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This episode features on-the-scene interviews from the sixty-fifth edition of the United Kennel Club Labor Day classic coonhound event known as Autumn Oaks. Steve once managed the event and now makes an annual trip to Richmond, Indiana, home to the massive Wayne County Fairgrounds where Autumn Oaks is held, each year. Coonhound enthusiasts attend the event from all parts of the country as well as...

A short trip to Richmond Indiana to judge the show on Thursday. With a new format and huge task when looking at such well balanced hounds Heath was honored to fill that roll. We walk you through that day and all the great things that came with it. A tip for a lead chewer and great product for your med kit. Join us on another great episode of What’s Up Wednesday.      IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hy...

In this episode we talk to fellow podcaster, master dog trainer Heath Hyatt. Heath wears many hats in the dog world and was one of the featured judges in one of many coonhound shows that are an important part of the Autumn Oaks calendar of events. Autumn Oaks, founded in 1960 is billed as The Event Where History is made do to its role as the major United Kennel Club-sponsored coonhound event of th...

On today's podcast we get real about what it takes to train a hound.  In this episode, we dig into the hard truths and everyday challenges of working with young dogs: stubborn starts, long nights, lost trails, and the patience it takes to turn potential into performance. We all have times of struggle whether it’s the dog, equipment, training time, expenses and the list goes one.   IG - heathhyatt1...

In this episode Steve and Fred Moran cover a number of topics, the chief of which is Fred’s account of being shot while on a hunting trip in Wyoming. Steve supports Fred’s story with an account of a well-known raccoon hunter that experienced the same fate. Several stories from experiences in the not-so-tame West ensue, including Fred’s tale of a horse and rider wreck of major proportions. The near...

As season gets started Heath tries to use every opportunity to train and give the dogs the best chances for success. He discusses splitting the pack up, finding out he was working on the wrong off game and learning his young dogs as they start to mature. Don’t miss the end where he talks about a training issue that we all face but may not understand. This will bring things into perspective. Join u...

With scarcely a week to go until the 65th Annual Autumn Oaks coonhound events at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Ind., Steve and Nubbin Moore discuss their plans for their upcoming road trip. The boys cover all the basics, providing an excellent preview for listeners that have never attended “The Event Where History Is Made” and a warm remembrance for those that wouldn’t think of spendin...

A question was posed to Heath about which do you prefer a male or female. The topic comes out a lot during conversation so Heath ways in on the pros and cons of each. But ultimately it’s a personal preference. Listen to this week's episode to get the down low on what fits your hunting the best. IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt    Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX...

Each of the four players in this episode have hunted coons for sixty years or more. Their combined age of 297 autumns is nearly 300 years and each year now. They gather to follow hounds in the big woods of the Arkansas delta.  At the heart of their annual hunt is the endless discussion at mealtimes and around the camp when hounds are fed and watered and beverages poured, of the memories of bygone...

The excitement on the last day was a great send away. But it was intense until we were able to get the dog back on the ground. Climbing trees is not something we deal with on a regular basis, but it can happen to anyone. How do you deal with those situations? This episode talks about several over the last three decades of hunting.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt    Follow...

In this episode Steve visits with Tom Hopkins of Marshall, Texas. Tom owned, trained and handled what was perhaps the most famous Treeing Walker Coonhound in the history of coon hunting, the immortal House’s Lipper. Lipper distinguished himself in competition and in the breeding pen by winning major championships and by producing more that 5000 pups, not including those that were born through froz...

Running in high heat and humidity has an extremely adverse effect on our hounds. Heath goes back over how to prevent heat stroke, heat exhaustion and the main care for your hounds with none other than Dr. Garrett Bailey.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt  Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Double U Hunting Supply Quick-track.com Muddy River Transport  Inukshuk: I...

