The Hunting Dog Podcast

Ken is one of my early connections to NAVHDA. He also has a long history with VDD GNA ( that's German Wirehairs registered in Berlin) We just touch on his 40 plus years of hunting, testing, and judging the versatile breeds. I will be having Ken on again, to get even deeper.

Chris and I talk ammo, some do's and some donts. We also talk about great waterfowling around the country. His best and worst dog tales from the blind.Along with some of my worst dogs ever.

Larry Brown is a well-known writer, for more years than I have been hunting. His backstory is as interesting as his life with dogs, birds, and shotguns. Shooting over pointing dogs while stationed in the middle east, and bringing that passion back to the states, and eventually to the pages of GunDog and Pointing Dog Journal magazines. Larry shares some stories and secrets on pheasant hunting and espionage.

Ben's new book is getting printed as we recorded this interview. We talk about his training days as a college student. and how it shaped his future hunting. The up and down cycles of birds, His slightly odd way of using dog training collars. And much more.

I met Dale almost 20 years ago. He pulled into training grounds with a breed that not many hunters were willing to try. Yet he went further with those dogs than most hunters ever do. listen up as we go down memory lane.

Glen Blackwood in a Michigan grouse and woodcock addict. So much so, that if he isn't out swinging a double gun or fishing, he is reading, collecting and selling books about hunting and fishing. With a stockpile of 4000 books on the shelves of his fly shop in Rockford MI. Get a pencil and pad before you hit the play button.

Besides running Walker hounds on bobcats and lions, running a brewery and winery, Joe is running to the aid of the African Rhino. Joe has been training an elite pack of Texas hounds to live in Africa and help track down and apprehend poachers!!! That's right, stopping poaching under the threat of being run down by a trained pack of hounds may change the face of wildlife in Africa.

Besides running Walker hounds on bobcats and lions, running a brewery and winery, Joe is running to the aid of the African Rhino. Joe has been training an elite pack of Texas hounds to live in Africa and help track down and apprehend poachers!!! That's right, stopping poaching under the threat of being run down by a trained pack of hounds may change the face of wildlife in Africa.

Justin is back on the show to answer listeners question about their dogs. do and don'ts, right and wrong, and especially what not to do with your first bird dog!!! There isn't a better dog trainer this side of Big Cabin Oklahoma. We dive into some great listener questions, and come up with some solid advise from a trainer that I respect. Justin's secret is (if there is one) Don't be in a hurry, dogs like children all progress at different speeds. Get a pencil and take notes.

Alex Brittingham is a dog trainer from Texas, you might think that is common, but she dialed it up a notch when she decided to train her Jack Russel "Gator" to hunt ducks and geese. This young woman is driven to show the world what you can do with a dog, any dog. We have a great conversation about her start and her future in the dog world.

Jon Keehner earned his PhD. in Carnivore Ecology. We talk about the reintroduction of wolves in the lower 48. My background in wolves came from Google and Grimm's fairy tales. Jon's background is just a little bit deeper, ( like comparing a puddle to a lake) we talk about the reality of sharing the landscape with wolves and what it will take to truly to keep them managed. We also talk a little duck hunting, conservation, and hunter perception in the public eye.

Kris Hill is a mainstay of the Small Munsterlaner. 20 years of staying with a (then minority breed) have paid off in spades for her and the breed. We have all heard the term "this dog hunts" Kris and her pack have gone to the pinnacle of training,testing and hunting. She owns Hunting Hills Kennel, and has dedicated a good portion of her life to the Small Munsterlander. We catch up on old times, NAVHDA testing and some of our favorite common friends in the dog world

I swear I will start plucking my birds from here on out!! Hank brings a career of cooking wild game to the pages of his new book. Besides belonging in the kitchen, it feels like it should spend time on the coffee table as well. Check out all of Hanks wild game creations and his book tour. @https://honest-food.net/about/classes-events-appearances/

Franks book "Fifty-Five years a Grouse Hunter" is possibly the best book I've ever read. It comes from a true dog man, and sportsman. We talk about the old days and the present. His travels across the country with his dogs and his passion for the grouse. If we can learn anything from another hunter, we can learn what it takes to be a true sportsman and bird lover, yet still take a few birds for the table.

Been waiting a long time to interview Roger,he has as much experience with Cockers as anyone out there. (apologies for the longest intro ever) growing up in the UK he was born into a sporting family. He knows the nuts and bolts of hunting in the UK and combined with his time here in the States, we cover lots of topics beside these wonderful English Cockers. After this talk, Roger will get me set up with a great new hunting companion, that will give me a fresh outlook on the flushing dog world!!