Hound Dog Network - HOUND DOGGIN’ IN WEST VIRGINIA

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4.8 • 615 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Gary Knapp says he’s married to the prettiest girl in Big Scary, West Virginia. Steve calls him the Will Rogers of the Appalachians. Bear hunters remember him as an effective president and spokes person for the West Virginia Bear Hunter’s Association. Part woodsman, mountaineer and houndsman, Knapp never fails to entertain with his stories and likewise, never fails to inspire with his dedication to keeping the sport of hound hunting alive for future generations. Knapp believes upcoming changes to West Virginia laws concerning hunting over bait will be detrimental to the bear population. Steve tends to take the middle ground on the issue but the conversation is no less important to anyone that is concerned with the continuance of black bear hunting in the Mountain State as it reveals all sides of the issue. Enjoy talk from two mountain men, one in memory, the other in action, as Gone To The Dogs goes hound doggin’ with West Virginian Gary Knapp. West Virginia Bills for Your Attention HB 4688 and HB4559 We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. www.dusupply.com https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podcasts Our Sponsors: * Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code SE for a great deal: https://thompsoncigar.com * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code EMPIRE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollco.com/hunting Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:48.2	Thank you. Where's Gilder?
1:03.8	He's gone to the dogs.
1:07.3	Well, I've called up the store there at Milton, West virginia told them to run up there up the holler to
1:14.2	gary naps and see what he's up to these days and by golly we got him on the phone how you doing
1:20.8	gary pretty good let me get this copenhagen in my mouth all right man you got to have a good dip
1:26.7	don't you?
1:34.5	Yeah, but anyway, we've got two house bills that's been introduced here in West Virginia.
1:35.4	All right.
1:50.0	And the first house bill, to give you a loose summary, I'm not reading it, is that if you have bait out for dears during bear season,
1:54.7	and a bear comes into your deer bait, it's legal to kill him.
1:56.2	Okay.
1:59.3	Is that the way it is now, or is this a new thing?
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