Steve Yant needs no introduction. His accolades are many, and his hunting experience is well known. So join us this week as Josh makes a return to Houndsman XP to sit down with one of his good friends and mentors as they talk about everything from Zeb 3, to Flatrock Thrasher, to the current state of competition coon hunting and how it has changed over the years. As always Mr Yant holds nothing back, and as always it makes for more hard hitting truths that Steve and Houndsman XP are known for!! R...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 228
By request, Chris sits down with Donny Walston and Steve Burkholder for this prequel episode of the Big Country story. They discuss the life of one of the most controversial coonhounds of the 21st Century and give the whole story-no holds barred. Where did Big Country come from What influential breeders and hunters played the big role The greatest completion run of any blue tick alive What is wrong with the blue tick breed Why can’t blue ticks win on the big stage Are winners really talented or ...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 149
This week Josh is lucky enough to sit down at the PKC World Hunt with Mr John Strickland, and Mr Ashley Oxendine, owners of one of the most notorious dogs in coonhound history, Platinum Champion BIG COUNTRY! Josh sits down and talks with John and Ashley about everything Country! Is Big Country better than Bad Habit? Is Ashley ever going to take a vacation? What’s next for Big Country? Country would dominate Airplane? Find out the answer to all of these questions and more!!! Only on “The Truth!” ...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 142
Shannon Raska is a third generation houndsman from the state of Texas. His grandfather and father were both members of the South Texas Wold Hunters Association. Shannon is still raising, training and hunting the same family line of coyote hounds that was started in the late 1930s. Chris travelled to Texas and hunted with Shannon and this podcast was recorded in the field in the middle of what Shannon refers to as “Live Action” and it sure was. At several points Chris and Shannon pause to listen ...
Dec 11, 2024•59 min•Ep. 264
Release Date: 04-24-23 Game Wardens and Houndsmen have always had a special relationship. Albeit, adversarial, it is a relationship that is steeped in mystery, misunderstanding and at times; outright hatred. It is a relationship that also comes with a long history and tradition. For way too long it has been widely accepted that the Houndsman’s job is to outsmart the game warden and the game warden feels it his job to outsmart the Houndsman. An ignorant game that needs to be resolved. Seth goes t...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 335
Tracking Off the Charts part 1&2 (episodes 351 and 354) brought in a flood of questions. Heath and Houndsman XP favorite, Mark Dufresne, breakdown the concepts that were covered in these in depth and highly informative episodes in a way that makes it easy to understand. Topics Covered: Operative conditioning Scent association When to introduce odor How to “wake up” a pup’s nose Do s and Don’t s Cut through the chatter and get straight talk about proven methods for getting the most from your ...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 362
Your Favorite Dog Of All Time is back with another great group of friends talking about their beloved hounds! As always you are going to hear a variety of folks with a variety of dogs! Your Favorite Dog never gets old, and neither do those awesome memories and stories! Enjoy! ►Get Your Houndsman XP Info, Gear & More Here! www.HoundsmanXP.com ►Become a Patron of Houndsman XP! Check out our Tailgate Talks. |🔴 HoundsmanXP.com/Patreon ►Keep up with the HXP Team on Instagram, Facebook & GoWi...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 545
Seth and Chris sit down to talk about the feelings and excitement of mentoring new Houndsmen while reflecting on their own journeys with their own mentors and how much it meant to them. This is an episode that will have you laughing, reflecting, and ready to get you into the woods with a friend! ►Get Your Houndsman XP Info, Gear & More Here! www.HoundsmanXP.com ►Become a Patron of Houndsman XP! Check out our Tailgate Talks. |🔴 HoundsmanXP.com/Patreon ►Keep up with the HXP Team on Instagram,...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 547
Release Date: 08-18-19 Readers of hound hunting books like Life of the Greatest Guide, Slash Ranch Hounds or Meet Mr. Grizzly, by McCurdy, Evans or Stevens respectively have, no doubt, yearned to experience the thrill of hunting mountain lions and bears on horseback in the old West. Our guest in this episode, Chris Todd of Kingman, Arizona doesn’t have to live the lifestyle of the western lion hunter vicariously through the printed page. He literally lives it every day. Todd, who once hunted lio...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 18
Release Date: 07-29-2019 In this episode of Houndsmen XP, Steve and Chris sit down for a visit with Cleave and Becky Dwire of northern Nevada for a great conversation about their experiences as professional outfitters, specializing in dry ground lion hunts. Becky talks about her experience being a professional trainer and working with the most elite canine trackers in the world at Angola Prison in Louisiana and bird dog training legends of the south west. Growing up around hunting dogs and the g...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 16
Release Date: 07-26-21 The invention of competition raccoon hunting or nite hunts, as they are commonly referred to, is the most impactful facet of the Houndsman lifestyle. Any and every hound that is being hunted today has been impacted in some way by the competition coonhunting game. Dale and Clel Lee hunted hounds from Elbert Vaughn and Berton Oney. Who hasn’t heard of Dave Dean and his Hammer line of Blueticks? Nance bred hounds, Lipper, Albert bred Black and Tans from Gene Hicks and Warren ...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 118
