Hound PodCast: Double U Hunting Supply

As the year comes to an end we look back on the miles traveled, the places hunted, new and old, along with the struggles and successes we’ve had and the friends we have shared them with. The new year brings new beginnings, new name, new logo. Thanks to each and every one of you who listen to the weekly. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 

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In this episode Steve and Nubbin talk about Christmas, past and present.It’s a fun walk down memory lane for a couple of guys that have witnessed more than 160 Christmases in their combined earthy journey.   

The pair spins several tales of Christmases past in Alabama and West Virginia that will amuse and entertain.  Nubbin’s wife Becky is still quite the entertainer with plans for more than thirty adults and their kids to invade the Sterrett, Ala., homestead at her gathering this year.  Steve and Ella take a more subtle approach to what is a favorite time of...

In this episode we are following up on a couple of interesting bits of information on the last few episodes. Odor Intelligence 2.0 and Early Starters vs Late Bloomer. Thanks for walking the trail with me. Like and share with another hound hunter. 

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In this the first of two Christmas episodes Steve sets the mood for his favorite holiday by sharing an essay titled Christmas Cookies from the book Gone To The Dogs – A Coon Hunter’s Journey.   The idea hinges upon how to show appreciation to those that make hound hunting possible for us throughout the year.

Things take on a more serious note as Steve discusses the changes hound people are seeing in institutions upon which they regularly depend and ponders the what-ifs should things change too much.   A must listen. 

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A new pup showing a ton of potential right from the start while excite any hound hunter. But what about the pup that doesn’t start as fast or takes time to mature before they put everything together. This episode covers the good and bad of both. 

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Steve catches up to octogenarian coon, and deer, hunter Fred Moran as the elder statesman of coon hunting, scans the Pennsylvania fields and woodlots for a shooter buck.  

The old, literally old friends talk about coon, squirrel, deer and bear hunting in this all-encompassing discussion aimed to satisfy connoisseurs of dog talk at its finest.

It’s always a good time when Steve shares the studio with Fred. Enjoy.  

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Steve catches up to octogenarian coon, and deer, hunter Fred Moran as the elder statesman of coon hunting, scans the Pennsylvania fields and woodlots for a shooter buck. 

The old, literally old friends talk about coon, squirrel, deer and bear hunting in this all-encompassing discussion aimed to satisfy connoisseurs of dog talk at its finest.

It’s always a good time when Steve shares the studio with Fred. Enjoy. 

We would like to thank those who support this podcast.  Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode.  

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We follow last week's episode with what science says about how weather and environment helps or hurts the decay of odor. This week give you a little more insight on what your hound is actually working through. 

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This week Steve entertains a trio of coon hunters from Ohio that have become some of the most recognizable and respected hunters in game as breeders, trainers and successful competitors. The Dunlap brothers, Chuck and Don, were born in the adjoining county of Fayette in West Virginia, next door to Raleigh County where Steve was born. Their family migrated to central Ohio where the Dunlaps established themselves as young me to be serious coon hunters. Chuck’s son Coleton, affectionately known as Coonman, has followed in his dad’s and his uncle’s footsteps, earning a respected name for himself as wel...

Have you ever wondered how your dog found you in a crowd of people and dogs. It’s easy, scent discrimination. But it’s a little deeper than that. Listen to this episode as we touch on scent and the power of the dog's nose. Their odor intelligence. 

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In this episode Steve is joined by longtime friend David McKee.  The conversation begins with a recap of McKee’s recent heart surgery from which he is recovering nicely. 

The friends talk about the upcoming Grand American Coon Hunt which McKee manages as President of the Grand American Coon Hunter’s Association.  Other hats worn by McKee include President of the South Carolina Coon Hunters Association and AKC Field Representative.   McKee discussed the addition of online entries for the prestigious Grand American event that dates back to 1965.  

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What makes a hound truly perform? Beyond drive and training lies the blueprint of the body itself. Let’s talk about why conformation is the foundation of every successful working dog. Heath talks with Jason Hunter about why it is so important in performance dogs. It’s the hidden engine that powers every great hound.

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Steve catches everyone up on things including a tough decision he had to make about his annual White River hunt. We hope you're having a great season! We would like to thank those who support this podcast.  Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode.   www.dusupply.com https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podcasts

When we see food aggression in our hounds do you recognize the issues that follow. Resource guarding is one the carries over into the hunt. How do you deal with it? Do you start with why? In this week's episode we touch on the basics of why and simple ways to start the correction process. 

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In this episode Steve is live at Lone Pine Treeing Walker Kennels in Kittanning, Pennsylvania with owner Randy Smith.  The episode takes place midway through a seven-day and night hound-hunting adventure that has become an annual affair for Fielder and Smith.

The friends discuss the previous three nights of coon hunting and the accompanying afternoons running Smith’s beagles on Pennsylvania cottontails.  True to Smith’s preferences in coonhounds, each of Smith’s rabbit runners is a female.

