In this episode Steve takes the opportunity to discuss legislation and legislative issues that affect hound people across the nation and particularly in Utah and Michigan. Guests include Corey Huntsman, President of the Utah Houndsman Association an Mike Thorman, Legislative Director for the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation. Huntsman discusses the immediately pending threat of Utah HB469 that if signed into law, will decimate the cougar population in favor of protecting mule deer numbers. Increas...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 275
The bill is sitting on the governors desk now we need to you call and ask for a Veto. Utah Governors Office: 801-538-6000 Please give one last push to call and email in asking governor Cox to veto HB469. 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...
Mar 14, 2023•48 min•Ep. 274
Steve catches up with Strickland for a fast-moving, wide-ranging conversation about his latest sensation, Lone Pine Lady, which he co-owns with last week’s guest Randy Smith and with which he won the recent ProSport truck hunt in Claremore, Oklahoma. Strickland discusses his partnership with Smith, how Lady got his attention and how he and the three-year old Treeing Walker got on the winning track. This one is for listeners than wonder what it’s like and what it takes to play in the majors; an e...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 273
Buddy, Jason and Elijah recap the weekend at the MBHA banquet. It has been a while since DU had been to Michigan but Buddy and Jason made the trip out and had a great time with fellow houndsmen. The guys talk a bit about their new custom shirt program as well as tells stories of the trip home that rivals "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". We had a great time and cant say thank you enough to the MBHA for your hospitality and all your hard work. We would like to thank those who support this podcast...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 272
Our guests for this episode are two of the most passionate among the ranks. One is an established veteran, a breeder, trainer and competitor, on the big stage and the other a pleasure hunter that lives for the hunt and “the locate” that quickens the heartbeat of coon hunters across the broad spectrum of the sport. The thing they share in common is a passion for coon hunting that can only be described as off the charts. Coon hunters at all levels of experience will enjoy these conversations. When...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 271
Pull up a chair and listen in to some great stories as told by a Southwest Sportsman. Brett, Jim and Mike cover a lot of ground in this episode. Stories ranging from guiding “Zorro”, to a real and honest conversation about why we hunt.... "for the dogs!" Mike is no stranger to making “big circles” and putting in days on the trail, so let him take you along this ride. There are lots of laughs, a little advice, and plenty of perspective! Make sure to check out “Born 100 years too late” on Youtube ...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 270
Guests Billy Dwyer and Charlie Butler bring the full range of experience, emotion and elation drawn from their personal experiences. This is one every hound hunter should absorb, just in case. 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/ htt...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 269
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...
Feb 24, 2023•42 min•Ep. 268
Special guests Jim Garrison, Morris Hardy and Nubbin Moore provide insight into what it means to reach the golden years in a sport many have enjoyed all their lives. Garrison shares his own experience at age 72 in addition to the life of longtime friend Warren Wilson who lived and hunted to the age of 97. Morris Hardy, a lifelong coon hunter and English fancier shares what keeps him going several nights a week at the age of 78. Steve’s traveling buddy Nubbin Moore, who just celebrated his 82nd b...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 267
If you have been in dogs any time at all you know that it is a constant struggle to keep the next generation on the rise. Buddy and James give a little insight into what they are looking for from a young dog and how they expect it to behave. 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 ww...
Feb 17, 2023•25 min•Ep. 266
In keeping with the memory theme, Steve turns the pages of a coon hunting magazine printed nearly fifty years ago and shares the ins and outs of the sport when lights cost less than fifty bucks and a fifty-pound sack of dog food was eight. A trip to the first Leafy Oak field trial in 1927 is worth the listen. If trivia is your thing, this episode will have you hankering to turn back the clock to the pretty good old days. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Al...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 265
Today Buddy and Jason talk with Rachae Stewart about her dogs recent “adventure” and give some tips and tricks to locate your dog even when there is no GPS. Sometimes you have to go a little bit old school with this new equipment when things go south. We hope you never have to use them, but just in case here are some tools to keep in your toolbelt. This episode is a true example of the special bond and determination of hound and Houndsman… or should we say Houndswoman. We would like to thank tho...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 264
Billy Dwyer of Slidell, Louisiana and Kesten Jessee of Lebanon, Virginia share a common goal; to finish a well-bred coonhound pup from scratch without help from other dogs. Both are accomplishing what they intended to do and this episode covers their stories. Billy’s hound Ruby is a Treeing Walker female and Kesten’s hound Clyde is a Treeing Walker male. Both are less than two years old and each of them had their owners often questioning their future outcomes. The boys discuss how they accomplis...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 263
Garrett is more than just a houdsman, he is a dyed in the wool dogman with a passion for working stock, wide open country, and the cowboy life. todays episode has a lot of stories and history packed into a small package. Jason and Garrett talk hounds, curs, decoy dogs, walking in the footsteps of the greats and more. 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 ...
Feb 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 262
This week we have a great episode with Brett Vaughn that starts off with Brett's eyewhitness account of a lion picking its scent up and how the dogs reacted. We all speculate what happens out there when the dogs make a loose, but its not often you actually get to watch it happen. For the meat and potatoes of this episode Brett is joined by good friends and fellow dry ground lion hunters Jim Buhler and Steve Smith. Jim and Steve are a wealth of knowledge and great storytellers to boot! We would l...
