Hound PodCast: Double U Hunting Supply

This week Jason got to catch up with longtime friend and fellow Houndsman Garrett Fry while at the Elk Creek field trial.  Some would say Garret is truly living the American dream, us included!  From leading 35 horse pack trains into the most remote, rugged, and beautiful country in the US, to picking a 6 string, Garrett is carrying on in the ways of the great hunters of the past. Garrett is no st...

On this episode of The Hunting Hound, Bear and George Lambert sit down and discuss Scruffy Feists, Flashy Mules, and the challenges of self-filming bear hunts in the Virginian hill country. This is one you aren't going to want to miss!   Check out Georges Youtube channel “Mountain Music and Mules”. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @thehuntinghound We would like to thank those who support this p...

Heath Hyatt is a popular guest in the world of hound-hunting podcasts. He’s pretty much made the rounds preaching the gospel of obedience training as an essential element to having a well-handling hound, regardless of the type of game pursued. His job as a master trainer of police dogs for several agencies throughout the State of Virginia and his long-standing reputation as a master hunter of blac...

The bonds built in the world of working dogs are pretty unique. Considering these guys have never met face to face, it was like picking up with old friends for a great cause.  This episode is about much more than a single event, it’s about bridging the gap between sportsmen and those that do not understand our lifestyle. There have been a lot of bridges burned by both sides over the years.  How do...

Dale kicks off this story telling session with chasing Arizona bears where his client learns the important lesson of “don’t oversell yourself to a professional”.  I’m not sure what hurt worse, the battered ego or the saddle sores. We also hear the story of the hunt for a calf killing Jaguar.  The chase starts off with a pistol about as worthless as a cap gun but sure ends with a bang.  Dale really...

Steve and Sid Underwood met in 1983 when each was attached to the Field Operations Department of the world’s largest working dog registry, the United Kennel Club.  Underwood’s role as a Field Representative, largely serving the expansive Texas territory, rapidly gained him national attention although his was already a household name among Lone Star State coon hunters.  His involvement with coon hu...

This week we welcome back Buddy's long time friend and our very first podcast guest Don Gilbert.  They spend some time talking about the hot topic of "rigging" bobcats.  Don talks on some training tips, his thoughts on the ability to "make" a rig dog and more.  Rigging cats is not something that has just always been a thing. But through selective breeding and true dedication to making the best dog...

Hidde Van Der Kamp joins Bear for a rundown of the Cole's International Cat Hound. They discuss breeding, training, history and future of the Cole's Cat hound. Also discussed is hunting cats in Canada and why Bear and Hidde both didn't make it to the first time this podcast was scheduled. We would like to thank those who support this podcast.  Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for spo...

In this episode Steve is joined by a veteran competition-hunter who, among other significant wins including those at UKC Treeing Walker Days, placed third in the 2019 UKC World Championship.  Despite his prowess in competition, our guest is evolving, as most hunters do with age, into a serious breeder and pleasure hunter with a dog-related commercial enterprise or two thrown in for good measure. ...

We have a full house again on this episode as Jess, Shannon and Olivia join Buddy and Jason to recap the hunting season.  To start the trainwrecks, Jason recaps getting the DU Dodge stuck, and more importantly unstuck with a recovery system that would make MacGyver proud. Buddy had a goal to take our staff on a cat hunt for some hands on and real-life experience in the life of a Houndsman. Between...

Join us as we listen in to more great stories from “The Greatest Guide”. Today we go way back to the days before WW2.  We hear a heart wrenching boating accident resulting in the loss of over half his pack of top notch Jaguar dogs. But Dale made sure to save the best story for last and he relives the time he came face to face with a Jaguar and had to show it that he knew how to swing a rifle like...

It’s a question that has been asked 1000 times.  “Can you use the same dogs on bear and bobcat?” Some say it cant be done. Others prove it can be done time and time again.  So, what is the secret to having dogs that are successful with both game species?  The guys have a great conversation that digs into when and how to introduce pups, how to give them the best chance at being a switch hitter, and...

