coon hunt

As they contemplate the trip and all it will entail in the coming days, they take time to recall the Autumn Oaks 25th anniversary event in Jasper, Indiana in 1984, 39 years ago!   Nubbin remembers well the years 1984, 1985 and 1986 when his Black and Tan Hank was declared National Grand Nite Champion of the Black and Tan breed in each of those years was overall winner in 1984. 

The boys talk about the upcoming trip to the White River National Wildlife Refuge in this episode and admit, with some remorse and no little trepidation that they are getting older and may be needing to seek younger hunters to join the trips going forward to assist in handling the dogs. They’re not there yet but that picture is obviously coming into view.

The Gone To The Dogs podcast is nothing if not a candid discussion whomever the guest may be and this one is no exception.  But true to form, the boys have a good time when they get together and that’s evident throughout the episode.  We’re betting you’ll enjoy the stories and the banter in this latest account of Fielder and Moore On The Road.   

Ruckman and Price first met in 1985 as they stood on opposite sides of the entry desk in the headquarters building of the UKC World Coonhound Championship in Columbia City, Indiana.  Price was serving his second year as a UKC Field Representative, a job he held for many years, and Ruckman was handling the big white Treeing Walker dog the coon hunting world would come to know as 1985 UKC World Champion Beaver Lake Magic.  Magic would also be named 1985 Purina Outstanding Nite Hunt Coonhound of the Year.

The conversation begins with Ruckman and Price talking about their beginnings in the sport, the types of hounds they prefer, favorite dogs of the past and ends with a play by play of the Final Cast from two perspectives, that of the winning hound and that of a UKC official who served the cast in the woods as Master of Hounds.

This one is a good one for the history buffs.  Enjoy!