Semper Doggin

This week Bryce and Steven are joined by an old friend, Jeremy Cox, who reminisces about the days he spent with his tactical K9's while he worked over seas. There are several stories of days gone by in this episode that you are not going to want to miss!

Ashton Hall is the featured guest on this week's episode of the Semper Doggin Podcast. Ashton has years of experience competing in booth squirrel and coonhound events across the country as a decorated handler. Join Bryce and Steven as they pick the brain of Ashton to learn all about the sport of competition squirrel hunting.

This week Bryce and Basham are graced with the presence of Niki Matthews who happens to be Bryce's wife! Niki has been raised in the world of hunting and showing hounds. Traveling to major events and competing in the show ring has been a staple in her life which has led to great success including her family winning the National Championship as well as the World Championship with their line of Redbone Coonhounds! Join us this week as we break down what it takes to choose the right puppy all the way up to getting that dog ready to compete at the highest level! If you're into show hounds, this is an episode you won't want to miss!

Wesley Woodyard is the definition of a mountain man, a houndsman, and a true outdoorsman. Hosts Bryce Matthews & Steven Basham were glad to have Wes join them on this weeks podcast to discuss his pack of bear dogs, his deer tracking dog, and his once in a lifetime elk harvest. Join the Semper Doggin crew as they branch out from the coonhunting world this week and dive into a new realm!

Join Bryce and Steven this week as they recap 2024 and talk about plans for 2025. Hear about the dogs they will be pushing, events they plan to attend, and even learn how to power your house in a power outage!

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Fresh off of their $20,000 victory, Zach Boring and Eddie Green join Bryce, Basham, and Brandon White on this episode of Semper Doggin! Eddie's dog Zeek took himself and handler Zach Boring to the finals of the Bear Creek Classic and added a few folding dollars into his owner and handlers' wallets. Join these 5 guys for an hour of excitement and fellowship as they dive into memories of the past, where they are today, and listen for the winning question to enter for a chance to receive a free bag of Next Level dog food!

The guys are back at it this week for another episode of Doggin Tuesday! Join the crew as they cover topics from a proposed hide hunt at the White River Refuge and Bryce gets school on the pedigree of his own pup!

Bryce, Basham, and Layne Leverette sit down this week to recap the recent Pro Sport event, Battle of the Brides! This was an exciting event that brought 24 of the finest females in the coonhound world together to battle it out for the belt of champions! Layne also announces the upcoming Battle of the Big Dogs and drops a spoiler alert for yet another major event to come. The only way to find out about these two events is to hit that play button!

The gang is back!!!! It has been a couple of weeks since we had the chance to record but we are so glad to be back with our Semper Doggin fam! Join Bryce and Basham as they combat an annoying fire alarm and lay out a few tips and tricks to get your dog treeing up on the wood!

Semper Doggin host, Bryce Matthews, was finally able to sit down with none other than Chad McCoin of Black River Black & Tans. Bryce and Chad have been friends for numerous years competing against each other across the country and at their local clubs. Chad has been competing with black and tan coonhounds for over 20 years and has found success at the highest levels. This episode will cover the background of Chad, where he got his start, how he got where he is today, and even covers the highest selling black and tan coonhound to ever hit the market, Black River Lefty. This is an episode you will not want to miss!

The boys are back this week with a wild crowd of guest's interactions! This week's Facebook live recording was jam packed with laughter and the typical ribbing between houndsmen. Bryce and Basham talk about the recent podcast with Mr. Layne Leverette, breeding CHROME WHEELZ, and Basham finally being reinstated to compete in United Kennel Club licensed events. Sit down and stay for a while. The crew is ready to entertain you!

Co-Host, Steven Basham, recruited this week's guest Mr. Layne Leverette from the hills of Tennessee. The two recently went on a disaster relief trip together to western North Carolina to help with the hurricane clean up. During this trip the two were able to help hundreds of people by providing fresh hot meals. The duo is joined by host, Bryce Matthews, as they discuss this trip, a HUGE Pro Sport Announcement, and much more. This is a fun, lighthearted, and heartwarming podcast you will not want to miss!

Shawn Fore joins your hosts Bryce Matthews & Steven Basham on this week's episode to recap his recent victory in the Pro Sport Truck Hunt Series! Shawn is not new to the competition coonhunting world by any means but you can hear just how much this win meant to him! A good ol boy from southern Kentucky, Fore has the heart and dedication that it takes to win at the highest level. You might even be surprised just how far he has to travel each night to hunt. Tune in to an episode you will not want to miss!

