Tree Talkin' Time

This week's episode is from the vault and it is a little short as well. When I called Don Page, he had never heard of a podcast but agreed to let me record. We didn't talk long but I really enjoyed our conversation. He still holds the record for the oldest guest on the show. The original episode 26. Little Black Dogs For Big Game also features a conversation with Glen Gray. So if you would like to...

In this week's episode I am joined by a few local friends Brian Sweigart and Aaron Petersheim. Brian and Aaron are both fans of Smokey River Blueticks. We talk about some of their old dogs including dogs Aaron bought straight from Warren Haslouer. Neither Brian or Aaron are huge competition hunters but are always packing a pretty solid coondog. I have hunted with both of these guys through the yea...

This week's episode is a little different than normal. We hear from all 3 of the podcast sponsors in this episode: Mark Booth from Southern Hound Hunting, Dani Duby from Full Cry, and Zach Conkey from Conkey's Outdoors. All three of this week's guest have been on the show before and if you missed their previous episodes go back and check those out. They talk about the origins and their start in th...

In this week's episode I am once again joined by Doug DeRossett. Doug and I just shoot the breeze talking about more cur dogs from his many years of following them. He has had many curs from grade dogs to registered Stephens. He also has traveled and hunted with many different people and in many states. He has always been looking for the best dog he could find.  Sponsors: https://conkeysoutdoors.c...

In this week's episode I am joined by Mike Sheppard. Starting out Mike trapped in his early youth but quickly relized he wanted to coon hunt to increase his fur harvest. Following the advice of a local Bluetick man, he went stright to Dave Dean to get a Hammer bred Bluetick. After that he was hooked. He started breeding dogs as he needed them and has kept a farily nice line of dogs by all accounts...

In this week's episode I am joined by James McCarson. His start in hunting with dogs started young and included a few squirrel dogs. It wasn't until later in life that James got bit by the squirrel hunting bug, and became addicted! His treeing feist have totally changed his life. He went from being a die hard deer hunter to now only going out a few times a year and wishing he was following his dog...

In this week's episode I am joined by Michael Profumo. Michael has been a long time listener of the podcast and we have become friends over the last several years. He is relatively new to tree dogs but not to hunting dogs. A California native who fled to the Idaho panhandle Michael is now chasing cats and bears with his small pack of curs. He is still working on a lot of things but slowly starting...

In this week's episode I am joined by my good friend Andrew Bray. Andrew has been coon hunting since he was only two years old. He grew up following Leopard Curs and later Treeing Tennessee Brindles. We talk about both breeds throughout the podcast as well as the place of the cur dog in the formation of this country. Andrew is the current President of the Treeing Tennessee Brindle Association and...

In this week's episode I am joined by Doug DeRossett. Doug is a lifelong cur dog man. He has traveld the country coon hunting with various hounds and curs but has always kept a few good cur dogs. He is a coon hunter that likes a fast track dog that has the brains and nose to handle a tough track. Stephens Curs is where he had the most luck and keeps them even now. Coon hunting was so important to...

In this week's episode I am joined by Zach Ahart. Zach is a Plott man that bear hunts in the hills of southern West Virginia. We talk all about his line of Plotts. He was raised hunting but during high school got a way from keeping hounds. Less than a decade ago he decided it was time to commit and get back into bear hunting along with raising/training his own hounds.  He has  become very succesfu...

In this week's episode I am joined by Bandy Berlin. Bandy is the current president of the American Leopard Breeders Association and we sat down at Leopard days. We discussed his long history with English coonhounds and how he switched to Leopards only a few years ago. Him and his wife jumped headfirst into the breed and have hit the ground running. We also discussed a little about the association...

In this week's episode I am joined De'Andre Williams. De'Andre or Dre as his friends know him is a die hard coon hunter from South Carolina. He got bit by the coon hunting bug in high school when him and a buddy tried out an old hound. From the first night of hunting with that old hound he knew was destined to be a lifelong coonhunter. He has had some struggles and trials along the way but has bee...

In this weeks episode I am joined by Dale Robertson. I have been following Dale on Instagram for a few years and have enjoyed seeing his hounds and the quarry they tree. Dale is a dry ground lion and bobcat hunter. While he hasn't been running hounds for an extreamly long time his years of previous working dog experience has helped him succeed. He give some great advice about his puppy progam and...

