Tree Talkin' Time Podcast with Ben Sheets
Yours truly was the guest on the latest episode + A new coon hunting video.
Hello everyone. I know we’re past the official cutoff date for when it’s acceptable to say “Happy New Year,” but I don’t think Larry David reads Hound on the Run so I think I’m OK.
Happy New Year, my fellows. May 2023 bring you and your dogs much success in all ways.
As far as Hound on the Run is concerned, 2023 is off to a great start. We’re only 10 days in and I’ve already been invited on one of my favorite hound hunting podcasts to talk about my book, Cat Dog Chronicles—none other than Ben Sheet’s Tree Talkin’ Time.
I had a great time sitting down (virtually) with Ben to share all about my book and my journey so far into hound hunting.
You can listen to the Tree Talkin’ Time podcast on your favorite podcast platform or app.
Here’s a link to the episode on Apple podcasts.
For long-time Hound on the Run subscribers, you may recall that I interviewed Ben Sheet’s on my short-lived podcast—he was one of the first guests over 2 years ago. Since then, he has been chugging away putting out some top-notch episodes with a wide range of guests in the tree dog world. I’m a huge fan of what Ben is doing, and I highly recommend you give him a listen.
New Coon Hunting Video on YouTube
Raccoon trees are all that’s on the menu this year for the Blue Pups. And in this week’s video, I take them out to our coon hunting spot for two nights of cold December hunting.
On the first night, it’s just the pups and I plus Finn and Plum joining in as my dedicated coon dogs. No trees were made that night, but we made some good progress in terms of overall handling and cooperation—there were several times where I recalled the pups from long distances (I think the furthest was 500 yards) and they came back to me perfectly. Since that video, I have successfully introduced the tone on their GPS tracking collar to function as the recall command and they are picking it quickly. Not bad for about 7 months old.
On the second night in the video, my friend Charlie joins me with two of his coon dogs, Ember and Topanga. Ember came through and got one treed for us and the puppies followed along as best they could.
Tika, the only female in the litter, completely surprised me on the tree … you’ll just have to watch but I tell you—she understood the assignment.
Pip, on the other hand … let’s just say I need to work on some tree manners with him so he doesn’t get his butt whooped in the future by a less patient dog than Topanga.
Watch it here:
Thanks for tuning in, I’ll check back with you soon.
Sincerely,
Niklas