Tree Talkin' Time

In this special episode recorded at Autumn Oaks, I am joined by Cheyenne Cummings, Tyler Compton, Tim Deck, and last but certainly not least Austin Deck joins me as my co-host for this episode.  Cheyenne has had this line for quite awhile and has put a lot of time into it. He is a hard hunter and part of his success is the team of people that hunt dogs out of his line. Listen as we learn more abou...

It took a little while to get this one lined up but I caught up with Eddie O'Dell. Eddie got into squirrel hunting to stay active after an injury left him unable to coon hunt. He had a rough start but finally stumbled upon a dog named Cool Whip, and the rest is history. Cool Whip has quite the resume that Eddie tells us about. While he has certainly proven himself in the woods he has also proven h...

I'm not sure how I stumbled upon Luke on Instagram but I'm certainly glad I did. Today's guest Luke Houser is a coyote hunter but I didn't have him on because he uses a combination of scent and sight hounds. I had him on because of his incredible hound inspired art work. Luke is a welder by trade but in a short time has become a very talented portrait artist, engraver, and silversmith. Listen as w...

With over 35 years of experience its hard to not have a few good stories and the Calvin didn't disappoint. We talk about the characteristics of his line of dogs and where the name Cajun Squirrel Dogs originated. Calvin was quick to give credit to the men that came before him and that had successful lines that were instrumental in creating the Cajun Squirrel Dog.  https://www.patreon.com/treetalkin...

Bill Barger worked for many years to develop a line of feist that had the combination of brains, nose, and tree that could excel in both the squirrel and coon woods. His son Stacy joins me this week to tell us the secret family recipe of how Bill has done this and how Stacy plans to continue on with this line.  https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.facebook.com/treetalkinmedia https:/...

Todd has been breeding his line of Treeing Feist for over 25 years. We discuss the history of his foundation stock, his breeding practices and of course some of the dogs he has raised.    https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.facebook.com/treetalkinmedia https://www.instagram.com/treetalkinmedia

In this episode Jason Duby from Double U Hunting Supply sits down and talks about his own pack of hounds. He is usually the one asking the questions so I turned the tables on him. We covered shifting from pursuing bears to fox and how his pack has shifted as well. Jason has been a huge help and support to this podcast behind the scenes and I wanted to make sure and have him on.  https://www.patreo...

In this episode the Tree Dog Doc, Dr Taylor Young, joins us to give us a look into some of the misconceptions about Veterinary medicine and some tips as well. Dr. Young is not only a veterinarian but also has a Ladner Blackmouth Cur. He is an avid squirrel and coon hunter and wants to help educate fellow houndsmen. He also writes an article for Full Cry and American Cooner so check them out if you...

Amy is a busy woman and was hard to pin down but once I was finally able to we had a great conversation about Treeing Curs and her family's line of them. They have had these dogs for 40 years and she is still continuing the breed them to this day. While we have focused on a lot of big game lately Amy has been a coon and squirrel hunter all her life but the Amazing line has had some success in the...

After talking to Dan in episode 27 I wanted to dive into more cat hunting with Mountain Curs. Perry Elliott and his Wyoming Mountain Curs was a name I had seen numerous times over the years so I reached out and he did not disappoint. We talked about how he switched from hounds to mountain curs and how his dogs have performed for him over the last 20 years. We even talk about how a puppy from his k...

This is the last archived episode to be re-released. This was recorded last October in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with my friend Richard Bailey. Richard was one of the reasons I wanted to start this podcast. Over the years of knowing Richard I had spent countless hours listening to stories and I wanted to be able to capture some of that. For over 50 years leopard curs have been a major part o...

In this episode of Tree Talkin' Time I sat down with Dan Pearce. Dan lives in the North West Corner of Pennsylvania and every winter he runs his mountain curs on bobcats. We talk about the versatility of the breed and how he coon and squirrel hunts the same dogs during the rest of the year. Hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.  https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.facebook.com/t...

