Hound PodCast: Double U Hunting Supply

Sometimes keeping multiple pups out of the litter lead to over thinking, lost sleep, and questionable decisions. How do you process which one suits you or fits into your pack best? Heath and Ross Ellwanger have that conversation. Just us every week on Creekside Chronicles.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt  Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Double U Hunting Supp...

Fresh off his annual New Year’s trip to South Carolina to attend the Grand American Coon Hunt, Steve takes the opportunity to unload some baggage he brought back from the competition events. With a background in registry administration, Steve fully understands the challenges the registries face in maintaining enthusiasm for their events, often on a playing field that can appear to be anything but...

The introduction of Creekside Chronicles. How did we get here, where the name came from and what it’s all about. As the 2025 hunting season came to an end it brought smiles, struggles, success and frustration. But there was a topic that kept being discussed. Packing dogs. This episode is going to touch on some basic do's and don’ts. Thank you for walking this trail with me.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB...

In this episode Steve and Nubbin invite a brand, spanking new coon hunter to the microphone in an enjoyable conversation with ten-year old Brantley Whittle. Brantley became interested in coon hunting after reading Wilson Rawls’ classic Where The Red Fern Grows as have so many children through the ages since Rawls penned the story of Old Dan and Little Ann in 1961. The parallels in age between the...

As the year comes to an end we look back on the miles traveled, the places hunted, new and old, along with the struggles and successes we’ve had and the friends we have shared them with. The new year brings new beginnings, new name, new logo. Thanks to each and every one of you who listen to the weekly. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt   ...

In this episode Steve and Nubbin talk about Christmas, past and present. It’s a fun walk down memory lane for a couple of guys that have witnessed more than 160 Christmases in their combined earthy journey.    The pair spins several tales of Christmases past in Alabama and West Virginia that will amuse and entertain.  Nubbin’s wife Becky is still quite the entertainer with plans for more than thir...

In this episode we are following up on a couple of interesting bits of information on the last few episodes. Odor Intelligence 2.0 and Early Starters vs Late Bloomer. Thanks for walking the trail with me. Like and share with another hound hunter.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt    Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Double U Hunting Supply Quick-track.com Muddy...

In this the first of two Christmas episodes Steve sets the mood for his favorite holiday by sharing an essay titled Christmas Cookies from the book Gone To The Dogs – A Coon Hunter’s Journey.   The idea hinges upon how to show appreciation to those that make hound hunting possible for us throughout the year. Things take on a more serious note as Steve discusses the changes hound people are seeing...

A new pup showing a ton of potential right from the start while excite any hound hunter. But what about the pup that doesn’t start as fast or takes time to mature before they put everything together. This episode covers the good and bad of both.    IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt      Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Double U Hunting Supply Quick-track.com Mud...

Steve catches up to octogenarian coon, and deer, hunter Fred Moran as the elder statesman of coon hunting, scans the Pennsylvania fields and woodlots for a shooter buck.   The old, literally old friends talk about coon, squirrel, deer and bear hunting in this all-encompassing discussion aimed to satisfy connoisseurs of dog talk at its finest. It’s always a good time when Steve shares the studio wi...

We follow last week's episode with what science says about how weather and environment helps or hurts the decay of odor. This week give you a little more insight on what your hound is actually working through.    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: Inuksh...

This week Steve entertains a trio of coon hunters from Ohio that have become some of the most recognizable and respected hunters in game as breeders, trainers and successful competitors. The Dunlap brothers, Chuck and Don, were born in the adjoining county of Fayette in West Virginia, next door to Raleigh County where Steve was born. Their family migrated to central Ohio where the Dunlaps establis...

Have you ever wondered how your dog found you in a crowd of people and dogs. It’s easy, scent discrimination. But it’s a little deeper than that. Listen to this episode as we touch on scent and the power of the dog's nose. Their odor intelligence.    IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt    Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Double U Hunting Supply Quick-track.com Mud...

In this episode Steve is joined by longtime friend David McKee.  The conversation begins with a recap of McKee’s recent heart surgery from which he is recovering nicely.  The friends talk about the upcoming Grand American Coon Hunt which McKee manages as President of the Grand American Coon Hunter’s Association.  Other hats worn by McKee include President of the South Carolina Coon Hunters Associa...

What makes a hound truly perform? Beyond drive and training lies the blueprint of the body itself. Let’s talk about why conformation is the foundation of every successful working dog. Heath talks with Jason Hunter about why it is so important in performance dogs. It’s the hidden engine that powers every great hound.   IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt    Follow our Sponsors:...

Steve catches everyone up on things including a tough decision he had to make about his annual White River hunt. We hope you're having a great season! 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/podcasts

When we see food aggression in our hounds do you recognize the issues that follow. Resource guarding is one the carries over into the hunt. How do you deal with it? Do you start with why? In this week's episode we touch on the basics of why and simple ways to start the correction process.  IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt  Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Doubl...

In this episode Steve is live at Lone Pine Treeing Walker Kennels in Kittanning, Pennsylvania with owner Randy Smith.  The episode takes place midway through a seven-day and night hound-hunting adventure that has become an annual affair for Fielder and Smith. The friends discuss the previous three nights of coon hunting and the accompanying afternoons running Smith’s beagles on Pennsylvania cotton...

Join me and Rick Labbe as we sit down to swap stories from my recent trip to Wyoming to hunt with Rick — from catching up with old friends, meeting new ones and mountain trails to the unexpected moments that made the journey unforgettable. An episode you don’t want to miss. IG - heathhyatt147 FB Heath Hyatt Youtube - Heath Hyatt    Follow our Sponsors: Inukshuk  Darkenergy OnX  Double U Hunting Su...

In this episode Mark Zepp joins Steve in remembering hunter, breeder, trainer, author, innovator and entrepreneur John Wick of Montgomery City, Missouri. “He was Elvis,” Zepp opines in this up-close look at perhaps the most influential man to ever snap a leash on a hound. Through his endless ads and columns in coon hunting magazines, Wick single handedly tackled the task of educating the coonhound...

This week's episode gets personal with how the hounds have built relationships that feel more like family. How it connects people and opens doors no one would ever imagine. The track that brings us together.    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: Inukshuk...

The Gone To The Dogs Podcast introduces its Legend Series of recordings with the nation’s best known and most revered raccoon hunters occupying the guest spot. This week the podcast features one of the sports most respected and longest running breeders of Treeing Walker Coonhounds, as Steve brings the renown Jim “Wildman” Meeks to the Gone To The Dogs microphone.   Meeks, a first ballot inductee i...

Part 2 of an amazing hunt in Wyoming. The stalk, the chase, the final ridge. Heath and Rick are able to close the distance on an outstanding bull. You don’t want to miss the ending. 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.com Corey.ca   Darkenergy...

In this episode Steve talks with North Carolina’s Mark Miller. Mark is a veteran raccoon hunter that has long been devoted to the Treeing Walker breed.  Mark’s Walker hound Dreamer was voted into the Southeastern Treeing Walker Association’s Hall of Fame as a coonhound.  Through Miller’s association with North Carolina State Trooper Brad Hyatt who runs Plott dogs on bears, he became interested in...

I finally drew an elk tag but not in Montana like I had been putting in for, it was in Wyoming. First timers luck one would say, as this hunt unfolds there is a lot of first timers luck. If you’re into steep climbs, sudden encounters, and the raw, unfiltered adrenaline of the chase. Not just a hunt —but a high-stakes pursuit where every moment counts. Don’t miss out on this episode — it's a front-...