Hunting Articles
Bay Dogs vs Catch Dogs Explained
If you spend any time around hog hunters, you will hear the terms bay dog and catch dog thrown around like everybody was born knowing the difference. Truth is, a lot of newer dog owners hear those words early and still do not really underst.. more ..
Posted on Sunday 29th March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
What Makes a Hard Tree Dog
Spend enough nights in the woods behind coonhounds and you’ll hear the term hard tree dog tossed around like a badge of honor. It’s one of those phrases that means a lot more than it sounds like on the surface. Anyone c.. more ..
Posted on Sunday 15th March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Coffee in the Cold and Hounds in the Dark
The first hunt after I got Ranger is another memory that’s never faded, though the years have worn the edges soft like an old photograph. By then I had grown a little taller, though not much, and Daddy had decided I was old enough to tag .. more ..
Posted on Friday 13th March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
The Day I Brought Ranger Home
I remember the day after that first coon hunt almost as clearly as the night itself. Funny how a boy’s mind works. One night you’re riding on your daddy’s shoulders listening to hounds in the dark, and the next morning you wake up fee.. more ..
Posted on Friday 13th March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Best dog breeds used for Coon Hunting
Coon hunting has long been one of the most tradition-rich forms of hunting in North America. From the Appalachian hollows to the hardwood river bottoms of the Midwest and the pine ridges of the South, hunters have relied on specialized dogs.. more ..
Posted on Friday 6th March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Barking Up the Right Tree
I’ve spent a lot of mornings in the fall woods behind a dog, and I’ll tell you something that younger hunters sometimes overlook—there may be no finer way to hunt than squirrel hunting with a good dog. It doesn’t require big country.. more ..
Posted on Friday 6th March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Riding on My Father’s Shoulders
I can still see that night as plain as if it happened yesterday. Funny thing is, I must’ve only been six or seven years old, but some memories stick to a man harder than the mud on his boots. It was the first time my daddy ever took me co.. more ..
Posted on Sunday 1st March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Controversy, Conservation, and the Truth About Lion Hunting with Dogs
Few subjects in modern wildlife management stir up more debate than hunting mountain lions with hounds. To people who have never walked behind a pack of dogs in lion country, the practice can seem mysterious or even troubling. Images of bar.. more ..
Posted on Sunday 8th March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Cold Trailed at Daybreak
I don’t move as fast as I used to, but I still wake before daylight when there’s snow on the ground. Some habits a man never loses. When you’ve hunted lions with hounds most of your life, you learn that the morning belongs to those wi.. more ..
Posted on Monday 2nd March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
A Hundred Years of Bear Hounds
I’ve followed hounds long enough to know that when you unsnap a dog in the dark, you’re stepping into something older than you are. Bear hunting with hounds isn’t just a method — it’s a lineage. Long before GPS collars blinked acr.. more ..
Posted on Monday 2nd March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Music in the Briars
There are men who hunt for meat. There are men who hunt for horns.
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Posted on Sunday 1st March 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
The Soundtrack of Fall
There is a certain music that belongs only to autumn in the hardwoods, and if you’ve walked behind a good squirrel dog, you know exactly what it sounds like. It begins softly—leaves shifting under boots, a faint breeze moving through hi.. more ..
Posted on Saturday 28th February 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Small Packages, Big Drive
In the world of hunting dogs, size can be deceiving. While the spotlight often shines on big-running hounds and powerful retrievers, there’s a different kind of grit found in the squirrel woods. It comes in a smaller frame, usually under .. more ..
Posted on Tuesday 24th February 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
Five best states for feral hog hunting
Feral hog hunting has exploded in popularity over the last decade, and for good reason. Wild hogs are abundant, destructive to crops and habitat, and offer hunters year-round opportunity in many areas. Unlike most big-game species, hogs rep.. more ..
Posted on Friday 20th February 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
What is a bench show?
A bench show for hound dogs is a conformation event where hounds are evaluated on how closely they match their breed standard, but instead of being shown on the ground like traditional dog shows, they are presented standing on a raised plat.. more ..
Posted on Monday 16th February 2026 12:00:00 AM
By HounddogCentral
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