Bear sits down with Bob Plott to discuss the upcoming Plott Fest at the Meadowlark Smokey Mountain Heritage Center. Afterwards we discuss topics like, buckskin plotts, the NPHA and the APA, and how hard it is to hide genetics and how some genetics traits have a way of popping up years after the sire that introduced them has passed on into legend.  Follow us on Facebook Instagram @thehuntinghound,...

Many listeners to this podcast got their start into coon hunting with hounds as a result of reading the classic American novel Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, published in 1961.  The stars of the story are a pair of Redbone Coonhounds named Old Dan and Little Ann. The book can be found in virtually every elementary school library in the country and the movie has thrilled audiences, young...

With the release of the Garmin TT15X, Buddy and Jason decide to go in depth on the added collar features in this weeks podcast. Along with TT15X, they also go over a few other new products including our Kydex Holsters for the 200/200i, synthetic tree leads and the Garmin InReach Mini 2. We also get a good train wreck story from Buddy and learn that an Alpha 200i will not float. And a recap from SH...

Most people go their whole life without ever seeing a Mt. Lion. But then there are the crazy old coots like Dale that need to make things more exciting.  In this week’s episode, Dale tells the story of tying up a big Tom and packing it home on horseback! There is no questioning that Dale Lee is one of the greatest hunters to live, but stories like this will make you question his sanity.  Make sure...

John Monroe is a household word in the coon hunting world, especially in the Treeing Walker breed. Jim Merchant, Joe House and Monroe are the three most famous hunters that ever entered a Night Hunt, advertised a stud dog or bred a litter of Treeing Walker pups. When John Monroe gave $3500 for an eight-year old dog that would become one of the most famous in Treeing Walker history, the immortal Fi...

Ross Ellwanger joins Buddy and Jason to talk about the political shift going on in our country and how we can leverage it as Sportsmen.  How do we take advantage of the swing of the pendulum? Are people finally making the shift from “woke” to “awake”? You be the judge.  We would like to thank those who support this podcast.  Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episod...

Bear welcomes guest and good egg Joseph Crance to the podcast. Joe is the author of the coon hunting family series Ryland Creek Saga and comes on to talk about his new novel in the series “The Forest Ghost”.  Well, as usually happens when Joe and Bear sit down, it went off the rails and they talked about everything from crazy young plotts in Norway, to coonhounds in the forests of upstate New York...

In this timely episode, we get to the very heart of the coon hunting sport, the coon hunter's club and the state and national organizations.  Without the clubs there are no events, no winners, no losers, no heroes, no villains, no awards, no trucks, no photos, no opportunities to blow and go on social media.  It's just that simple and in this episode Steve gets down to the nitty gritty with a real...

Some of the best hunts end up with more than one shot taken.  Sometimes there are hundreds take to find the perfect one, so today Chris Ingram joins Jason to give some tips and tricks for photographing your hunts, dogs and lifestyle.  The two talk a little about the difference in a “good photo” and a “usable photo” and things to tip the scales in your favor if you’re looking at getting your work p...

In today’s tales, Dale talks about his trip to Oregon in pursuit of Mt. Lion. Houndsmen of the past had hurdles that we wouldn’t even think of.  Would you ship your dogs halfway across the country by train? Dale tells the story of why he couldn’t be on that train with his dogs, hunting the Pacific Northwest, and how serious he takes breakfast.  One could say the man got a little "hangry". Like wha...

Vendors play an extremely important role in hound sports.  Houndsmen, and especially those whose activities take them into the outdoors in early morning or late evening hours realize the importance of a bright, dependable, portable source of light in order to safely and successfully follow our hounds.   This episode features a vendor that has been involved in the design and manufacture of his Brig...

The guys start off talking a little about hunter harassment and recent events in Vermont before diving into things with Chris Ingram.  Chris is no stranger to new things and has a real conversation about his motive to start hunting behind dogs.  He tells his story from the first spark of interest in hunting, to being fully emersed into the world of hunting dogs.  Chris has made it a point to educa...

Just days before this podcast was recorded, Jordan lost a hound and had one badly torn up by wolves, not 20 feet in front of him. Jordan tells us about Ann, his lost hound, and describes the toll that overpopulation and poor management of wolves has taken on, not just his pack, but the packs of many other hound hunters (not to mention the deer and small game populations.).  Join us as we explore a...