Hound Dog Network - ED And Scott Bates

Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting

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4.8 • 615 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

When the talk is about English Coonhounds the name Bates is spoken with the same level of recognition and reverence as Petty in NASCAR or Griffey in baseball. Ed Bates, at 83 years old is still playing the coonhound game thanks to the family link to his son Scott, now 60. Scott has followed in his famous father’s footsteps from a very young age.

We join Ed and Scott to discuss their beginnings and that of the Hardtime English dogs for which they have been famous through the years.

The discussion covers their beginnings in the sport, their competition and stud dog success with hounds like Red Bird, Hardtime Speck, Bates’ Blue Cash, Meeks John, Hardtime Spider among their historic hounds and current standouts, The Dixie Chick and The Tennessee Stud.

This a podcast for the purists in the coon hunter ranks that have been there, done that for a very long time but it will also resonate with beginners that love the sport’s history and aspire to make a name in the sport themselves, notoriety that will hopefully propel them to the top tier of the sport as the Bates family has done.

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