What a weekend it was for coonhunting! Bryce and Steven are joined by several guests this week who interacted with us to recap everything that went on in our sport over the weekend. The duo covers the PKC Fall Super Stakes, UKC World Championship, and PKC Youth World Championship. This is a fun episode packed full of information and comradery.

The title says it all! See you guys next Tuesday for our Facebook Live Doggin Tuesday.

This week Basham and Bryce sit down to draw for the winner of an entry to the $6,500 PKC hunt in Junction, IL and also discuss the upcoming UKC World Zones. This is a fun episode that you will not want to miss!

Do you ever wonder if you are using the best equipment for the job? Ever wonder what the competition is using? Join hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham this week as they talk about all of the gear they use night in and night out to follow their hounds. The duo goes in depth from boots to lights, thermals to squallers, and everything in between! This is a fun episode that will shed light on the top performing products in the competition coonhunting world. Sponsors: Froggy Bottom Outdoorswww.froggybottomoutdoors.comNever Satisfied Off Road

There is no rhyme or reason for this Doggin Tuesday style episode of Semper Doggin with your hosts Bryce Matthews & Steven Basham. The duo sat down to record an impromptu episode and had a blast doing so! Get all of your Autumn Oaks information here and make sure to join your hosts at the Autumn Oaks Special wedding for Bryce & Niki! If you like off the cuff conversation with no blueprint....this is the podcast for you!

Holy cow!!!!! What an absolute banger of an episode we have for you this week. This was by far our most interactive Doggin Tuesday Facebook Live that we have ever recorded. The listener comments were flowing this week and definitely got some wheels turning for people thinking about how things are done these days. This is an episode you are for sure going to want to listen to!

This weeks episode is all about your 2024 PKC National Champions. Jason Himes (owner) and Chad Spradlin (handler) sit down with hosts Bryce Matthews & Steven Basham to recap the run they made with their hound Split Treein Trigger. This team has made quite an impression upon the competition coonhound circuit lately and have no plans of slowing down. Bryce & Steven wrap things up with recaps of this years UKC Youth Nationals event and preview the upcoming UKC Autumn Oaks event held in Richmond, IN. This is an episode jam packed with fellowship and information that you are not going to want to miss!

This weeks episode is all about the kids! Host Bryce Matthews set the mics up at this years Indiana State Youth Event where kids of all ages gathered in Peru, IN to compete for the state championship. This episode highlights just a handful of the kids who competed. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as the kids enjoyed the event!

On this week's episode, hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham preview the upcoming UKC Indiana State Youth Event and converse with the 2024 Kids World Champion, Colton Rorvik. This is a special episode for Bryce as Colton is his middle boy. Colton takes us through how he got started in coonhunting, a few of the dogs he has handled, and the success he has found in competition thus far.

Hold on tight because this episode is jam packed!!! Co-host, Steven Basham. drops the news of a new thermal release while Host, Bryce Matthews, explains how his up-and-coming freezer beef business is taking up more time than he would like! It was great to get back together for this weeks Doggin Tuesday where a great time was had by all. Join us every other Tuesday on the Semper Doggin Podcast Group on Facebook to join in on the interactions and interact with your hosts of this podcast!Sponsors:Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Off Road

Your host, Bryce Matthews, is joined by Eric Pressley & Brianna Roth representing Battlefront Outdoors on this episode of the Semper Doggin Podcast. Bryce met the duo while at the Grand American event in Orangeburg, SC, in January of 2024. The three of them immediately hit things off after realizing that both Battlefront and Semper Doggin had very similar goals. Semper Doggin has been clear that it is part of our mission to help veterans in any way that we can. This episode is just one way that we can do that. By spreading awareness through the events hosted by Battlefront Outdoors we are hoping that our mission will be successful!

Brandon White, sales representative from U.S. Pet Food, sits down with hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham to discuss the ever-growing hot topic of dog food! In this episode you will learn how dog food is manufactured, the main ingredients that make up the staple brand Next Level, and so much more. If you are thinking about trying a new food to maximize the genetic potential of your K9, this is an episode you will not want to skip over!Sponsors:Froggy Bottom Outdoorswww.froggybottomoutdoors.comNever Satisfied Offroad

This episode of Doggin Tuesday is nothing less than a sincere THANK YOU to all of our listeners and sponsors. Without all of you, this podcast would not be possible. We are having a ton of fun bringing these episodes to you and hope to continue to be able to do so for many years to come!

