Podcast Episodes

Gone To The Dogs with Tom Hopkins

Episode 640

In this episode Steve visits with Tom Hopkins of Marshall, Texas.Tom owned, trained and handled what was perhaps the most famous Treeing Walker Coonhound in the history of coon hunting, the immortal …

Published on 1 month ago

Running In The Heat

Episode 639

Running in high heat and humidity has an extremely adverse effect on our hounds. Heath goes back over how to prevent heat stroke, heat exhaustion and the main care for your hounds with none other tha…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

GONE TO THE DOGS WITH MATT WACHTER

Episode 638

Within the world of purebred coonhounds there exists seven recognized breeds, each with a national association that affiliates with the major coonhound registry, United Kennel Club.  These associatio…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Ripple Effect: Timing Double in Dog Training

Episode 637

Traveling to hunt in different parts of the country will expose your hounds to different terrain, different styles and different challenges. While in Wisconsin hunting with Ross Ellwagner, Heath saw …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gone to the Dogs with Rubert Morgan

Episode 636

In this episode we journey to the village of Pope, in the southern tip of Panola County, Mississippi to visit with black coon hunter Rubert Morgan.  At age 74, Morgan has worn many hats; farmer, auto…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Silent Pack: Part 3 - Cannon

Episode 635

Cannon was one of the  hounds Heath raised as a pup. In this episode listen to how Cannon's path to becoming a great hound transpired. This one takes a full circle. Cannon’s impact on Heath’s pack st…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gone To The Dogs with Leon Childers

Episode 634

Similarities in age and geographical backgrounds make for easy conversation between Steve and his entertaining guest Leon Childers in this episode. Childers, born in eastern Kentucky, followed the pa…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Silent Pack: Part 2 - Super Sam

Episode 633

This episode continues on from the last on the dogs that never got the credit they deserved. Sam made catching bears look easy, his determination, speed, fearlessness, and stick ultimately cost him h…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Gone To The Dogs: Lone Pine Legacy Update

Episode 632

Eight months have lapsed since we last visited with Randy Smith of the highly regarded and immensely successful Lone Pine Treeing Walker Kennel in Pennsylvania.

Steve and Randy share a wealth of infor…

Published on 2 months ago

Silent Pack: Part 1

Episode 631

Every hound hunter has dogs that go unnoticed. Dogs that are in the shadows because of a more talked about dog. History even shows some of the legendary houndsman talked and wrote about certain dogs …

Published on 2 months ago