Xtreme Performance Outdoor Network

Nick Muckerman is freelance outdoor writer, houndsman, professional bird dog trainer and school principal. Chris was browsing articles on Field Ethos when he came across an article about hunting mountain lions with hounds. Of course, he had to read that one. What Chris found was a fascinating, well written article that took a deeper dive into the nuances of hunting mountain lions written by Nick....

Bob Newland is a lifelong hunter, the president of the Safari Club International Lehigh Valley Chapter in Pennsylvania and international hunter. Bob joins Chris for this bonus episode on the Houndsman XP Podcast on the all new Xtreme Performance Outdoor Network. Bob gives his background, and the guys discuss Bob’s book Following Footsteps. Chris and Bob discuss his roles and duties as the chapter...

If we want to continue our tradition and way of life in the hound world, we are going to have to come together. On this episode, Heath talks with James Hudson from the Hounds Tales Podcast, who is from central Virginia. They talk about breaking barriers, representing Houndsmen and as the Hounds Tales Podcast says shining a good light on all things hounds. Don’t worry there’s plenty of dog talk mix...

This episode's guest features another falconer from Canada, Martin Geleynse. Martin is another falconer who's been at it for a very long time, and during that time, he's sure stayed busy! During his years in falconry, he's worked a lot to get falconry regulations approved in Ontario, and he's also currently serving as president of the North American Falconers Association. It was nice getting anoth...

Dan Gates with CRWM (Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management) drops in to update everyone on Colorado Initiative 91, a ballot measure that would eliminate the hunting of mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado. This episode is not old hat or a repeat of the same old message. Chris and Dan break down the current info regarding CI-91. They also dive into some funny stories about historical flo...

Tanner Herr, Ed Barnes and Cody Jenkins hunt the Rockin’ 4D Tournament with Clay Mindemann, Luke and Ty.  It was an exhausting three day ordeal hunting in central Oklahoma.  Despite getting away from the mountains of Northeast Oklahoma and going where it is relatively flat we still ended up in some rough hills wearing out our boot leather.  We caught some good hogs but nothing big enough to put us...

Shop talk at its best. This episode makes its way around the training spectrum. Doug Devost joins Heath again to talk about all the different things they have experienced during their time as houndsmen. Topics such as:  Podcast Follow up on AI Breeding selection Pup mistakes A rigging issue Old tracks And much more. There are so many things discussed in this one you may have to go back and listen...

Those who are knowledgeable in the history of falconry are aware that there are few falconers left who were around during the early formative years of falconry's foundation in the United States. There are even fewer left who can say that they had a chance to learn from some of those falconers instrumental in forming those foundations. Thankfully, some of those falconers still around from that era...

Dries van Coller is a Professional Hunter (PH), owns Dries van Coller Safaris, the former president of Professional Hunters Association South Africa (PHASA) and a veteran tracker and Dog Man.  Dog Man probably doesn’t even describe him accurately. He’s full blown ate up with hunting dogs. With roots tracing back to germany, dries has become a student of European hunting dog history and culture and...

AMA Friday is back! On this AMA Chris flies solo to answer some questions that have come in from emails and social media messaging.  Topics  Walkers vs Blueticks Training young dogs Network moves Nutritional supplements for your dog .357 vs 10mm Bullet selection Be a part of the next Ask Me Anything (AMA) Friday by sending questions through social media messaging or submit questions to info.hounds...

There were three Bills introduced in this legislative session in Va. Heath and a familiar guest, Sean Clarkson from the American Bear Foundation, go over each bill and what it says. Sean goes over what it takes to make or break a bill. The two discuss what this means to hound hunters across the state.   Tune into this episode of The Journey if you want the most up to date information.    www. Amer...

In this episode, we revisit the world of dachshunds with Paul and Phil Eliya, who also make up the first brother falconry duo to appear on the podcast. These two have contributed back quite a bit to the world of dachshunds and falconry as well, and they started off their falconry journey as apprentices to Teddy Moritz, so they had a great guide through the beginning of their time in the sport. The...