Release Date: 02-14-22 Josh Whitaker is the kind of guy you just immediately like. He is fun to talk with, he is a hard hunter and dedicated Houndsman. He and his twin brother Jason co own Whitaker Brothers Hunting Company out of Trinidad Colorado. Josh and Chris talk lion hunting, how he and Jason got their start and styles of hounds they prefer. They hunt diverse terrain from high mountain to high desert, from dirt to snow. Josh shares his philosphies and experience with HXP faithfuls without ...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 167
Release Date: 04-21-23 From racing dirt bikes to handling dogs for the biggest names in competition coonhunting, Duell Murphy has strived to be a professional at everything he has been involved in. Host, Bruce Matthews,corners Duell for this in depth interview. Duell will discuss growing up in the coonhunting capital of the world, Indiana and how he developed a passion for hunting Treeing Walker Coonhounds at the highest levels of competition. Making his way to the top has not always been easy f...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 334
Release Date: 03-04–22 On this episode of The Truth Josh sits down with renowned big game houndsman and Houndsman XP team member Shorty Gorham to talk puppy training. Hound puppy training is one of if not the most difficult type of dog training there is, and there are many differences between training a dog to compete in the east, and training a dog to trail lions in the arid southwest. Josh and Shorty discuss those differences and how they go about the challenges that puppy training presents in...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 174
Chip Kohser, Seth Hall and Chris Powell make post election predictions, shed some optimism and talk about this once in a lifetime opportunity that we as hunters have to solidify our future as hunters. The only question that remains; are you willing to pay the price? America has given Donald Trump a mandate through an historical election victory. One of the issues that helped him regain control of the White House was cutting bureaucracy and eliminating the deep state with its out of control spend...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 543
Release Date: 02-08-23 Craig Koshyk is a photographer, writer, hunter, and historian of hunting dogs. His podcast and magazine; Hunting Dog Confidential is heralded as a top resource for hunting dog enthusiast who want to know what lies beneath the surface of these great breeds we hunt. Heath and Craig take a deep dive into the history of our hounds, where they came from, how they got their names and how they were bred. Listeners will be drawn in to the conversation as Craig lays out how the hou...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 304
Release Date: 09-17-2024 In this special episode of Houndsman XP, Seth premieres his archival interviews of old timers who tell about their upbringing with dogs and share their stories about the old days. Seth’s mission was to capture the voices and stories of these verteran houndsman so that their knowledge and wit can be with us for decades to come. David Hise is a true living legend. His influence in the coursing hound community in the western united states is undeniable. He knew all of the f...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 74
Release Date: 07-12-21 Saddle up a mule and ride along on this adventure into the high desert of Nevada to chase some lions. Cleave Dwire and Chris have an in depth discussion about hunting mountain lions. Cleave has over twenty years of experience chasing lions with hounds in the most diverse region of the Untied States. He unselfishly shares his observations with listeners. Houndsmen at any level of experience will enjoy this conversation as Cleave talks about Mountain Lion behavior, interpret...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 116
Release Date: 03-28-22 What makes a bear dog? What traits do bear hunters need in a hound to successfully track, trail and catch the American Black Bear? Chris travels to Greeneville, Tennessee to the American Plott Association’s annual Breed Days. Breed Days is held in the heart of bear bear hunting country. Chris calls it the “cradle of Civilization for North American bear hunting”. Greenville is situated at the foot of the Great Smokey Mountains and is in the heart of Appalachia. In this epis...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 181
Release Date: 11-15-21 Houndsman XP listeners will enjoy and in depth look at one of the leaders within our community; Mr. Alan Bridges of Athens, Georgia. Alan is a dedicated coonhunter, hunting a successful line of English Coonhounds at high levels in competition events. Alan serves as the President of the North Georgia Houndsmen Association. Alan and his family are also leaders in the beef industry. Alan and his family own and operate Bridges Angus Farm LLC. ►Get Your Houndsman XP Info, Gear ...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 145
Release Date: 10-21-22 As one of the few that breed, raise, train, and compete at the highest level with their own Treeing Walker Coonhounds, Chris Saunders has a unique perspective about hunting for big money, as well as a unique story as to how he got involved with hunting for large purses. We will learn about the style of dog Chris hunts and prefers, as well as what it takes to compete at the highest level from his point of view. So sit down, relax, and prepare to be informed, only on The Tru...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 260
We are just hours away from a historic election cycle There are multiple states that have hunting issues on the ballot. None are bigger than Colorado Proposition 127 where the animal rights extremists are trying to replace science based wildlife management with ballot box biology. Kody Lostroh joins Shorty and Chris for this complete breakdown of what is happening on the ground in Colorado. Kody, the Vice President of the United Houndsmen of Colorado, and its membership have been in a full assau...
