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Release date: 08-08-22       Have you ever thought of yourself as a hard hunter? Do you know when the last time you missed a night in the woods with your hound? Bub Blackwell is a HARD hunter and his wife Jane and son Austin are no slackers either. The Blackwells come from several generations of hard coonhunting families and they bring it all together to carry on the tradition. Chris has known Bub...

Shortly after landing in Dallas late last year to record the first of many episodes in Eastern TX, I made a stop to sit down and talk with the maker of fine shivs, Ryan Corlew. Many of you may have such a shiv from Shivalrous Designs, Ryan's company, and know how awesome they are, especially you squirrel hawkers out there! I'm a proud owner of one as well, and definitely put it to good use! Ryan a...

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” ~ Sun Tzu The Hunting Kind has a clear strategy, strong team and great leadership. Ed Swales is a retired soldier and international security advisor. He is also a life long hunter and houndsman. After being away from his roots during his service he returned to life without hunting in h...

Release Date: May 29, 2019 Success, for houndsmen of all persuasions, depends upon the performance of quality hounds that are bred to do the job. Top-performing hounds are the products of those skilled in the art of breeding dogs. Whether the proving ground is a cornfield-bordered Midwestern woodlot, a moss-draped southern swamp or a cliff-laced southwestern canyon, regardless the type of game the...

Release Date: 08-02-21   Adam O Donnell and Chris talk about squirrel dogs. From the original purposes and traditional uses on the early frontier to modern day high performance tree dogs, the mountain cur is truly an American original.  Adam is a director for the Original Mountain Cur Breeders Association (OMCBA)  and an accomplished competition hunter with beginnings in the hound world and then t...

This is officially the last of the episodes that were recorded in New Jersey last summer for the ongoing episodes inspired by dachshunds in falconry! You'll still be hearing about dachshunds off and on for a little while, but as far as the falconers who use them in and around that area, this episode with Zack Bohn will be the last one featured from there for a bit. We of course cover other importa...

Australian Pig Hunting! Ned Makim from New South Wales, Australia makes another appearance on the Houndsman XP Podcast. Ned has spent a lifetime developing his skills as a feral hog hunter and does contract work. Ned also heads up a wildly successful national hunting dog association . The Australian Pig Doggers and Hunters Association is a top level organization. The organization has harnessed the...

Release Date: 12-13-21 Chris is joined by Former State of Indiana Chief Deputy Attorney General Aaron Negengard. Aaron is a hunter and has raised his sons to hunt. Aaron will walk listeners through the legal process step by step. What should you expect as a victim What is you dog worth How do you get a true value Is a plea bargain injustice what is the difference between civil and criminal cases A...

Don’t Shoot My Dog-The Investigation Release Date: 12-06-21 The Houndsman XP Podcast brings you expert advice on how to deal with this tragedy and real expectations for what will transpire in a real world criminal investigation.  In Part 2 of this three part series, Chris is joined by Indiana State Police Detective and life long Houndsman Brent Miller. Chris and Brent take listeners step by step t...

Don’t Shoot My Dog; Part 1 Release Date: 11-29-21 The first of a three part series; the Houndsman XP Podcast dives deep into the criminal act of shooting a hunting dog. In Don’t Shoot My Dog; Part 1, Chris interviews a victim of a tragic event.  Brad Hall was coonhunting with his father in a place they had hunted for years. That night became complete chaos as shots rang out in the night. Listeners...

We're back to Texas again for another episode that was recorded earlier this year at the Texas Hawking Assocation meet! Our guest for this episode, Matt Reidy, was also a guest speaker at said meet, and in between hunting and evening activities, sat down to talk about flying longwings (especially prairie falcons), his career as a biologist, and lots of other good stuff, including common themes in...

You’ve been anticipating this moment your entire life. You’ve scouted this buck, placed your stands, planned your entry and exit routes. You’ve spent hour upon hour honing your skills. All your preparation comes together for this moment. The buck is calm, he has no idea you’re there, you are at full draw. He just needs to take a half of a step and he will be in the perfect spot. He takes it and ju...

Release Date: 3-10-23 Chad and Seth are always on the lookout for their next great adventure. When the YouTube star Python Cowboy reached out to Chad the All Mixed Up crew knew some fun lay ahead. Listen as Python Cowboy talks about hunting wrestling pythons, shooting iguanas, tapping sleeping pigs on the head, hot tub surprises and much, much more!  This is a fun, high energy episode that will le...

