Houndsman XP Podcast

Mountain Curs: An American Original

Episode Summary

Adam O Donnell and Chris talk about squirrel dogs. From the original purposes and traditional uses on the early frontier to modern day high performance tree dogs, the mountain cur is truly an American original.

Episode Notes

Release Date: 08-02-21

 

Adam O Donnell and Chris talk about squirrel dogs. From the original purposes and traditional uses on the early frontier to modern day high performance tree dogs, the mountain cur is truly an American original. 

Adam is a director for the Original Mountain Cur Breeders Association (OMCBA)  and an accomplished competition hunter with beginnings in the hound world and then transitioning to squirrel dogs. Adam and Chris discuss the history of the mountain cur and how it has evolved from a utilitarian type dog in the colonial and early American era dog to a high performance tree dog in modern times.  They discuss the rocky and questionable past of the largest cur dog registry, the OMCBA and get into training tips and strategies for cur dog owners.