The episode runs the gamut of subjects from play by plays of the week’s hunts, current hounds in...

Join me and Rick Labbe as we sit down to swap stories from my recent trip to Wyoming to hunt with Rick — from catching up with old friends, meeting new ones and mountain trails to the unexpected moments that made the journey unforgettable. An episode you don’t want to miss.

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In this episode Mark Zepp joins Steve in remembering hunter, breeder, trainer, author, innovator and entrepreneur John Wick of Montgomery City, Missouri.

“He was Elvis,” Zepp opines in this up-close look at perhaps the most influential man to ever snap a leash on a hound. Through his endless ads and columns in coon hunting magazines, Wick single handedly tackled the task of educating the coonhound masses on the nuances of the sport that one major dog food company called the largest sporting dog activity in America. 

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This week's episode gets personal with how the hounds have built relationships that feel more like family. How it connects people and opens doors no one would ever imagine. The track that brings us together. 

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The Gone To The Dogs Podcast introduces its Legend Series of recordings with the nation’s best known and most revered raccoon hunters occupying the guest spot.

This week the podcast features one of the sports most respected and longest running breeders of Treeing Walker Coonhounds, as Steve brings the renown Jim “Wildman” Meeks to the Gone To The Dogs microphone.   Meeks, a first ballot inductee into the North Carolina State Coon Hunters Hall of Fame, is possessed of a wealth of knowledge in all areas of the coon hunting game. 

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The Gone To The Dogs Podcast introduces its Legend Series of recordings with the nation’s best known and most revered raccoon hunters occupying the guest spot. This week the podcast features one of the sports most respected and longest running breeders of Treeing Walker Coonhounds, as Steve brings the renown Jim “Wildman” Meeks to the Gone To The Dogs microphone. Meeks, a first ballot inductee into the North Carolina State Coon Hunters Hall of Fame, is possessed of a wealth of knowledge in all areas of the coon hunting game. Steve and Jim, besides being contemporaries in age, have been f...

Part 2 of an amazing hunt in Wyoming. The stalk, the chase, the final ridge. Heath and Rick are able to close the distance on an outstanding bull. You don’t want to miss the ending.

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In this episode Steve talks with North Carolina’s Mark Miller.Mark is a veteran raccoon hunter that has long been devoted to the Treeing Walker breed.  Mark’s Walker hound Dreamer was voted into the Southeastern Treeing Walker Association’s Hall of Fame as a coonhound. 

Through Miller’s association with North Carolina State Trooper Brad Hyatt who runs Plott dogs on bears, he became interested in Plotts, North Carolina’s official state dog. 

How does a houndsman devoted to a given breed, especially on that has been particularly successful with that breed, make the decision...

I finally drew an elk tag but not in Montana like I had been putting in for, it was in Wyoming. First timers luck one would say, as this hunt unfolds there is a lot of first timers luck. If you’re into steep climbs, sudden encounters, and the raw, unfiltered adrenaline of the chase. Not just a hunt —but a high-stakes pursuit where every moment counts. Don’t miss out on this episode — it's a front-row seat to the intensity, challenge, and thrill of chasing elk deep in Wyoming’s backcountry. 

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In this episode Steve takes an inside look at the hound sports by exploring the things that radiate from within the soul of the hunter, from the emotional side.  Houndsmen may display a plethora of emotions, the usual suspects being jealousy, envy, greed along with often being overly competitive.  

But there’s a soft underbelly to the sport that macho men may be reluctant to admit, much less talk about.  Steve delves into feelings of pride, self-centeredness, disappointment, exhilaration, and even disgust that often comprise the houndsmen’s personality, making it difficult to form and maintain meaningful relation...

Everyone always has questions about what they should do with their female before and after they are bred. Then they need to know what to do and how to care for the pups. Here are all your answers packed into one episode. For the best hound podcast on the planet catch us every Wednesday on What’s up Wednesday. 

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In this episode Steve laments the loss of an old friend, a monthly visitor to which he contributed a fairly large portion of his working career, a friend whose blank pages Steve turned, each month, into essays, exposes and bites of entertainment for thousands of hound-hungry subscribers over a nearly fifty-year history.  UKC announced recently that it will no longer publish their house organ Coonhound Bloodlines after the first of the year.

The episode also contains a White River Refuge 2025 preview, a letter from old friend Bubba Back Home, a report on Ghost the wonder dog and a...

Too often we put too much focus on the end result of catching  game. But the process itself is just as valuable, sometimes even more so. If the process is done correctly the end result is just the icing on the cake. If done properly it makes the end result much more gratifying. The journey is built on the bond forged during this time. How strong is yours? 

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In this episode Steve flies solo to recap a recent three-day trip to Indiana to pick up a  new puppy.While in Richmond, scene of his recent trip to Autumn Oaks, our host takes a trip out to the Wayne County Coon Hunter’s Association club house, a massive structure for its type, to visit with the club that has hosted thirty-three of the Events Where History Is Made since Steve brought the UKC event to Richmond in 1992. 

