UKC Hunting Ops Podcast

Ep. 130 - Coonhounds: Donnie Huber Interview

In this week’s episode of the UKC Hunting Ops Podcast, Allen visits with the living legend, Donnie Huber. Allen and Donnie talk about the golden era of coonhunting back in the ‘50s and ‘60s. We hear about grade hunts, packed parking lots, 3-hour hunts, and even dogs having puppies in the backseat of a station wagon. The guys talk through the changes that hit the coonhound world in the ‘70s and ‘80s, and Donnie shares some stories about the Walker dogs he’s owned and hunted with over the years.
 
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Ep. 129 - Squirrel Dogs: Feist Squirrel Hunt Honor Rules, Part 4

Here is part four, the final installment of Allen and Trevor's journey through the Feist Squirrel Hunt Honor Rules. In this episode, we cover sections 14 - 20 of the rulebook, including time outs, scorecards, questions, panels and appeals, cast winners, and how to handle tiebreakers. Be sure to bookmark these rule episodes as you'll want to come back to them again and again!
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Ep. 128 - Coonhounds: 2025 Coonhound Program and World Finals Updates

On this week's episode, Trevor and Allen sit down to discuss some major updates coming in 2025 to UKC’s Coonhound Program. We share a few big announcements about the 2025 Coonhound World Championship, in particular, some news about Finals and Zones. We also take a peek at where we’re at in the TOC, Top Ten Series, and Next Generation Spotlight Series. At the end, we share the news about our new online application and testing system for Master of Hounds and Bench Show judges, along with some other interesting news and updates, so be sure to listen to the entire show for lots of new information from our Coonhound Program!
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Ep. 127 - Retrievers: 2024 HRC Fall Grand

In this week’s episode, Field Trial and Hunt Test Program Manager, Domenick Muoio checks in from the 2024 HRC Fall Grand in Weldon Springs, MO. He visits with Tracey Stubbs, HRC Grand Committee Chairman, to hear more about makes this national event so special for the retriever community. We learn what it takes to get there and compete in such a large event, with around 900 dogs attending this year. He then goes around to each of the test sites and hears from the judge about their setups and how the dogs handled their tests. Be sure to watch the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel to see videos and diagrams of each test site: UKC Hunting Ops Podcast Ep. 127 - Retrievers: 2024 HRC Fall Grand
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Ep. 126 - Beagles: 2024 Hunting Beagle World Championship

In this week’s episode, Allen chats with the four handlers from the final cast at last weekend’s Hunting Beagle Championship in Mountain Grove, MO. He also sits down with Jacob Koons, co-owner and handler of the top winner, GRHBCH CH Black Saddle Yogi Bear. Allen also visits with our youth handler award recipient. Tune in to hear about all the happenings from the big beagle event!
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Ep. 125 - Squirrel Dogs: Feist Squirrel Hunt Honor Rules, Part 3

Here is part three of Allen and Trevor's journey through the Feist Squirrel Hunt Honor Rules. In this episode, we cover sections 9-13 of the rulebook, including split trees, minus points, circle points, deleted points, and the scratching section. Be sure to bookmark these episodes as you'll want to come back to them again and again! To learn more about the UKC Cur-Feist Program, visit: https://www.ukcdogs.com/cur-feist-about. 
 
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Ep. 124 - Understanding Hypothermia

In this week’s episode, Domenick visits with Dr. Johnny Myers, DVM, Eukanuba Pro veterinarian, to provide deeper insights into understanding, recognizing, managing, and preventing hypothermia and other cold weather issues with our hunting dogs. If iced-up, late season hunting sounds like a future worry, now is the perfect time to prepare to avoid cold condition conundrums this season.
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Ep. 122 - Coonhounds: Coonhound World Championship History, Pt. 2 (2003-2023)

In Part 2 of the Coonhound World Championship history series, Allen, Trevor, and Todd continue their discussion of the dogs, handlers, and unforgettable memories of Coonhound World events from 2003 up to 2023.
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UKC Hunting Ops Podcast Ep. 121 & 122 - The Complete History of UKC Coonhound World Champions (youtube.com)
 
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Ep. 123 - Coonhounds: Interviews at the Coonhound World Championship

For this week's big episode, Allen sits down with several individuals from the 2024 Coonhound World Championship in Marshall, IL. We hear first from Andi Emory, 2024 World Show Champion, then bench show judge Dan Mazalic, next up are the top three finalists for the Nite Hunt, followed by a chat with our field reps and livestream production crew, and finally, we hear from Casey Maggard after he took the 2024 UKC Coonhound World Champion title with GRNITECH(2) 'PR' Little Lacey. 
 
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Ep. 121 - Coonhounds: Coonhound World Championship History, Pt. 1 (1978-2002)

This week on the podcast, Allen and Trevor are joined by UKC Vice President Todd Kellam as we look back on nearly 50 years of the Coonhound World Championship! We had to split this one into two parts to fit it all in, and it'll make a great listen driving out to Marshall, Illinois for this weekend's event! This week, we cover the origins of the Coonhound World Championship, the first event in 1978, and go year by year through 2002! The finish (2003 to 2023) will be coming soon!