EP 132: Gone to the Dogs with Sid Underwood

Steve and Sid Underwood met in 1983 when each was attached to the Field Operations Department of the world’s largest working dog registry, the United Kennel Club.  Underwood’s role as a Field Representative, largely serving the expansive Texas territory, rapidly gained him national attention although his was already a household name among Lone Star State coon hunters.  His involvement with coon hunting and particularly Treeing Walkers anchored him deeply, even as a young man, into the bedrock of coon hunting history in that part of the world.  He hunted with, or at least found himself in the company of, some of the sport’s most significant hounds and the men that hunted them.In this episode, old friends talk about the UKC days, the fascinating aura of the Texas State Championship, and spend a whole lot of time analyzing the way things were and are, now and then.Texas is one of Steve’s favorite coon hunting destinations and he spares no effort to share with listeners the fascinating, unique style that is Texas coon hunting, something he first experienced way back in 1969.  This one is as comfortable as a well-worn pair of Wranglers and as satisfying as a stop at a Texas crossroads café for chicken-fried steaks.  Pour yourself a tall iced tea, settle back and we’ll go coon hunting Texas-style with one of the sport’s most interesting figures, Sid Underwood.  Listeners will also enjoy the debut of weekly podcast visits by storyteller supreme, Fred Moran.   We would like to thank those who support this podcast.  Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode.  www.dusupply.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podcasts