Feb 01, 2023•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 261
Audible books, for many, are replacing hardcopy for many reasons but mainly for convenience. Hunters particularly enjoy the ability to listen while logging windshield time to and from the hunt. Testing the waters so to speak, Steve has chosen to read an essay from his book titled Time Travel. The piece spotlights Steve’s physical journey to the land of 1950’s author and self-proclaimed “perfect” hunter/houndsman Samuel J. Hunnicutt who wrote the cherished Twenty Years Hunting and Fishing in the ...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 260
Joseph and I dug into the ethics of long-range shooting in hunting, social media, hunting as a tourist, Joseph’s own adventures raising a pack of lion hounds, and Joseph Von Benedikts State of the Union Address on the politics of firearms. He also happens to hosts the Backcountry Hunting podcast, so make sure to check him out here --------> https://backcountryhunting.libsyn.com/ We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting S...
Jan 27, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 259
Bear finally got the chance to sit down with Jon Steinar Vangen. Jon Steinar is one of scandinavia's most dedicated houndsmen and bear hunter. His hound of choice is plotts. We discuss bear hunting in sweden, plotts, and even talk about some pointy eared dogs and moose hunting. Follow Jon Steinar on instagram @ nwot.no and check out his bear hunting videos at www.nwot.no We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Alpha Dog Nutrition and Double U Hunting Supply for s...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 258
Jim Meeks was, at his peak, known as one of the hardest hunters in the sport of raccoon hunting.He is most noted for his association with the Yadkin River strain of Treeing Walkers. He takes no credit for naming the strain but no man has hunted and promoted more of the famous dogs from the line. Hounds like Yadkin River Tom, Jeff, Champ, Chico, and Tar Rattler lace his conversations like rawhide on a well-worn pair of Irish Setters. Jim Meeks and Yadkin River Walkers are forever intertwined. Jim...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 257
Buddy would love to just go hunting and not have to worry about testing equipment, but after the last results kept him awake thinking about what could be the reasons behind the data, he just couldn't help himself. Buddy hit the woods again and changed some things around. We did not want to give the advantage to one or the other so we swapped units and the placement of antennas to make sure things were fair. Things may not have been as lopsided as we thought. follow along and checkout the data on...
Jan 20, 2023•30 min
Today we get to hear the rest of the story as Buddy was able to get out and do some testing of the Triple Mag Mount Ground Plane Antenna and the Browning Magnet Mount Antenna. Buddy Jason and James take a look at the data and break it down. So if you have been following the all the antenna talk lately, the results are in. Make sure to check out our youtube video to follow along! If you want to skip ahead here is a little cheat sheet for you! You can also follow along with us by watching our vide...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 256
This episode could be likened to a fur trapper’s rendezvous as Steve brings the dynamic trio of Daniel Felker, Ryan James and Dustin Faukner to the table in an end-of-day session that results in word-rasslin’ and yarn spinning and an hour and a half of mayhem and monkey business. The trio, a virtual Larry, Larry and Darrell combo of wit and wackiness, search out little furry forest animals, dogmen and cryptids, and the stories generated by same on a regular basis and serve them up on their weekl...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 255
Today Buddy and Jason get to catch up on a little "shop talk". Buddy talks about the common factor in collars catching fire, how to detect a bad battery, tips/tricks and more. But the PSA of the day is “CHECK YOUR BATTERY” if there is any kind of physical damage to your collar, it could save your dogs life! 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 Nutrit...
Jan 13, 2023•34 min•Ep. 254
Bear and Kevin had a great time while Kevin was in Norway, and thankfully Bear had the recorder ready to roll. Check out today's episode for round 2 with Kevin to talk about food, dogs, hunting and more! 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...
Jan 11, 2023•34 min•Ep. 253
Steve joins longtime friend David McKee a trip down memory lane that includes David’s activities as president of the Grand American Association, hosts of the annual Grand American Coon Hunt in Orangeburg, South Carolina each January. McKee takes listeners on a verbal tour of the event including preparation, staffing, the phenomenal crowds and some memorable happenings over the years since 1995. Old friends discuss pleasure hunting, their mutual friendship with octogenarian Johnny Brinkley and th...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 252
Today Buddy and Jason get to take a break from the hustle and bustle to catch up and swap a couple of good stories to bring in the new year. We would like to thank all of our listeners for joining us and showing their support through the year. We look forward to another year of great conversations and more, thank you all for joining us on this ride. 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...
Jan 06, 2023•48 min•Ep. 251
Hal Herring is an award-winning journalist known for in depth coverage of Western issues ranging from wolf reintroduction and the endangered species act to “why better refrigerators mean bigger deer”. You can read his work here https://www.halherring.com/portfolio 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.d...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 250
They talk about the experience they bring to the table, the challenges keeping them up and running, and the responsibility we have as houndsmen to accommodate the dogs that have given us their all. 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...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 249
Steve and Kesten engage Burchel in a number of topics from discussing Phrogger’s ancestry, including the local and popular dogs that comprise his pedigree, to a discussion about local hunters that have come together to make the upper left corner of Ohio a hotbed for good hounds and equally good men that hunt them. This is the sequel to the episode we called The Phrogger Phenomenon and answers virtually every question listeners are likely to raise about the phenomenal hound from listening to the ...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 248
Today we get to dive deeper into antennas, SWR and how it effects your range, Garmin collars/receiver, Ground Planes and more! If you missed last weeks episode, make sure to go back for a crash course in antenna construction/fundamentals. Stay tuned for our testing results after the holidays. 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 ...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 247
