Tree Talkin' Time

If you have been around the Mountain Cur breed for long then this weeks guests should be no strangers. Chuck and Adam Loudin have made a huge impact on the breed through their breeding program despite being relatively small. Listen as talk about the origins of Mountain State Kennels and how it grew to having a prominent stud dog in the OMCBA. This father son team are all about having fun and tell...

In this weeks episode I sit down with the two senior division champions of this years UKC Youth Nationals, Brooke Sneed and Hunter Shifflett. These two hard working youth did a great job along with all the other youth. We talk about how they got started with hounds and how they worked their way to a National Championship.  Sponsers: https://conkeysoutdoors.com https://fullcrymag.com Merch: https:/...

With the help of his grandson Zach we were able to twist the arm of Bruce Conkey the owner of Conkey's Outdoors to be this weeks guest. Bruce got started in the swamps of south Florida and still to this day prefers the swamps. We talk about a few of his notable hounds and how Conkey's Outdoors got started. Conkey's has turned into a family affair and despite the challenges Bruce enjoys having his...

I have to apologize in advance that you are stuck with me this week. Due to some traveling, time constraints, and a guest not being able to record as planned I dive into how I got started into hunting, podcasting, and photography.  https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organizations/all-podcast-apparel.html https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.facebook.com/treetalkinmedia https://ww...

This weeks guest is from the Empire State, home of the Big Apple, but he lives far from NYC in the rolling rural hills of upstate new York. Vance Plante was a longtime coon hunter that recently made the switch to squirrel hunting with Treeing Feist. Him and his wife have travelled many miles to and from competition squirrel hunts with a lot of success to show for it.  We talk all about his journey...

Derril is no stranger to the podcast and is back to talk about his life working as a government hunter and trapper. Derril is a wealth of knowledge about wildlife and how to properly manage populations. He also has some great stories about close encounters with mountain lions including being face to face with an injured tom.  https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organizations/all-podcast-apparel...

In this weeks episode I am joined by Jeremy Garner aka Cane Creek. Jeremy is a hard man to please and it takes a special dog to eat his feed. We talk about karma and how him trash talking yeller dogs for many years has come back to bite him. He seems to have found a few special dogs of the wrong color. Jeremy is a character and has some great stories that you won't want to miss. https://www.dusupp...

If you missed the news C&H Publishing announced their closing at the end of May and that the June issue of their magazine Full Cry would be the last. After hearing this news, Jason and Dani Duby, quickly contacted C&H Publishing about acquiring the magazine. In this episode we talk a little about their life with hounds and what made them want to preserve the magazine. We also get a little bit of i...

In this episode Rick McDuffie the son of the late J. Richard McDuffie joins me to talk about his father. Richard was a self taught geneticist that shared his knowledge with the readers of Full Cry for many years. He also applied this knowledge in breeding American Leopard Curs, Camus Curs, and Old Time Farm Shepherds. The success he found with these different breeds was through his active promotio...

In this week's episode I am joined by Shawn O'Neil. While Shawn is a die-hard coyote hunter I wanted to dig into his past. Before moving to Idaho he had a small pack of Mountain Curs that he hunted on bears. This pack in a short amount of time treed hundreds of bears. Shawn did this all while hunting on foot. Shawn has more experience with working dogs of various breeds than almost anyone I have e...

It all started with a picture of a Full Cry cover from January 2003. The Legends of the squirrel dog world all in one photo. Today's guest Allen Reeves was one of the men in that photo. HE was well known for writing the article about the Camus Curs. A breed that is no longer around today but Allen and I dive into the history and their hunting style.    https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organi...

I am joined today by Jason Duby of Double U Hunting Supply to discuss the new Garmin products that just launched. Of course we had to catch up at first but we rolled right into the new Alpha 300 and the TT25/T20 collars. If you are looking to upgrade click on the link below. https://www.dusupply.com/garmin-alpha-300-and-tt25-tracking-bundle.html   https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organizatio...

