When host Steve Fielder was a young hunter attending coonhound events in Virginia and West Virginia, prior to his registry days, he often hunted with John Sturgill and Les Bolen.  The duo were coon hunting buddies and were a force to be reckoned with in competition and on the numerous pleasure-hunts our host enjoyed with them in those days.  Each man was noted then and now for having world class Plott Hounds.

Today we turn the pages back to August of 1995 with a great story about the History of the Tennessee Treeing Brindle Dogs

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You never know where the conversation will go on these live chats. let's see what Brett and the boys have to say this week.

Does a hound have more drive and stamina than a police K9?

There are 118 species of reptiles in Florida.  The largest, the American alligator is the state reptile.The most common is the brown anole, a commonly seen lizard. Within the gauntlet of creepy, crawly things are rattlesnakes, cottonmouths and the fairly recent invasive threat, the Burmese python. Living, and hound hunting in Florida is an exercise in dealing with reptiles on a regular basis.

Todays episode starts with a poem titled "Your Son" by O.L. Beckham and ends with a story a lot of us can relate to about being "Proven" and just what the word means.

This week Heath walks us through some puppy work and dives into the "why" behind what he is doing.

Spring has sprung across the podcast sphere and the boys have moved the Gone To The Dogs operation to the front porch where the air is fresh and the conversation flows a little more freely.

After 85 years of publication, there is bound to be a little something for everyone. Join us as we dive into the archives of America's original Treedog magazine!

Today Buddy and Jason sit down with Joe Scott and Zach Hoheisel of Alpha Dog Nutrition to talk some bear hunting, business and how to keep hounds running at top performance.

Tracking game with hounds takes a good hound. Tracking game without takes mad skills.

With springtime reaching the northern hemisphere, this will be the last of the Hot Stove episodes for this year.

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The boys are baking their bones by the stove again in this episode that covers everything from cross-bred bulldogs to the UKC Tournament of Champions.

Breed Days, bear bay's and more with the American Plott Association.

In this episode co-hosts Steve Fielder and Corey Gruver are joined by coon hunter, trainer and handler Mark Miller of Taylorsville, North Carolina.   Miller recently completed the Holy Grail of coon hunting, the United Kennel Club Grand Nite Champion title with a Plott dog co-owned by Steve and himself, Bear Pen Fever.

In this episode Steve and Corey put on their legislative caps and address a piece of current legislation in the State of Pennsylvania that portents big problems for the dog hunter.

Big news! The Double U Podcast is welcoming Heat Hyatt of "The Journey" to the line up of host on the DU Hound Podcast Network.

This episode is the second in our Hot Stove series of conversations between co-hosts Steve Fielder and Corey Gruver. In the episode, Steve is on the receiving end of Corey’s questions about Professional Kennel Club (PKC) events.  Corey recently attended the PKC Pennsylvania State Championship and came back with a laundry list of questions.  Steve was employed by PKC from 1998 through 2004 and out of convenience, if for no other reason, agrees to play catch for the newcomer’s pitches.

Today's episode is all about nourishing the seeds we plant for our future by preserving our past.