Nov 04, 2024•23 min•Ep. 540
Release Date: 03-02-21 Are you looking for a conversation from a great hunter and impactful breeder of performance hounds? Are you trying to hone your skills and increase your knowledge about breeding hounds? This episode is for you! Chris travels to southern Louisiana to hog hunt with good friend, legendary hunter and breeder Mike Cauley and his Bayou Cajun Plotts. This hunt was really a homecoming. Not for Chris, but for two plotts that were born in the Bayou Cajun Plott Kennel owned and opera...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 97
Release Date: 01-25-21 Kenneth Adkins was a dedicated disciplined breeder of Bluetick hounds. Ken Fischer and Jacob Campbell join Houndsman XP host Chris Powell for an in depth look at the man, Kenneth Adkins. Ken and Jacob have dedicated their lives to continuing Mr. Adkins work. Listeners will enjoy their historical journey that includes a look at the most notable men in blue tick history. Listeners will hear about the character of Mr. Adkins and how he successfully bred his line of Bluetick C...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 91
Release Date: 01-03-22 Happy New Year! Heath Hyatt and Chris recap a little December bear hunting and then dive deep into Slick Treeing! Inherited or trained? Does a hound self reward? Self discovery for hounds? Should training sessions always end on a good note? All of these topics are covered in this episode of Houndsman XP. ►Get Your Houndsman XP Info, Gear & More Here! www.HoundsmanXP.com ►Become a Patron of Houndsman XP! Check out our Tailgate Talks. |🔴 HoundsmanXP.com/Patreon ►Keep up...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 155
Trey Narramore and Wade Hatch join Shorty and Chris for this in depth talk about what to look for in a good mule. Trey and Wade see some great stock and they work hard to get the best they can for the annual Horses Hounds and Mule Sale. The crew talks about what to look for in a good mount, what to look out for, when to get to the sale barn and how to not get slickered. They even talk hounds and horses too. ►Get Your Houndsman XP Info, Gear & More Here! www.HoundsmanXP.com ►Become a Patron o...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 538
Heath chats with Alex Kurashev about a unique dog that Alex runs on bear, the Laika. One of four different dogs within the breed. Alex tells about the origination of the Laika and the purpose behind the breed. Alex takes us through his love for hunting and how he ended up with the Laika. Heath has Alex tell about how he trained his pack without any help or mentors. The Laika is an interesting breed, they bring a different perspective to a long history of using a hound. Alex has shown two Laikas ...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 250
In a world where people are working hard to be InstaCelebrities, Facebook Famous and host their own YouTube channel, Butch Spear is a bear hunting celebrity without even trying and probably against his will. Butch found himself thrust onto the world stage by a YouTube channel producer with over 2 million followers. He was only trying to retrieve his bear dogs from a piece of private property. While he legally could have entered the property to get his hounds that were treed, he chose to go to th...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 131
There is never a dull moment around Raymond Plummer. Raymond has been breeding the same line of catahoulas his entire life and he might be just a touch biased about the breed. Raymond joins Chris and Ed on this episode to dive deep into the breed history, important traits and successful breeding practices. This episode is laced with tons of hunting stories and real life experiences with catahoulas. ►Get Your Houndsman XP Info, Gear & More Here! www.HoundsmanXP.com ►Become a Patron of Houndsm...
Oct 21, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 536
Release Date: 03-12-22 Gavin Lipjes, Professional Hunter, Xtreme Conservationist and Xtreme Performance Houndsman is back! Gavin will take listeners deep into the bush of South Africa and describe what hunting leopard is really like. Chris and Gavin discuss the styles of hunting leopard and the necessities of for science based management and conservation of this iconic specie. Houndsmen from across the world will be able to relate to this episode and have take aways to implement in their own ind...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 177
