Hound PodCast: Double U Hunting Supply
Episodes
Buddy and Ross - Houndsmen Caught in the Middle
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's a big shift happening in our laws that could impact how we enjoy our hobbies and manage our pets. Join Buddy and Ross as they dive into the po...
Kentucky Thunder and Snow Bound Bears
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the Appalachian mountains in mid Dec to the rolling hills of the bluegrass St. We recap hunts from each place. Jerry joins Heath to tell stories ...
Consistency Over Perfection
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode recaps a stretch of hard-earned lessons in the outdoors—from finally breaking a tough streak on the river, to a close but unsu...
Self Learner vs Overhandling
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Good handlers know when to step in. Great handlers know when to stay quiet. In this episode, we break down one of the biggest mistakes handlers make—...
GTTD - Stuff & Things
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Steve and Randy Fielder talking about the manly arts of barbecuing, coon hunting and being better to their fellow men and women....
Buddy and Mark Zepp Talking Hounds
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buddy sits down with Mark Zepp at the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association Convention. This podcast features an in-depth conversation about hunting dog...
Home
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it only takes an hour down the road to feel like you’ve stepped into a different world. In this episode, I talk about a recent trip back t...
GTTD - Were Coon Hounds Better Then or Now?
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The prior week’s show featuring current PKC World Championship winner Willy’s Little Ann generated quite a stir across the podcast sphere as the g...
Lessons Without the Leash
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a different kind of bond between a handler and a police K9—one built on long hours, shared risk, and a level of trust you don’t fully un...
GTTD - The Amazing Little Ann
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features the owners of the current PKC World Coonhound Champion Willy’s Little Ann. Fresh off her latest in an amazing string of majo...
Buddy & Ross - Aging Hounds, Dog Food, and Lyme Disease
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Buddy Woodberry and Ross share candid insights on dog training, aging dogs, health challenges, and the realities of hunting season pl...
Spring Woods, Dogs, Turkeys and Trout
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is finally showing up and it’s a great time to be in the woods. In this episode we talk about working hounds during the offseason, getting do...
GTTD - Coon Hunting In The 70s
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve covers topics that resonate with hunters that have been involved with the sport for several years as well as those that may be n...
The Tailgate Test: What Your Hounds Really Did This Season
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The season may be over, but the work of becoming a better houndsman is just beginning. In this episode, we take a hard, honest look at post-season eva...
GTTD - Of Hounds and Horses
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week Steve dons his racing silks and takes the listener to 800-horse two-year old thoroughbred sale in Ocala, Florida for a day of education and ...
Buddy and Ross , and Coursing Bill and controversial social media posts
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into the complexities of legislation affecting dog sports, the impact of social media on public perception, and strategies for advo...
Stronger Together
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you are fighting as an individual or as an organization, what are your expectations? What does it mean and why does it matter? In this episode...
GTTD - The Coon Hunter’s Handbook
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve addresses the changes in the way coon hunters acquire information by reviewing two books written in 1948 and 1952 respectively. ...
Cold Weather Gear for Hound Hunting
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following up on how to take care of a hound in cold weather, we need to evaluate our gear. Can you stay out for long periods of time in cold or wet we...
GTTD Revisited - Larry Meeks
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s old home week on the Gone to the Dogs podcast as Steve connects with his longtime friend and former boss, Larry Meeks. Meeks was the owner and ...
Testing out the eSEEK GPS Tracking System
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended roundtable discussion, Buddy Woodberry, Ross, and Bracken Gittins explore the evolving world of GPS tracking systems for houndsmen. T...
Cold Weather Care
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the temperature drops, real houndsman don’t stop. We just have to adjust. In this episode we’re breaking down why winter care matters more ...
GTTD - The UKC Winter Classic 2026
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode concludes the coverage of the UKC Winter Classic in Batesville, Mississippi. Complete event coverage may be found on social media on th...
Wiley Coyote: Mistakes We Make
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In part two we give some insight to breaking our dogs from running coyotes, if you don't want them too. We talk about some common mistakes that hinder...