Release Date: 03-15-23   We cross paths with people who put us on a certain heading in life. In 2009 Heath started with a new line of hounds he wasn’t familiar with, Topper Again. Mike Leonard was the one that pointed him in that direction. Mike has been a horseman and houndsman for more than 5 decades. From bird dogs to hounds Mike has spent the majority of his life following game all over the We...

During the 2023 NAFA meet, I was able to catch up early one morning with Jason Reid, who I hadn't had a chance to see in a while. Aside from being there for his falconry equipment business, Hawkeye Falconry Supply, he was also there at the time helping to give informational clinics on eagle falconry. That being the case, I thought it would be good to have Jason on and talk more in depth about some...

Release Date: 03-13-23   In this crazy world Houndsmen need all the friends they can get. With legislative assaults, whacko extremists, Karen complains about your tethered dog, fur mommies worried about your kennel and the anthropomorphic wildlife disillusionists the world seems like a pretty lonely place for Houndsmen. On this episode of the Houndsman XP Podcast host Chris Powell is joined by the...

Well folks, this is the first official episode of the new Falconry Follies series, which will be available to Extras members from now on! As mentioned before, the inspiration of this series is so we can all learn from each other's mistakes, which everyone and their birds should hopefully benefit from. Listen in as Aaron Kincaid and Casey Everett, previous guests and hosts of the Sporting Chance po...

This particular week of the Falconry Chronicles Podcast brings you multiple episodes, the first of which is a two part episode that features Aaron Kincaid of Gamekeeper Dachshunds, and of course, Sporting Chance podcast! The first part of this recording was made earlier this year during the New Jersey meet, where we met in person for the first time, and had the chance to be able to run our dogs to...

Release Date: 04-03-23 Recorded LIVE from Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials; these are The Dog Men. Houndsman XP host, Chris Powell, travels to the Pelican State, The Bayou Country, The Creole State, Sportsman’s Paradise, the one and only State of Louisiana to record this episode with two bona fide dog men. In seat number one we have the elusive, yet intellectual and philosophical Ed Barnes. Ed is the p...

Release Date: 5-5-23 All Mixed Up is not done wrestling monster boar hogs! Chad and Seth head to the land down under to have a chat with Mr. Ned Makim about his style of Aussie pig hunting in the Outback. Ned has written a book about training pig dogs and runs a school for hog hunters of all experience levels to enhance their abilities and maximize their success in hunting this most formidable of...

Release Date: 04-10-23 There has never been a bigger impact for Houndsmen than the WOLF. Houndsmen have had their futures and breeding programs altered, changed the way they hunt, changed areas they hunt, even moved their families to new areas of the country hundreds of miles away all because of the wolf.  The Foundation For Wildlife Management (f4wm) is a group that is taking on the weaponized, p...

The Falconry Chronicles Podcast is very happy to be able to bring you this episode with Dave Jamieson! For those of you who aren't aware, Dave has a very long and noteworthy falconry history. Known mostly as one of the first people to successfully breed falcons using artificial insemination, as well as for producing some of the most accomplished genetic lines in falcon breeding throughout the year...

Release Date: 06-12-23   The relationship between Houndsmen and trappers is unique in a way that makes us very closely related. We have a deep respect and understanding of the same wildlife species, we share certain romantic view of our lifestyles and we share the hatred from the animal rights fanatics that want to shut us down. On this episode of the Houndsman XP Podcast, host, Chris Powell, talk...

Release Date: 07-14-23 Host Bryce Matthews, is joined by Dr. Bronk McDaniel on Deep and Lonely. Bryce and Bronk talk about everything you need to know from raising a new puppy to playing with the big dogs at the elite level of competition coonhunting. Not only is Bronk a veterinarian, but he is also one of the top players in today’s major money earning events. Hear about how Bronk, his dog Jed, an...

Clay Newcomb and Brent Reaves shouldn’t need any introduction. But, in case you’ve been living under a rock Clay and Brent host two wildly popular podcasts called Bear Grease and This Country Life. Clay and Brent are good friends and good folks and we get to have fun recording this episode from the MeatEater South Bear Grease Global Headquarters in Arkansas. Why doesn’t everyone coonhunt? How did...