The Sounder

Charlie announces leaderboards and prizes for the month of March before he begins to tell the story of Nebraska Joe and his recent hog hunt on the farm in south Texas. With hogs being regular visitors on the farm recently, Charlie invited his friend Joe from Nebraska to come down and try his luck on some south Texas feral swine. Charlie talks of preparation and things he considered to help improve Joe's chances in bagging a wild hog with hopes of getting more than one and sending Joe back to Nebraska with some wild pork meat. 

Charlie is Joined with "Sky Hunter Outfitters" pilots Allison Leinen and Brandi Rector to discuss themselves and their journey to becoming hog hunting helicopter pilots. Allison and Brandi will be featured in the new television series "Force on Force Army Hog Hunters" and will be showing off their pilot skills as they take competitors on the show out to hunt. Tune in to hear directly from the women behind "Sky Hunter Outfitters" and hear their testimony as well as how you can book your next helicopter hog hunt. 

Charlie kicks off the month of March by announcing the winners for February's True Hog Hunters and Army Hog Hunters tournaments as well as the leaderboard for March since competitors wasted no time at all and got hogs submitted right out of the gate. Charlie is joined this week with Lieutenant Colonel Tim Green and Army veteran Joshua Schmidt as they prepare for their first ever helicopter hog hunt in the first season of "Force on Force Army Hog Hunters". A new prize is announced for most hogs eradicated, submitted, and approved at the end of the year and Charlie gets ready for a weekend of hard hog hunting with an old from Nebraska. 

Charlie gets the opportunity to sit down with Marine veteran Randy Gardner and Air Force veteran Eddie Woolidge before they team up for their first heli hog hunt in the first season of "Force on Force Army Hog Hunters". With both men being well experienced marksman and avid hunters they feel like they are as prepared as well as any other team for the upcoming hunt and competition. Hunting hogs is nothing new for them but hunting them from a helicopter definitely is. Luckily for them, it is new to every hunter in this competition. Listen in as they introduce themselves and how their journey has led them to this opportunity.

As Season one of "Force on Force Army Hog Hunters" kicks off, Charlie sits down with Army veterans Justin Snow and Kyle Roberson to learn more about the hunters and what they can expect on their heli hog hunt with Sky Hunter Outfitters. Both hunters have been featured on the hit TV series "Force on Force Army Buck Hunters" and have experience hunting wild game of all kinds here in the states and have proven to be excellent marksman in previous episodes. Even with multiple flights in the military and and countless hours on the range, nothing could quite prepare these 2 vets for the hunt they are about to experience in flight. Stay tuned to hear directly from both hunters as they begin their journey as a team to compete in the first season of "Force on Force Army Hog Hunters" and get updated on the True Hog Hunters and Army Hog Hunters tournament trail for the month of February.

As competitors prep for their hunts on the first season of the new TV series "Force on Force Army Hog Hunters" Charlie gets the honor of sitting down and talking with contestants of the show and learn about their background and journey that has lead them to this opportunity. This weeks episode features Dawn Rose and Mark Lotre, two retired Air Force veterans and previous contestants for the hit outdoor TV series "Force on Force Army Buck Hunters". Both contestants are used to stiff competition and have actually gone head to head before in the "Army Buck Hunters" shooting tournament. However, with "Army Hog Hunters" being a completely new show, it also comes with a completely new set of rules and conditions. Unlike in "Army Buck Hunters", "Army Hog Hunters" has  by chance, teamed Mark and Dawn up together so that they must communicate and work together to have a chance at winning. Mark has claimed victory before in Season 2 of "Army Buck Hunters" and is looking to repeat his success in Season 1 of "Army Hog Hunters". Dawn has proven to be an excellent marksman and has also shined in her ability to adapt and overcome in previous episodes when faced with adversity and unexpected obstacles on the range and in the field. Stay tuned as these two Air Force Veterans team up and use their skills and training to compete in the first ever season of "Force on Force Army Hog Hunters", a new hog hunting TV series unlike any other.

January is officially over giving us our first winners of the year. Cold weather approaches the south bringing possible ice as well as the possibility of some really good hog hunting. The first month of 2022 has been a successful one and has has set the bar high for the rest of the year for the True Hog Hunters and Army Hog Hunters tournaments. 

Giving incentives for hunters to hunt harder than ever before for wild hogs in hopes of increasing efforts to bring the population to a much more manageable number has always been one of the main goals for The Sounder Podcast and the online tournament trail. Tune in to this weeks episode to learn how you as a hog hunter can earn cash for hunting hogs in the state of Texas, and how over $27,000.00 will be given out in two of Texas counties to hunters for the bounty of feral hogs. Will this be the start of a new era in the hog hunting community or simply another spoiled attempt at winning the war with hogs? Stay tuned as Charlie gives his thoughts on the bounty program as well as updates on the True Hog Hunters leaderboard for the new year.

The south Texas deer season had a late start for most hunters with December temperatures staying way above average, making it difficult for hunters across the state chasing whitetail. Late season showed promise for a chance at a big mature buck on the farm and had Charlie anxious to hunt as much as possible in the final weekend of muzzleloader season. However, as luck would have it, Charlie and his family would come down with the notorious Covid virus that would force Charlie into pulling the plug on the remainder of the season. Although discouraging, Charlie can now allow himself to put the season behind him and focus on what The Sounder is all about, hog hunting. It is now prime time to hunt hogs in every way possible in hopes of gaining ground on the war on hogs. With contestants putting up big numbers so far in January, Charlie hopes to be able to use all resources available to play catch up, and eradicate as many hogs on the property as possible to help preserve the native habitat that supports the native wild game. The next few months will be crucial for the contestants in the tournament and should provide the best hog hunting until late summer and early fall during the harvest season. 

January is off to a hot start for the True Hog Hunters tournament as a couple of hunters are quick to get hogs submitted and on the leaderboard. Charlie tells of his very first try at muzzleloader season and was not disappointed to say the least. There is still one more weekend left and a tag to fill for the hunter as he plans on spending as much effort as possible in hopes of a mature buck. Once the whitetail season is officially over for good until next fall, Charlie plans on trying his hand a bow hunting. With wild hogs making themselves at home on the farm, it is time to use any and all resources to eradicate this invasive species and try to bring the overall population to a manageable number. It is time to sour corn and prepare to bait traps in hope of catching whole sounders and earning a chance to win the new prizes for the year.