GTTD - UKC Winter Classic – Part One
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we join Steve along a Florida highway on his road trip to the Winter Classic in Batesville, Mississippi. It’s day one of the trip ...
Shop Talk | Non-Resident Lion Tags & Quotas
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buddy, Ross Ellwanger, Kody Lohstroh (Colorado), and Stephan Roaque (Wyoming) dig into the growing tension around non-resident hunting pressure, rapid...
Unleashed: Fighting for our Hound Hunting Rights
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a trip to Richmond, it was discovered that the legal process of the legislative branch is more confusing than not. In this episode Heath is goin...
GTTD - Coonhounds and Cabin Fever
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thirty-five degrees in Miami, Florida? Headlines read “Freezing in Florida: Artic chill reaches Sunshine State, breaking records and causing p...
Wiley Coyote
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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GTTD: HOUND DOGGIN’ IN WEST VIRGINIA WITH GARY KNAPP
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Knapp says he’s married to the prettiest girl in Big Scary, West Virginia. Steve calls him the Will Rogers of the Appalachians. Bear hunt...
Navigating Challenges in Hunting Trips with Ross Ellwanger
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chapters00:00 Choosing the Right Dog02:34 Challenges in Hunting Trips04:46 Employee Management Struggles06:31 New Hunting Technology: Beeper Collars12...
The War on Hounds: Virginia’s Anti Hound Hunting Bills
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We go over SB 471, HB1396 and SB770. How it affects us moving forward and some valid talking points. These are badly written and have huge impacts on ...
GTTD - SHUCKIN’ THE CORN WITH FRED BRIGHT
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When old friends get together, the stories can’t help but be told. In the case of the pair of coon hunting friends on this podcast, the stories go ...
The Art of Packing #2
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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GTTD - Mining for Gold
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve charts the course for future episodes by revealing the basic tenets the has built his long and winding journey as a houndsman up...
Catching up With Mark Boyer
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the hosts reconnect after a hiatus, discussing their experiences in the hound hunting community and the upcoming Oregon United Sporti...
The Hard Choice
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes keeping multiple pups out of the litter lead to over thinking, lost sleep, and questionable decisions. How do you process which one suits yo...
GTTD - A New Year’s Rant
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off his annual New Year’s trip to South Carolina to attend the Grand American Coon Hunt, Steve takes the opportunity to unload some baggage he...
The Art of Packing
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The introduction of Creekside Chronicles. How did we get here, where the name came from and what it’s all about. As the 2025 hunting season came to ...
GTTD - What Difference Does It Make?
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve and Nubbin invite a brand, spanking new coon hunter to the microphone in an enjoyable conversation with ten-year old Brantley Wh...
Hounds and Highways
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
GTTD - Stocking Stuffer – Part Two
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 mo...
Picking Up The Trail: Where We Left Off
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
GTTD - Stocking Stuffers - Part One
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Go...
Early Starters
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Gone to the Dogs - A December Day with The Redbone Man
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve catches up to octogenarian coon, and deer, hunter Fred Moran as the elder statesman of coon hunting, scans the Pennsylvania fields and woodlots ...
GTTD - A December Day with The Redbone Man
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve catches up to octogenarian coon, and deer, hunter Fred Moran as the elder statesman of coon hunting, scans the Pennsylvania fields and woodlots ...
Odor Intelligence: Part 2 - Environment and Weather
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
GTTD - Dunlap Times Three
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Odor Intelligence
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
GTTD - The Good Old AKC Days
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Built to Hunt: The Conformation Advantage
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 foundati...
GTTD - What? No White River?
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Bowl Battle: Inside Food Aggression
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
GTTD - Lone Pine Kennels 2025
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve is live at Lone Pine Treeing Walker Kennels in Kittanning, Pennsylvania with owner Randy Smith. The episode takes place midway...
Roads, Mountains and Memories: A chat with Rick Labbe
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
GTTD - Remembering John Wick
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mark Zepp joins Steve in remembering hunter, breeder, trainer, author, innovator and entrepreneur John Wick of Montgomery City, Missou...