Within the world of purebred coonhounds there exists seven recognized breeds, each with a national association that affiliates with the major coonhound registry, United Kennel Club.  These associations exist not only to steer the future of the individual breeds within the registry, but also as a fraternity, or sorority as the case may be, of individuals devoted to the breed.  None is more tightkni...

Traveling to hunt in different parts of the country will expose your hounds to different terrain, different styles and different challenges. While in Wisconsin hunting with Ross Ellwagner, Heath saw all those in this trip. On the way to a Rodeo Heath and Ross had a conversation about training and how the timing of corrections can classic condition more issues that sometimes we don’t think about. I...

In this episode we journey to the village of Pope, in the southern tip of Panola County, Mississippi to visit with black coon hunter Rubert Morgan.  At age 74, Morgan has worn many hats; farmer, auto worker, collegiate bull rider, community official and coonhound breed association director to name a few.  Mr. Morgan provides an entertaining look at the life of a black kid growing up under segregat...

Cannon was one of the  hounds Heath raised as a pup. In this episode listen to how Cannon's path to becoming a great hound transpired. This one takes a full circle. Cannon’s impact on Heath’s pack still carries on today. Catch you every Wednesday on What’s up Wednesday.    IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt      Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Double U Hunting S...

Similarities in age and geographical backgrounds make for easy conversation between Steve and his entertaining guest Leon Childers in this episode. Childers, born in eastern Kentucky, followed the path of many mountain-born boys whose families sought better jobs and better times in northern climes. For Childers, the move from the same area in which Steve’s grandparents were raised, it was a move t...

This episode continues on from the last on the dogs that never got the credit they deserved. Sam made catching bears look easy, his determination, speed, fearlessness, and stick ultimately cost him his life. For 6 years i got to follow him on countless adventures and will be forever grateful.    IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt    Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy On...

Eight months have lapsed since we last visited with Randy Smith of the highly regarded and immensely successful Lone Pine Treeing Walker Kennel in Pennsylvania. Steve and Randy share a wealth of information vital to anyone aspiring to make the bigtime in the coonhound world, whether as a breeder, trainer or competitor.  Additionally much important information is provided in the realm of raising he...

Every hound hunter has dogs that go unnoticed. Dogs that are in the shadows because of a more talked about dog. History even shows some of the legendary houndsman talked and wrote about certain dogs but used others to complete their pack. Here's to the dogs that never got the credit they deserved.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt  Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy O...

Cheyenne Cummings of Seneca, Missouri is known throughout the coon hunting world as one of the really good guys in the sport. And like their owner, Cummings’ hounds wear the “really good” label, really good as well. One of them holds the PKC World Champion title and the other is a UKC Hall of Fame (5 time) Grand Nite Champion and Autumn Oaks National Grand Nite Champion, two the most respected tit...

Following up off last week's episode Heath gets into starting your dog to leading. There are different ways to train your hound, pick what works and be consistent with it. Another episode of dog training 101. IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt  Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Double U Hunting Supply Quick-track.com Muddy River Transport  Inukshuk: Inukshukpro.co...

There’s plenty of “dog talk at its finest” in this episode with Hoosier tree dog enthusiast Darren Allgood. With three squirrel dog world championships under his belt and an affinity for Plotts and Mountain Curs, Steve takes the opportunity to catch up with his guest as he returns home from Plott Days. The result is some great conversation, tailor-made for brindle dog aficionados. The boys discuss...

After a recent question on social media about a dog lunging at the tree, Heath goes over some options with the safety of the dog at the forefront. There are different tools per say to use and knowing the correct purpose of those tools are important. Catch this episode for tips to help you.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt  Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Doub...

In this episode Steve reviews the comments of several houndsmen concerning what it takes to make a winner in the world of coonhound competition. Steve consults twenty-one savvy hunters for their views on virtually every aspect of the toolset a hound needs to emerge a winner in today’s fast-paced competition game. Which tools are most important?  Is it brains, drive, accuracy, consistency, temperam...