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The Houndsman XP crew is joined by guest Becky Dwire of the Nevada Sporting Dog Alliance, for the first official “Point Blank” episode. Point Blank is an unfiltered discussion about the hottest topics in the hunting community.

The group discusses and explains why we hunt and the importance of being able to tell people why we hunt. Hot topics that directly affect houndsmen such as Trojan horse billboards, misleading news stories and humorous news releases, are shelled down to the cob in this Point Blank discussion.  

Unedited and raw, this episode will get people thinking about the important issues pertaining to the world we live in and how it affects us as houndsmen directly.

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Mark Dufresne and Heath Hyatt return to the Houndsman XP Podcast for a discussion about how to breed the best, select the best and behavior conditioning for Xtreme Performance hounds.

Heath is a professional K9 trainer and has done in-depth work, to include building relationships with breeders around the world, to achieve a Master Trainer title. He currently serves a police department in Virginia in that capacity and is crucial in performance dog selection. Heath shares the strategies that professional police dog trainers use in selection and the conditioning of dogs in preparation for a lifetime of dangerous and high stress service. He is also a hardcore bear hunter and has bred and trained generations of his own hounds. Heath has the ability to draw parallels from his professional training and experience and bring it to the hound hunting community.

Mark is a professional guide from the state of Maine. He has decades of experience using hounds to put clients in positions to be successful with the use of his hounds in pursuit of bear and bobcat. Mark has dedicated a large portion of his life to understanding breeding and training Xtreme Performance game catching hounds. 

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Gavin Lipjes returns to Houndsman XP. This episode features Gavin Lipjes, a Professional Hunter from South Africa and proprietor of Panther Trackers. Lauren cohosts with Chris as Gavin recounts real life Leopard hunts from South Africa to include a leopard attack.

This is an in depth discussion about native trackers, the culture they live in, the effects and properties of scent, the scenting hound and the environmental effects on a hound and hunter success rate.  

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Casey Stutzman and Chris slay some sacred cows in this podcast. A talk with Casey is always a straight shooting, point blank discussion. Casey is a hard hunting, dedicated Houndsman. He is also an intelligent, critical thinker that is always looking for more knowledge.

Chris and Casey talk about how good were the old hounds, how has technology changed hunting. They talk about mountain lion studies, hound performance, being honest and just general stuff that Houndsmen always talk about. It’s good talk and nothing held back. It’s Point Blank.

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Chris and Shorty are joined by Bubba Allen of South Texas for this deep dive into hog hunting, dog breeding and damage control work in. Bubba Allen is a dedicated dog man that hunts the toughest hogs around. Ranchers, farmers, even golf course owners depend on Bubba and his pack to catch the out of control population and devastating masses of feral hogs in South Texas.

This easy going conversation covers topics of breeding, hunting, the changes in technology and war stories. Any Houndsman will appreciate this episode of Houndsman XP.

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The American Plott Association (APA) represents Plott enthusiasts throughout the world. Their motto “A Breed Apart” can easily represent the rugged Houndsmen that hunt the Plott hound as well as the breed of dog itself. The APA is an inclusive and forward thinking organization that is dedicated to promoting the Plott hound and hunting big game. 

Chris is joined by APA President David Williams and a supporting cast for this episode of the Houndsman XP Podcast. Recorded live at the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association, the guys talk about the widespread membership of the APA, what it takes to keep a premier organization running and the historic Brindle Book the annual publication of the APA.

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This is an episode of HXP you will not want to miss. Chris sits down with Carl Schoettel and Lucas Withrow at the yearly gathering of the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association to talk about their excellent success as an organization and current issues facing Houndsmen and other conservationists alike; all the while having thoughtful insights on unity, conservation, and the continuity of hound hunting for all in Wisconsin. Then after that great conversation Chris sits down with the Lobbyist working for the WBHA, Mr. Bob Welch, to talk about how an effective hound organization can take their agenda to the next level in their state’s legislature.

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Houndsmen and deer hunters find common ground in this one of a kind Houndsman XP Podcast. Travis Land has developed his skills as a 3rd generation houndsman to use his specialized hounds as deer recovery specialists in the South Texas Brush Country.

This podcast has something for everyone. Shorty and Travis sit down with Chris in a South Texas Cantina for an in depth discussion about scent, genetics, South Texas houndsmen, deer hunting and blood tracking. It’s all here. 

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From the Dark Continent; leopards rule the night and Houndsman XP takes you on an adventure with Gavin Lipjes, a Professional Hunter and houndsman. South African native Gavin Lipjes will draw the listener in with his experience and knowledge of African game and his use of specialized hounds to pursue one of the most dangerous cats on the planet.

Gavin and Chris get down to it in this episode and talk about the history of hounds and hunting in South Africa. Gavin made Chris’s head spin when he described the tracking skills required of men and hound to pursue the elusive big cats.

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Kevin and Nancy Hall have developed a product line of essential gear and equipment for Xtreme Performance Houndsmen. The customer can see the experience in every product they sell. Operating a premier and innovative business that makes customer service a hallmark, Kevin and Nancy are taking houndsmanship to a new level.

Chris, Nancy and Kevin discuss the great product line at dogsRtreed, the thought and experience that goes into its development. Kevin takes a deep dive into explaining the impact of heat casualties and dehydration in your hound. Kevin and Nancy introduce a new product that will help prevent it.  

As hunters we expect Xtreme Performance from our hounds. DogRtreed is developing products that keep our hounds safe, healthy and in the woods. More time in the woods means more game caught and better hounds.

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