The Tracks That Bring us Together
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
GTTD Legend Series: Jim Meeks
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Part 2 - The Final Ridge: Harvest and Reflection
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
GTTD - Switching Breeds
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 bree...
Part 1 - Into the Wild: The Chase Begins
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Emotional Side of Coon Hunting
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 emoti...
Hound Motherhood: A Guide to Pregnancy and Whelping
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
GTTD - Goodbye Old Friend
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 fri...
Miles Over Moments: Why Hound Training is a Journey
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 proce...
GTTD - Winging It
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 A...
Lessons Loaded: Putting Theory to Test in the Woods
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. T...
Gone To The Dogs He Was A Good Man
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Talking Trash: Chasing the Truth
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 wo...
Gone To The Dogs with Nathan Johnson
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Pack Talk: Packing Hounds vs. Running a Pack
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 dist...
Gone To The Dogs Autumn Oaks – Part 2
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Behind the Bench: Judging at Autumn Oaks
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ho...
GTTD: Autumn Oaks Interviews – Part One
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 judge...
The Struggle
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
GTTD - Shot While Hunting
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Training We Trust
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 u...
Gone To The Dogs - Autumn Oaks Preview
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Moor...
The Great Hunting Debate: Male vs Female
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aquestion was posed to Heath about which do you prefer a male or female. The topic comes out a lot during conversation so Heath ways in on the pros an...
Gone to the Dogs - 300 Years
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Each of the four players in this episode have hunted coons for sixty years or more. Their combined age of 297 autumns is nearly 300 years and each yea...
Tree Climbers
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The excitement on the last day was a great send away. But it was intense until we were able to get the dog back on the ground. Climbing trees is not s...
Gone To The Dogs with Tom Hopkins
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve visits with Tom Hopkins of Marshall, Texas.Tom owned, trained and handled what was perhaps the most famous Treeing Walker Coonho...
Running in the Heat
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
GONE TO THE DOGS WITH MATT WACHTER
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Within the world of purebred coonhounds there exists seven recognized breeds, each with a national association that affiliates with the major coonhoun...
The Ripple Effect: Timing Troubles in Dog Training
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Traveling to hunt in different parts of the country will expose your hounds to different terrain, different styles and different challenges. While in ...
Gone to the Dogs with Rubert Morgan
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Silent Pack: Part 3 - Cannon
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Gone To The Dogs with Leon Childers
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Similarities in age and geographical backgrounds make for easy conversation between Steve and his entertaining guest Leon Childers in this episode. Ch...
Silent Pack: Part 2 - Super Sam
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, spe...
Gone To The Dogs – Lone Pine Legacy Update
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eight months have lapsed since we last visited with Randy Smith of the highly regarded and immensely successful Lone Pine Treeing Walker Kennel in Pen...
Silent Pack: Part 1
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 legenda...
Gone To The Dogs with Cheyenne Cummings
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cheyenne Cummings of Seneca, Missouri is known throughout the coon hunting world as one of the really good guys in the sport. And like their owner, C...
Leading The Way
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following up off last week's episode Heath gets into starting your dog to leading. There are different ways to train your hound, pick what works and b...
GONE TO THE DOGS with DARREN ALLGOOD
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s plenty of “dog talk at its finest” in this episode with Hoosier tree dog enthusiast Darren Allgood. With three squirrel dog world champ...
Training Tools 101
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a recent question on social media about a dog lunging at the tree, Heath goes over some options with the safety of the dog at the forefront. The...
Competition Dogs. What does it take?
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Steve reviews the comments of several houndsmen concerning what it takes to make a winner in the world of coonhound competition.Steve ...
Working Dogs: The Difference in Dog Styles
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we dive into a rising trend where tradition meets evolution in the world of bear dog hunting, the use of Laikas, a hardy and ver...
NEW FRED MORAN STORIES
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Gone To The Dogs regular guest Fred Moran.Fred, at 88 years of age, is a storehouse of memories from many genres. Steve and ...
The Canine Come Back
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Back to the basics of training. A solid foundation with a recall should be the most important thing you train with your dog. First and foremost it’s...