hounds. To end with a bang, Bear asks questions that are impossible to answer without upsetting some...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 166
It’s old home week on the Gone to the Dogs podcast as Steve connects with his longtime friend and former boss, Larry Meeks. Meeks was the owner and served as CEO for Professional Kennel Club for thirteen years following his purchase of the popular coonhound registry in the fall of 1997. Fielder joined the organization in June of 1998 and served as its Senior Vice President through November of 2004. Conversation flows freely as Fielder urges Meeks to recall his meager upbringing in and around the...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 165
Buddy, Jason and Stephan talk about risk and reward. It’s amazing how a “normal” day in the woods, doing the same thing you have done 1000 times can turn into a train wreck in a split second. Something that we have not mentally prepared for or catch us off guard can have very different results than expected. The three focus on “high risk, low frequency” events and how they leave the most room for error and for things to go south. How exactly can a low risk event make the rapid an drastic shift t...
May 27, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 164
Today’s episode starts of with the story of ‘Ol Pilot. A fine specimen of a red-tick colored hound that Dale acquired from his brother Earnest. Dale offered pick of his next litter in trade, but it took more than one try to convince his own kin. Dale tells the story like no other could about this legendary hound. And if your into training tips, Dale has you covered. While working for the Forest Service Dale was able to take Pilot with him and gave him some unconventional training sessions to wor...
May 25, 2022•54 min•Ep. 163
Jeff Ricklefs is a professional handler in the rapid-fire world of competition coonhounds. From his home base in northern Indiana, Ricklefs has traveled the nation, wherever coonhound competitions are held, to handle some of best-known and biggest-winning hounds in the history of the sport. Over the past 25 years or more he has handled what could easily pass for a competition coonhound Who’s Who including truck winner Hardwood Henry, Bad Habit, Mr. Clean, Bellar Ann, Wipeout Clayton, Wild Bill M...
May 23, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 162
Today Jason is joined by Eddie Patterson and Michael Ewing to talk lions, influential dogs from the west coast and hunting multiple game species with some dogs that have stood the test of time. The guys talk a bit about the line of dogs Michael and Eddie have been running and their history going back almost 50 years. This is a great episode for anyone interested in hearing about the west coast “running dogs” and the traits that make them appeal to hunters of all game species. www.notellumoutfitt...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 161
On This week’s episode of The Hunting Hound: We talk beagles! Bear has picked himself up a beagle pup and Clint Buckwalter from Bethel Hill Kennels (who inspired the new pup) was gracious enough to come on and talk. We talk Clint's background in Pennsylvania, and how he found his way back to beagles after a several decades long break. We talk about the difficulties and joys of combining the houndsman lifestyle with our responsibilities as fathers. We also talk about the beagles themselves, bunni...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 160
In 2018, Kentuckian J.R. Gray made coon hunting headlines by winning, in the short span of two weeks, coonhound world championships in two registries, UKC and AKC. GRNITECH, two-time World Champion Rack Em Willy became one of the most recognized hound in the sport overnight. Winning one world championship in a lifetime of coon hunting is something most coon hunters never realize. Winning two in that span of time is unthinkable. J.R. Gray, at 27 years of age, has compiled quite a coon hunting res...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 159
Buddy headed down to the Oregon United Sporting Dog Association banquet and found some time to catch up with fellow board members and houndsmen Jerry Myra, his wife Rhondi, grandson Randy, David Walker and Brad Mombert. Jerry has spent his life in the woods and has stories for days! Jerry is also a wildlife photographer who is willing to do just about anything to get the perfect shot. Listen in to some great stories, a little heckling, and some good times. https://www.facebook.com/ousda/ We woul...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 158
We’re about halfway through the Dale Lee tapes with this episode so we hope you have all been enjoying them! If you are just discovering this series, make sure to check out our past episodes and make sure to subscribe to hear the rest to come! If you like what you hear, check out the links below for more from Brett Vaughn, Born 100 Years Too Late and Double U Hunting Supply. https://www.youtube.com/c/InterviewsStoriesandTales https://www.youtube.com/c/BrettVaughnCBVTV https://www.patreon.com/CBV...
May 11, 2022•59 min•Ep. 157