In this week's episode I am joined by Christian Pritt. Chrsitian has been a loyal listener of the podcast. We have talked on several occasions about the dogs he hunts and I thought it was time to get him on. He is a young guy but living in the mountains of West Virginia and hunting as hard as he does he has a lot of valuable knowledge as well as a few good stories!   Sponsors: https://conkeysoutdo...

In this week's episode I am joined by Joey Wright from Dixie Doggers. Joey has been hunting with dogs his entire life but it wasn't until he was an adult that he started hog hunting with dogs. His hog hunting journey has been a roller coaster ride of breeds and styles of dogs. From rough and fast running catch dogs to open long range bay dogs the style of his dogs has changed drastically. We also...

In this week's episode I am joined by Cody Hesseltine. Cody is an avid hunter and ran hounds when he was young. In the last year and a half he has jumped head first into hunting West Siberian Laikas. He describes why they are the perfect fit for his suburban home. I was even fortunate enough to go on a coon hunt with his pair of Laikas after we recorded this episode. You will be able to see that o...

On this week's episode, I am joined by Mike Hamilton. Mike has been a long-time cur dog enthusiast. He has owned and campaigned a few very well-known Original Mountain Curs as well as served on the Board of Directors for the OMCBA for a number of years. Now in his retirement, he has recently purchased the World Tree Dog Association. The WTDA has been around for over 30 years and in its prime was o...

 In this week's episode I am joined by Doug Heavner. Doug and I sat down at the Joy Super Hunt to talk about some of the notable dogs he has owned and handled over the years. Doug is an accomplished competion hunter and has won at all levels. He tells a few good stories of wins and loses both of which are fairly recent. Be sure to check out the all new Tree Talkin' Media YouTube channel as well! ...

In this week's episode I am joined by Dale and Kella Stanley. The Stanley's were gracious enough to let me come and visit them while I was in Texas. They have been hunting cur dogs for over 30 years. For the last 10 years they have been hunting Stephens Curs. Dale is the President of the Stephens Breeders Association and on the Board of Directors for the OMCBA. Kella by day is an elementry school...

In this week's episode Bradley Dammerman is back. Bradley was on episode 13, a lot has changed since then but Bradley is still hunting Plotts and Matthes Hounds like he was then. Bradley tells a few great stories that you won't want to miss!  Sponsors: https://conkeysoutdoors.com   Promo Code TREETALKINTIME5 https://fullcrymag.com https://www.southernhoundhunting.com   Merch: https://treetalkin.co...

In this week's episode I am joined by Hunter Keating. Hunter has been following hounds since an early age but made a big change after high school where he moved from Virgina to Montana. He has since bounced around the West and has finally landed in Utah. His passion is chasing Mountain Lions in the red rock country and makes his living doing just that.   Sponsors: https://conkeysoutdoors.com   Pro...

In this week's episode I am joined by Mr. Jimmy Weaver. I had the pleasure of getting to know Mr. Jimmy at the Hatchie River Youth Expo and knew I wanted him to come on the podcast just to talk about his life. From a humble begining to a near death experience Mr. Jimmy has had many memorable events during his many years of coon hunting.  Sponsors: https://conkeysoutdoors.com   Promo Code TREETALKI...

In this week's episode I am joined by Grant Anderson. Grant is Aidan's (last weeks guest) twin brother and fellow professional basball player. Grant gives us more insight to the life of a porfessional athlete and how that is its own special way of life. We talked about recently being traded and finding out while he was about to go coon hunting. This is a tight nit family with a strong love of coon...

In this week's episode I am joined by Aidan Anderson. Aidan plays professional baseball for the Texas Rangers organization. This is not the normal 9-5 that most of us have. It takes a lot of family support to keep hounds and keep them in the woods. During the off season Aidan hits the woods hard, often hunting with his family. He has 2 brothers, a sister, multiple nieces and nephews, and of course...

In this week's episode I am once again joined by Zach Conkey. Zach is here to tell us all about the lastest gear that Garmin dropped TODAY! The Alpha 200 Plus and the Alpha XL are here and we get all the info. Zach and I also catch up on things around the shop including a recent trash "race" Zach and his Treeing Walker, Charlee, had. Can you say Soooo-ieeee! Sponsors: https://conkeysoutdoors.com  ...