Pup training advice constitutes the remainder of the episode laced with vignettes from prior UKC World Championships, an event that...

We are bringing the last two episodes to life on today's podcast. In just one hunt we were able to decide on pack vs packing and take out the trash. This one also brings Heath back down memory lane. You’re not going to want to miss this jammed packed with tips and tidbits of great info we just covered. 

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In this episode, admittedly one of the hardest to produce in his 320-plus podcast career, Steve begins with a musical tribute to recently assassinated Christion activist Charlie Kirk. The song written and performed by Oklahoma singer/songwriter Tennessee Jet (aka T.J. McFarland), was penned shortly after Kirk was shot while debating students on a Utah college campus. The impact of the Kirk slaying sent shockwaves across the nation and impacted our host and his guests, Nubbin Moore and Randy Fielder as well as millions across the Nation. After the tribute, the episode moves on to the podcast’s be...

We have all had trash problems if you’re running hounds. We go over why dogs do it, how to catch them and correct them. It’s not the end of the world, it's part of the process of hunting. Join us on What’s up Wednesday for all the best hound training episodes. 

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Steve is joined by his brother Randy as they entertain fellow West Virginian Nathan Johnson as this week’s guest.

Johnson, from the town of Rock View in Wyoming County, has never hunted in any other place than southern West Virginia where he, as were the Fielder brothers, was born and raised.  The conversation centers upon what it’s like to hunt in the rugged environs of coal-mining country and why, in fact, would anyone want to hunt in an area that has been named one of the worst states in the Union for coon hunting?

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In this episode, we break down one of the most debated topics in the hound hunting world: packing hounds vs. hunting a pack. Do we understand the distinction between these two approaches and how it can drastically change the way you train, hunt, and manage your dogs in the field. We can use both methods and be successful. Join us on What’s up Wednesday for the best hound podcast there is to offer. 

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This episode features on-the-scene interviews from the sixty-fifth edition of the United Kennel Club Labor Day classic coonhound event known as Autumn Oaks. Steve once managed the event and now makes an annual trip to Richmond, Indiana, home to the massive Wayne County Fairgrounds where Autumn Oaks is held, each year. Coonhound enthusiasts attend the event from all parts of the country as well as Canada. Featured in this episode are Josh Michaelis with Cane Stream Media, BK Keiling with Coon Dog Wear apparel, Brenda and Gulsea Peters, daughter and granddaughter of prominent historical Treeing Walker fancier A. J. Wright...

A short trip to Richmond Indiana to judge the show on Thursday. With a new format and huge task when looking at such well balanced hounds Heath was honored to fill that roll. We walk you through that day and all the great things that came with it. A tip for a lead chewer and great product for your med kit. Join us on another great episode of What’s Up Wednesday. 

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In this episode we talk to fellow podcaster, master dog trainer Heath Hyatt. Heath wears many hats in the dog world and was one of the featured judges in one of many coonhound shows that are an important part of the Autumn Oaks calendar of events. Autumn Oaks, founded in 1960 is billed as The Event Where History is made do to its role as the major United Kennel Club-sponsored coonhound event of the year. Also joining Steve in this episode are three members of the Muncy family known for the YouTube videos they have produced in recent years, first as...

On today's podcast we get real about what it takes to train a hound.  In this episode, we dig into the hard truths and everyday challenges of working with young dogs: stubborn starts, long nights, lost trails, and the patience it takes to turn potential into performance. We all have times of struggle whether it’s the dog, equipment, training time, expenses and the list goes one.

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In this episode Steve and Fred Moran cover a number of topics, the chief of which is Fred’s account of being shot while on a hunting trip in Wyoming. Steve supports Fred’s story with an account of a well-known raccoon hunter that experienced the same fate. Several stories from experiences in the not-so-tame West ensue, including Fred’s tale of a horse and rider wreck of major proportions. The nearly two-hour conversation covers writing coonhound stud ads, the age limit for a prospective coonhound to be purchased, the best coonhound in Fred’s long experience of hunting with hounds...

As season gets started Heath tries to use every opportunity to train and give the dogs the best chances for success. He discusses splitting the pack up, finding out he was working on the wrong off game and learning his young dogs as they start to mature. Don’t miss the end where he talks about a training issue that we all face but may not understand. This will bring things into perspective. Join us each week on What’s up Wednesday. 

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With scarcely a week to go until the 65th Annual Autumn Oaks coonhound events at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Ind., Steve and Nubbin Moore discuss their plans for their upcoming road trip. The boys cover all the basics, providing an excellent preview for listeners that have never attended “The Event Where History Is Made” and a warm remembrance for those that wouldn’t think of spending the Labor Day holiday weekend anywhere else. This is more “Dog Talk At Its Finest” in a casual conversation between friends that have enjoyed coon hunting for more than 130 years combined. Enjoy. We would l...