Episode 132: The Greatest Hunting Dogs You’ve Never Heard Of

Some hunting dogs are good. Some are great. And then there are the ones people are still talking about generations later. In this episode of Wild Faith, we’re going back through the stories of five legendary hunting dogs and the men who hunted with them. We start with King Buck, the black Labrador Retriever who became a two-time National Retriever Champion and the only dog ever featured on a Federal Duck Stamp. Then there’s Count Noble, the English Setter whose reputation helped shape American bird-dog history and whose bloodlines produced generations of champions. We head into the Mississippi Delta with Pat, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever made famous through the writing of legendary waterfowler Nash Buckingham. Then comes Fend L’Air, an English Setter whose story took him from hunting quail in Algeria to the battlefields of World War I, where he helped save the life of his wounded master. And finally, Old Drum, the black-and-tan hunting hound whose death led to one of the most famous courtroom speeches ever given about a dog. These aren't just stories about famous dogs. They're stories about loyalty, hard hunting, persistence, and the bond between a man and the animal sitting beside him in the blind, truck, boat, or field. Because if you've hunted with dogs long enough, you know the dog usually becomes part of the story. You might forget the number of birds you killed. You probably won't forget the dog that was there when you did it. These are The Dogs We Remember.   Wild Faith Podcast Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildfaith/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wildfaithpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WildFaithPodcast