In this episode I cold called two guys to talk hunting big game with Stephens Curs. First I talked to Don Paige, a 90 year old man thats been pursuing hounds almost his entire life. During our conversation he told me I needed to talk to his long time friend Glen Gray, so I turned around and called him as well. He talked about how he switched from bluetick coonhounds to Stephens curs after hunting...

Curt Ladner joins me and explains how breeding the Ladner Blackmouth Cur has not only been passed down from his father and grandfather but goes back even further. We also talk about the versatility of the breed but how breeding tree dogs has always remained a priority.  As always we have a few good hunting stories thrown in there as well.  

I recently saw someone post a video of their Faulkner Curs on facebook and it led me down a path to Steve Block. Steve is the longtime friend and hunting buddy of the founder Gary Faulkner. Gary has turned over the reins to Steve in breeding his line of dogs and Steve did not disappoint in giving me an overview about the breed.  https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.facebook.com/treet...

In this re-released episode I caught up with Robert Kemmer and he told me about some of the history and the dogs that are now known as Kemmer Curs. He talked about how he developed his own line of dogs for catching game for clients as a full time guide and how that line turned into its own breed. https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.facebook.com/treetalkinmedia https://www.instagram....

In this episode I called Rex and sprung the podcast on him. We dove deep into the leopard cur history and Rex gives us a peak into the background of those first dogs registered. If you get Full Cry make sure you check out Rex's articles each month.  

We are going to start a series over the next month or so and talk about some of the different cur breeds. I am going to feature founders, breeders, and/or promoters of these different breeds. In this episode I had Terrance come on and talk about his Treeing Tennessee Brindles. Terrance runs his dogs on a variety of game species with good success. I enjoyed a chance to learn about these little plot...

This is a re-released episode that was recorded last spring when I caught up with Jeremy Messer. Jeremy owns and operates Lickstone Outfitters. He has turned his passion into a full time business training hounds and guiding hunters. He hunts across North Carolina from the mountains down into the thick coastal swamps. He shares an important message about getting the next generation involved as well...

In March I was able to attend the Leopard Cur hunt and catch up with Bill and a few others as we talked mainly about what are known as midwest bred leopards. Bill has been involved with the Leopard breed since the late 1970's. Unfortunately had to cut this one a little short due to the events going on at the hunt. I'll have to get Bill on again to talk more about his long history with the breed.  

In this episode I sat down with longtime family friend Terry Sullivan, his son in-law Blake Ambrose, and their friend Burgess Wills. These guys are all members of Orbit Hunt Club in Isle of Wight county Virginia. These guys were hard to get talking but had a few good stories and some good information about deer hunting with dogs. 

Derril talks about getting into hounds and hunting with some well-known dry-ground lion hunters. How those friendships helped him into his lifelong career as a government hunter. Derril then explains how the versatility of his Kemmer's has enabled him to use the same dogs on various types of game. For someone that said he had nothing to say it was a great conversation that went from reminiscing ab...

In this episode, I sit down with Charlie and Rehan from Garmin. They tell me about some of the history and evolution of the dog tracking and training products. Charlie also gives us a few tips if we are having issues with our products; how we can possibly solve them or help streamline the process if we need assistance.  https://www.patreon.com/treetalkintime https://www.facebook.com/treetalkinmedi...

In this episode from the Great American Outdoor Show I sat down with Greg and Jim Pulling of Pulling Brothers Bear and Boar Hunts. I went on a hunt with Greg and Jim 5 years ago and had a blast and enjoy seeing them every year at the show. We talk about how they became bear hunters when they live in an area without bears to guiding hunts in 4 different states. We also talk about their true passion...

In this episode I sit down with Bradley Dammerman of Idaho Whitetail Guides. We talk about his hounds from the famous Bear Path Plotts his grandfather raised to the almost extinct Matthes Hounds he now has as well. We discuss a medical nightmare to a recent cat in a culvert.    https://www.instagram.com/idahowhitetailguides_huntidaho/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1zwk-5oI-8nk0XDDu0ivRw https:...