Have you ever called in one or more of your hounds, had them look at you –sum you up– and blow you off?Of course you have. We all have. Are these the actions of a disobedient mutt? Perhaps... Or maybe, the dog is being motivated to act that way. One of the first things that I will do in that...
When we first started our family hunting journey we had no clue what we were getting ourselves into. We had moved to a new area and didn’t know these mountains as well as the ones back home. We began the season mountain hopping and would hunt a different place each weekend with zero luck. It wasn’t until we decided to...
The hounds are working hard, opening, but frustrated after an hour of pursuit. The track looked fresh, the boys sounded like they got it jumped. The Garmin Alpha is a hot mess of circles, but the hounds aren't showing (or finding) the adversary treed. The chase goes on for a while longer until I lose patience and walk in only...
Have you ever seen those bumper stickers that say, Treeing Walkers do it better? Those stickers run the gamut of every breed out there. Blue Tick, English, Running Walker, etc. A book could be written about which breed of hound is better, and in my opinion not one word of it would be true. There are great hounds in every...
I am Ross Ellwanger, I have been running my family’s line of Bluetick hounds since I was born, it’s in my blood. I hunt bears in WI from July through the beginning of October and hunt bobcat from the time it snows until the snow is gone. I also try to make a trip out West every winter to chase...
This topic seems simple doesn’t it? What else could a dog be? A lot more and a lot less than what we would think. But what should we expect from our personal dogs whether they are house dogs, working dogs, or sporting dogs? Have you ever dreamt of owning a certain dog and before you make that dream a reality...
So you got bit by the bug. You can’t make it though a night without dreaming, or a day without thinking about dogs. As with about everything in life, if you ask 100 people a question, you are bound to get a hundred different answers. The problem is when your new to the dog hunting world, there are a million...
In the current tech controlled world that we find ourselves in, there is always some new, big product coming out on the market to make our lives easier, stay on top of our health or just more connected to other devices and people. Smartwatches have taken over the spectrum of wearable tech fashion. I have always liked the idea of...
When it comes to dog boxes there are a lot of options out there. When we are talking building vs buying a custom built dog box, there are a few things that come to mind as we’ve done both. We all know these things get beat to hell on the mountain and if there’s one thing we’ve learned it’s the...
The track was there plain as day, it looked like it was made the night before. This was my fourth time seeing this track and it certainly had an impressive stride and size. Having dumped on the track nearby, and before I knew there was some risk we could catch the bear in a nasty swamp, the decision was made...