This weeks guest needs no introduction if you are familiar with the OMCBA. Merle Seeley has been following these little cur dogs for around 20 years and has made a huge impact on the breed. He has owned, trained, and hunted some of the best competition squirrel dogs known within the breed. His goal when he gets a young dog doing well is to win the Jr World Hunt. He has done this 9 times and I am s...

I was finally able to corner my buddy Mick into coming on the podcast this week. I have known Mick for a 6 or 7 years through various social media and forums. Mick is originally from England and has an impressive resume of hunting all across Europe but is now over on this side of the pond in Canada. When he got here pursuing bobcats became his new obsession, and with that came tree dogs. Mick want...

I ran into Tom Smith at a recent event and we struck up a conversation that lead to me heading over to the famous Farm Junk Kennels. After a short walk through the woods we decided to sit down and talk about Tom's journey of following hounds his entire life.    https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organizations/all-podcast-apparel.html https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.facebook....

Zack and Corey are a couple of die hard coon hunters that are so dedicated that they hunt in the thick nasty swamps of Florida. We have a lot of fun as we talk about the snakes, gators, and mosquitoes. Check out their series called Making a Coonhound on Youtube.  https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organizations/all-podcast-apparel.html https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.faceboo...

In this weeks episode I went back to my old neighbors that laid my foundation for hunting. I lived next to Charlie and Anne Thorpe for about 3 years growing up. Charlie had 2 English Pointers, a couple of English Pointer puppies and a pair a Beagles when I moved in and I was instantly hooked. It only got better when I saw their taxidermy collection throughout their house. I went and caught up with...

In this weeks episode I am joined by Patrick Weimer. Patrick is relatively new to running hounds but has jumped in head first. What started as a chance encounter with a lion hunter has turned into a whole new lifestyle. Patrick has also stepped up to the plate helping bring the South Dakota Houndsmen Association back to life and is the current Vice President. If he wasn't busy enough already he ma...

I sat down with Heath Phillips, Gary Bowen, and Katie Woodward this past weekend at the American Plott Association's Dixie Classic. We discussed some of the dilemmas and the growing pains that the association had to go through to change with the times. We also discussed how they have successfully adapted and how they plan to continue to grow. I also couldn't let them go without hearing a few good...

Mark Booth of Southern Hound Hunting Magazine took a few minutes out of busy schedule to come on this weeks episode. Mark and his wife Dannyelle started the magazine 5 years ago and it has grown into more than they could have ever imagined. Mark tells all about how it started, how it's going and his goals for the future of the magazine.  https://www.southernhoundhunting.com/ https://www.facebook.c...

In this episode I am joined by Marty Brown. Marty is one of the members of Crossfire Kennels. He has made quite the name for himself in the Feist world and is now the VP of the American Treeing Feist Association. Be sure to listen as we talk about baking a cake, swinging from vines like Tarzan and chihuahua sized Feist.  https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organizations/all-podcast-apparel.html...

I am joined by Erik Rohdin this week from Sweden. Erik and I got connected a few years ago on Go Wild and have talked about the similarities and differences in hunting in Sweden verses the United States. We brought that very conversation to the mic this week and dive into what hunting looks like in Sweden.  https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organizations/all-podcast-apparel.html https://www.p...

In this weeks episode of Tree Talkin' Time I am joined by Chris Boone to talk about his Kemmer Curs. Chris was mentioned a few months ago in episode 51. He married into a family that raised cur dogs and that first one got him hooked. He has raised this line of dogs for over 30 years and continues to have a lot of success with them today. 

In the last episode from the Great American Outdoor Show I sit down with Josh and Morgan Merschat from North West Montana. Josh a Pennsylvania native has an interested story of how he got into running big game with hounds and ultimately buying an outfitting business.  https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-organizations/all-podcast-apparel.html https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.fa...

In another episode from the Great American Outdoor Show, I sit down with George Nass from Montana to talk about running lions with Leopards, Leopard Curs that is. We also talk about a devastating blow George suffered a few years ago thanks to the Wolves in an area he hunted. This was a fun episode to record and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did! https://www.dusupply.com/hound-hunting-orga...