Title: We Can Win! Release Date: 02-05-24   Show notes: Houndsmen every where should be encouraged by what is going on in Colorado. There is a movement taking place that is truly uniting the outdoor community all in an effort to preserve protect and promote responsible and science based wildlife management, including hunting with hounds, of mountain lions and bobcats. Naomi Hersh joins Chris on th...

This episode brings us back to Canada, where Brittany Gravel discusses the challenges of falconry in her area. Despite having to contend with some pretty brutal hunting conditions, she has become passionate about hawking snowshoe hares, and has experience hunting with red-tailed, Harris's, and now goshawks! At the time of this recording, hunting with a goshawk was one of her next primary goals, an...

Welcome, and thanks for checking out this first official episode of the newly launched Falconry Chronicles Podcast! Be forewarned, this episode is a lengthy one! It's actually a combination of two different recordings, which took place over the same weekend. Gary was kind enough to take a couple of afternoons to talk at length about his history, which encompasses over four decades in falconry, and...

This was the recording made announcing that this podcast would be started and that Jon would be branching out on his own. This marks the end of the previous recordings Jon made under the Falconry Told banner, and the start of the recordings made under Falconry Chronicles! Special thanks to the organizations and businesses who've kindly helped support the podcast! The Archives of Falconry http://ww...

This episode was recorded back in the summer in between some of the dachshund episodes. While visiting Seth Roy, Gaylen also happened to be visiting, and it just made sense to get another long-tenured falconer on the podcast who was involved during the very early days of US falconry. It was a privelege to be able to hear about some of his early days of equipment-making, trapping, and what it was l...

Our dachshund series continues with one of several falconers from the New York/New Jersey area that were recorded. Once I contacted Casey and told him my plans and inspiration for doing this series, he was instantly inspired to help make it happen. He helped this series come together by coordinating a lot of these episodes with other falconers in his area who also run dachshunds, so I was very hap...

Our Canada series continues with another familiar name in the falconry community! A falconer of multiple decades from Saskatchewan, Lynn Oliphant, author of Developing the Modern Gamehawk, takes some time here on the podcast to discuss his background and history, as well as some of the preparation and work that went into putting together his book. The amount of work that goes into such endeavors i...

Our dachshund series continues with a guest who has been requested often on the podcast, but until recently, we couldn't connect with and make a recording happen in person. Tyler Sladen has been a friend for awhile, having started falconry around relatively the same time. However, a recent terrier trial event in Kentucky held on the weekend of my birthday was the first time in seven or eight years...

Well, you all have been asking for it, and we listened.... This is the start of a series featuring falconers from Canada! We heard the requests before, but as always, we try to do as many episodes in person as possible. However, after much debating, discussing, and planning, we conceded that the only way we were going to be able to ever initially put out episodes for Canada was to start remotely....

We're shaking things up a bit over the next few months of the podcast! This episode brings the start of one of a couple of new series, with this series featuring one of the favorite dog breeds used in falconry: Dachshunds! After meeting the guest for this episode of the podcast for the first time, the inspirational spark for a series featuring this breed was lit. While attending my first dachshund...

This episode has taken awhile to come to fruition, but thanks to some mutual friends (and some bourbon!), Mike McDermott has agreed to come on the podcast to discuss his falconry experiences with us. Amongst other things, we talk about passage Cooper's hawks, imprint goshawks vs. chamber/parent reared goshawks, and the motivations for writing books. He also discusses his change in mindset througho...

We're switching gears again, bringing you a couple of individual episodes before starting into a mix of a couple of new exciting series for you all! Recently, we were fortunate enough to be able to meet up with Seth Roy while recording with several falconers around the New Jersey area. He was nice enough to show us around his amazing property, discuss some of the aspects of his breeding project, N...

The Cape Falconry Club series concludes with this second bonus episode featuring another falconer from the UK, Steve Eastwood. In this conversation, we discuss Harris's hawks, ferrets in falconry, and experiences coming to South Africa. Steve also talks some about what falconry is like for him in the northern part of England, where he currently resides. Thanks again so much for listening to the se...