Hound PodCast: Double U Hunting Supply

Buddy breaks down the new Tuff Skin 2.0 and explains how he got exactly what we were looking for in a long-range antenna.  Since Tuff Skin antennas have been around for over a decade we can assure you, this re-design was not something that DU took lightly.  Make sure to check out the Tuff Skin 2.0 if you are looking for a durable and reliable antenna.  Now available in hi viz colors!  Listen close...

The United Kennel Club’s annual Tournament of Champions, open to coonhounds that have earned the registry’s prestigious Nite Champion title, has rapidly become  the most-sought-after competition in the realm of purebred coonhounds.  Held annually in Greencastle, Indiana, the annual competition consists of more than one thousand eligible coonhounds competing for the overall win. Our guest in this e...

Who is in charge? What does Becky tolerate and not tolerate? We also talk about finding a balance between positive reinforcement and effective discipline and how that looks different for each individual hound. We would like to thank those who support this podcast.  Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode.   www.dusupply.com https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHu...

  “The morning Lilly joined us in camp, he had come on foot through the thick woods, followed by his two dogs, and had neither eaten nor drunk for twenty-four hours; for he did not like to drink the swamp water,” said Roosevelt. “It had rained hard throughout the night and he had no shelter, no rubber coat, nothing but the clothes he was wearing and the ground was too wet for him to lie on, so he...

When your soon to be 5 year old says all they want to do for their birthday is go bobcat hunting, you know what needs to be done.  You pack enough rations for 6 days, gather your best friends and say a houndsmans prayer for all the stars to line up… or at least not be a total train wreck.  Jason and the boys recap the hunt that produced a lot more than just a bobcat. It produced memories with fami...

Steve Fielder’s Coon Hunting Conversations group page, overseen by his friend Alan Bridges of Georgia, is the most popular gathering spot for coon hunters on Facebook.  With 10,600 members and an active weekly participation by nearly 8000, the site’s popularity lies in the “friendly conversation” concept that has been the mainstay of the group since its inception. Coon hunters share stories of the...

Bob joins from his new home, and shares his thoughts on plott hounds, plott folks, and surviving COVID by the skin of his teeth. We talk in length about Plottfest 2023, dubbed “PlottOber Fest” which will take place the 5th-8th of October in Canton North Carolina. (Bear is going to be there!) It's good to be back on the podcast horse and good to hear Bob is still kicking! For more information about...

Steve and guest Kesten Jessee catch up on the last week’s activities which include Steve’s recent trip to Tennessee and Virginia and a recap of Kesten’s coon season. The partners discuss their current projects Clyde, Phancy and Fever, confessing their strengths and shortcomings. The episode finishes with the boys describing their ideas of the perfect hound.  This one is full of tips for beginning...

The Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association convention is just one of those places you find a ton of familiar faces.  Luckily this year Buddy and Jason were able to sit down with Mark Zepp and Ross Ellwanger for some unconventional shop talk.  If you’re a listener to this podcast we assume you know who Double U is, but today Buddy dives a little deeper into the company, our values and more.  This is a...

Steve is joined by Plott breeder and fancier Bill Shininger and by Bill’s handler Alex Recker to discuss their attraction to the Plott breed, why they chose Plotts and why they continue to compete with them.  Much of the conversation centers upon the differences in Plotts and other hound breeds. This one covers breeding, competition and pleasure hunting and unveils the secrets that have made Shini...

 Before a fun filled night of great raffles, a couple cold ones with some great customers/friends, and raising some serious coin to support hound hunting in the great state of Idaho, Jason was able to sit down with IHA President Kolton Hines and past President/Vice President Cody Rollins.  The guys had some time before things started to kick of to talk a little about IHA and some of the events the...

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...

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 Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode.   www.dusupply.com https://www.youtube.com/@Doub...

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 trac...

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...

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 de...

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,...

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 Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode.   www.dusupply.com https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podca...

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 t...

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 severa...

  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 Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode.   www.dusupply.co...

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...

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...

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...

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...