Have you ever dreamed of winning a state championship? How about winning two of them in the same year?!? That is exactly what Michael Mitchell & Lee Wade did with their English coonhound, Hatchie River Hook. Join hosts Bryce Matthews & Steven Basham this week as they talk to the duo behind Hook and dive deep into what it takes to be a two-time state champion.Sponsors:Froggy Bottom Outdoorswww.froggybottomoutdoors.comNever Satisfied Off Road

Basham and Bryce are back this week covering a variety of topics from hounds to meat goats, benefits for "Big Jude," trips to the ER and everything in between. You wanted the raw and unedited version of Semper Doggin....here it is. Join us in the buffoonery we call friendship!

Caleb McDonald sits down with hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham on this week's episode of Semper Doggin. The trio discuss what it takes to be competitive in todays world of competition coonhunting and how meeting the right person at the right time can make all the difference. Hear how Caleb has been bitten by the coonhunting bug and has put in the effort to make a name for himself. Don't believe us? Listen closely as Caleb tells the story about winning a brand new side by side and then you be the judge.......was it beginners luck?Sponsors:Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Offroad

Calvin Redhouse, from the Chuska Mountains in the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, joins hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham to talk about his journey as a houndsman. Calvin has a unique approach to his hunting style and how he uses his hounds to help his community. This is an episode that you will not want to skip over!Sponsors:Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Offroad

This week's Facebook Live with Bryce and Steven recaps our most recent episode "The Written Houndsman" with Lauren Brown. The hosts were even lucky enough to catch Lauren tuning in live and were able to bring her onto the stream for a few minutes!Steven went to Super Stakes. Bryce bought Wheelz. The two are signed up to compete in Brazil, IN next month. There's a lot to cover in this episode so lace up those boots and join us for another week of Doggin Tuesday!Sponsors:Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Offroad

During the episode we will learn about the little white English dog that started "Carolina Hound Runner." Lauren Brown joins hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham to tell us about her start into the hound world, the dogs beside her, and the one she still runs today. Lauren also brings the grim side of being a Houndsman, and what it means to make a selfless decision. Through hard times, she continues through her calling and now brings both of her children into the same world we all know as "the Houndsman tradition."Sponsors: Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Off Road

This weeks episode found us allllll over the place! The wildcats fired their coach, the world shut down for the solar eclipse, and we even managed to squeeze in a few minutes of hound talk. Join us on short adventure to hear what your hosts have been up to recently!

Hannah Faulling is the epitome of Semper Doggin. She lives for dogs and everything to do with them. This week Bryce and Steven sit down with Hannah to discuss all things dogs. From competition coonhounds to Olde English Bulldogges, flyball tournaments, conformation shows, all the way to grooming and puppies, Hannah does it all! This episode is full of laughter and an insight into a sport that is sure to have you scrolling through videos on YouTube when you get done listening to see what all the action is about! Speaking of YouTube, make sure to check us out while you're over there and like and subscribe to our channel. We appreciate the support of all you listeners and hope you enjoy this episode!Thank you to our sponsors:Froggy Bottom Outdoors www.froggybottomoutdoors.comNever Satisfied Off Road

Hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham catch up with each other this week to discuss the recent world hunts across several different types of hunting that took place last weekend and preview one of the biggest youth hunts that is taking place this year! Make sure to join them on Facebook Live every other Tuesday on the Semper Doggin Podcast Group page where you can comment on the live video and interact with your hosts!

Have you ever met a lifelong friend who you never would have met if it wasn't for hunting? Heath Hyatt is just that guy! Hear in this episode how Heath and Bryce were connected through hounds and from that one weekend have formed a lifelong friendship. Co-Host, Steven Basham, joins us on this episode as well to tell tall tales about the time he joined the duo on a bear hunt in the mountains of Virginia. This episode is all about the friends you'll meet and the places you'll go when you follow the sound of the hound! Be sure to stay tuned until the end of the episode where you will hear the wild story of the bear that is featured as the cover photo! This is an episode of comradery you will not want to skip over!Thank you to our sponsors:Froggy Bottom Outdoorswww.froggybottomoutdoors.comNever Satisfied Offroad

Can you believe it?!?! Basham is actually going to start hunting again after taking a hiatus for the last few months! Join us on this episode of Doggin Tuesday as your hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham sit down and discuss things going on in the competition coonhound world and review last weeks podcast from the Winter Classic. We are joined by a few of the listeners who interact with us during these Facebook Live recordings and are able to interact with everyone. We hope to see you on the next episode of Doggin Tuesday!

