In this episode we journey to the village of Pope, in the southern tip of Panola County, Mississippi to visit with black coon hunter Rubert Morgan.  At age 74, Morgan has worn many hats; farmer, auto worker, collegiate bull rider, community official and coonhound breed association director to name a few. 

Mr. Morgan provides an entertaining look at the life of a black kid growing up under segregation but also enjoying his lifelong dream of being in the outdoors hunting with hounds. 

Steve and Rubert met at the UKC Winter Classic in Batesville, Mississippi several years ago.  Mutual friend, Kimberly Clark of Virginia, also black and also a coon hunter, urged Steve to bring Morgan onto the podcast and the result is an hour and several minutes more of dog talk at its finest. 

A confessed Bluetick aficionado today, Rubert has enjoyed all breeds through the years beginning with a spotted pup that, as a kid, he crawled under the family home to claim.   The story of Spot and others good hounds through the years, pack the episode and there’s even some looks at life as a black man growing up in a world where in many cases, he was the “only one that looked like me” in the crowd.   You’ll enjoy this one, guaranteed. 

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