Hound Dog Network - Were Coon Hounds Better Then or Now?
Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting
Sportsmen's Empire Outdoor Network
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
The prior week’s show featuring current PKC World Championship winner Willy’s Little Ann generated quite a stir across the podcast sphere as the guests, including host Steve Fielder, allowed that Little Ann may be the best coon dog of all time.
Coon hunting entrepreneur Bruce Conkey posted his opinion of the matter on the Coon Hunting Conversations group page in social media drawing more than sixty comments in a couple of days.
In this episode Steve reviews Bruce’s contribution as well as several responses. He then brings guest Dillon Orr to the mic to discuss the comment he posted. Florida coon hunter Mack Britt weighs in with thoughts the different types of coon dogs and the age old saw, which was better, then or now? What determines a hunter’s preference in the type of dog he or she hunts becomes the anchor for a great conversation with a 30-minute bonus because the discussion is so darned good. It’s truly dog talk at its finest.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of the sportsman's empire is brought to you by Interstate Batteries. |
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| 0:32.7 | Music Where's Fielder? |
| 0:47.3 | He's gone to the dogs. |
| 0:52.1 | Welcome, friends. |
| 0:54.4 | Good to have you on the podcast today. |
| 0:56.5 | This is Steve Fielder, your host, |
| 0:59.2 | and this is the Gone to the Dogs podcast. |
| 1:04.1 | Coming to you today from the west coast of central Florida, |
| 1:09.0 | about a mile and a half from the Gulf of America. |
| 1:13.1 | Beautiful, beautiful April day here in Florida. |
| 1:18.7 | The cool weather has been wonderful, very mild, no humidity. |
| 1:24.7 | But that's not long to last. |
| 1:27.2 | I know that things will change significantly. |
| 1:31.6 | Last week we had an amazing audience for our podcast with John Strickland, Ashley Oxendine, and Randy |
| 1:42.6 | Smith. |
| 1:47.0 | We titled the podcast The Amazing Little Anne, |
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