Telling Stories & Preserving Memories. That was the goal for Bryce & Steven at this year's UKC Winter Classic event! The duo made the long trip south to Batesville, MS, where they met up with likeminded people who all share a love for one thing.... coonhounds! This episode features live interviews from guests of all walks of life and is sure to be an exciting listen for the whole family! (Spoiler Alert: There's even a story in this episode from the host of the This Country Life Podcast, Brent Reeves, that you will not want to miss!!!)Thank you to our sponsors:Froggy Bottom Outdoorswww.froggybottomoutdoors.comNever Satisfied Offroad

Your host, Bryce Matthews, is riding solo on this episode of Doggin Tuesday. Join him has he discusses upcoming episodes pertaining to the Semper Doggin Podcast as well as a full line up of events that he will be attending where he would love to meet you, the listener!!! These recorded episodes of our bi-weekly Facebook Live events are a light hearted look behind the scenes of the Semper Doggin Podcast where you can interact with your hosts and make this show your own! Be sure to join us every other Tuesday for these fun events!!!

Your host Bryce Matthews is flying solo this week as he sits down with Dalton Hillard of Hillard's Coyote Hounds. Dalton has immersed himself in the world of coyote hunting especially with his scent hounds and sight hounds. The two speak in depth about how Dalton became so heavily involved in the sport of coyote hunting with hounds. This episode recaps Bryce's first experience with a "box dump" of the greyhounds and the excitement that came with it. Dalton brings the knowledge and Bryce brings the excitement in this episode which is sure to captivate those who fancy both the scent hounds and sight hounds.Sponsors:Froggy Bottom Outdoorswww.froggybottomoutdoors.comNever Satisfied Off Road

Join your host, Steven Basham, on this quick episode of Doggin Tuesday. Steven sits down to briefly recap the Grand American podcast and touch on his trip with Bryce Matthews down to Batesville, MS, for the UKC Winter Classic. This is just a teaser for the full episode to come with several guest that were recorded live at the Winter Classic!Sponsors:Froggy Bottom Outdoorswww.froggybottomoutdoors.comNever Satisfied Off Road

Join your Semper Doggin Podcast host, Bryce Matthews, as he makes the 725 mile trip from Peru, IN all the way to Orangeburg, SC to attend the 60th anniversary of the Grand American coonhunt. Bryce is joined on the mic with a variety of guests from your local South Carolina pleasure hunters, two of the top competition handlers in the nation, and even has a unique recording with a 12-year-old, champion mouth caller. The stories and camaraderie found in this episode are those unlike any other form of coverage from the historical event. Hear from guests Jason Duby, Steve Fielder, John Strickland, Jeff Rickleffs, and many others as they tell their stories on why they all traveled far and wide to be in attendance. These compilations of stories are fun for the whole family and a great example of the camaraderie that can be found inside the world of K9's.Our Sponsors:Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Off Road

Stop what you're doing and listen up because your host, Bryce Matthews, has a few big announcements to make! This is a quick impromptu announcement, and you are not going to want to miss it.

This weeks Doggin Tuesday, Facebook live event, was our first episode to be recorded and launched on our podcast platform! Hosts Bryce & Steven sat down to talk about the response the duo received from their first podcast (aside from the introduction) featuring Lane Denny. The Semper Doggin team was excided to have Kyler Lynn and Levi Collins from Hometown Hero Outdoors join them to explain the partnership with Semper Doggin moving forward. Be sure to listen for all of the details pertaining to that joint venture as well as previewing the next couple of episodes and plans for Bryce & Steven!Sponsors:Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Off Road

Hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham are joined on this episode of the Semper Doggin Podcast by none other than Lane Denny of Jay, Oklahoma. The guys recap the amazing career that Emmy has enjoyed as well as her personal accomplishments and those of her offspring. Lane is a class act who has held himself and his hounds to the highest level which is evident through their accolades and accomplishments. Some of these include a World Championship Title, pup earnings over $100k, winning a new truck, and so much more! This fun and lighthearted episode is full of laughter and entertainment which is good for the whole family. Whether you are an experienced coonhunter, green as grass, or somewhere in between this episode is for you! We hope you enjoy this episode of the Semper Doggin Podcast presented to you by the Houndsman XP Network. Please remember to support our amazing sponsors that are listed below! Sponsors:Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Off-Road

The Deep & Lonely Podcast has officially rebranded to the Semper Doggin Podcast!! We are so glad that you, the listener, have decided to follow us on this new journey! Your hosts Bryce Matthews and Steven Basham are thrilled to be able to produce a podcast that will appeal to the masses. If you like dogs, THIS PODCAST IS FOR YOU! Join the guys on this introduction episode as they lay down the foundation for going forward. Hear where the name “Semper Doggin” originated, where the duo plans to take this podcast in the future, how they are going to get there, the goals and mission behind all of this, and even catch a good story or two along the way. You are not going to want to miss out on these podcasts!!Sponsors:Froggy Bottom OutdoorsNever Satisfied Offroad