The UKC® Hunting Ops Podcast is produced by United Kennel Club®, the world’s leading dog sports organization since 1898. UKC® Hunting Ops covers Coonhounds, Beagles, Cur and Feist Squirrel Dogs, Pointing Dogs, Retrievers, and more.
Each week we’ll discuss aspects of one of our hunting dog sports, with topics like competition rules, UKC events, and discussions with today’s top competitors along with the legends of yesterday.
On this week's episode, Allen and Trevor preview the upcoming Tournament of Champions, with a look at this year's event, what to expect, and some details about the qualifying dogs with ten most cast …
Here's part two of our coverage of this year's Winter Classic! Last week, Allen and Trevor talked about the Warm Up Slams, the Pro Slam, and the Bench Show, and this week, we've got more focus on the…
This week is part one of Allen and Trevor's coverage of the 2024 UKC Winter Classic! We go over the event starting with the Warm Up Slams and the Pro Slam held early on before diving into the Bench S…
In this week's episode, Domenick sits down with Will Heckart to talk all things Shed Dog, including how Will got into the sport, and how you can too. Will tells us stories of some of his favorite dog…
On this week's episode, Allen and Trevor talk up the Top Ten Coonhound Bench Show Invitational, which will be held at Winter Classic. We go through the top ten dogs in each recognized coonhound breed…
On this week's episode, UKC VP Todd Kellam is joined by Director of Customer Support & Registration Taylor Armstrong and Senior Customer Support Specialist Orrin Foster, as they discuss the Field Dog…
Allen and Trevor took the podcast on the road to Grand American a couple weeks ago, and we've got those interviews this week! In addition to a recap of the 60th annual Grand American, we talked to sh…
This week, Trevor previews the 2024 Winter Classic, with special guest, UKC VP Nicole Sedlecky! It's a great look ahead to this event, which is about to be held for the 37th time, and the 12th in Bat…
In this week's interview, Allen is joined by Jeff and Shelly Davis to talk Hunting Beagles, and specifically our chartered breed association, the National Hunting Beagle Association (NHBA). We talk a…
In this week's episode we wrap up our three-part look at the top reproducing dogs of all time, with a look at the top female reproducers across all seven of our recognized Coonhound breeds. No fan of…
This week, Allen and Trevor continue their discussion of the top reproducing males of all time. Last week we did the Treeing Walkers, Blueticks, and Redbones, and this week we focus on the Black & Ta…
This week's episode is the first of a three-part series profiling our top reproducing dogs of all time across our seven recognized Coonhound breeds! This week we're starting with the Treeing Walkers,…
In this week's episode, Domenick sits down to talk with Carter Turner, as we discuss his big win at the recent SRS Crown Championship. We talk about everything from how Carter started working with re…
In this week's episode, Allen and Trevor recap the first official UKC Pro Slam for Coonhounds, the Ten Mile 300, before making a couple of news updates and then settling into some rule discussion abo…
In this week's episode, Allen sits down with special guest and UKC Field Rep Eric Yant to discuss the upcoming major Hunting Beagle events for 2024. We go into the Eliminator, NHBA Days, Clash of Cha…
In this unique episode, Director of Hunting Ops and houndsman Allen Gingerich sits down with Field Trial and Hunt Test Program Manager Domenick Muoio, whose experience is with retrievers. These two d…
In this week's episode, Allen and Trevor have all kinds of breaking news! We reveal the location of the 2024 UKC Coonhound World Championship, as well as locations and dates for the Hunting Beagle Wo…
On this week's episode, Domenick Muoio sits down to talk the HRC Grand with HRC International Grand Chairman Tracy Stubbs. This is a great episode that goes in depth in to what the Grand is all about…
We're back in the studio this week, as Allen and Trevor are discussing the new UKC Pro Slam format, which were created to give the experienced competitive hunter a chance to compete on an elite level…
In this week's episode, we've got our coverage of this year's Hunting Beagle World Championship, held October 6-8, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Join Allen and Trevor as we recap the event, and featur…