Welcome back to Free Castin’ on the Anecdote of a Houndsman YouTube channel — this episode is packed with hounds, hunting stories, and real talk from the desert Southwest.

Cody King joins the show to talk about the “Earn Your Spurs” event in Douglas and what folks can expect from the gathering.

We’re also joined by Brett Vaughn from the Born 100 Years Too Late YouTube channel to talk dogs, houndsmanship, and old-school outdoor culture.

Then Casey Fair from Young jumps in for a discussion about OHV drivers on both public and private land, the challenges landowners and outdoorsmen are facing, and the importance of respecting access.

To wrap it all up, the crew dives into one of the most debated topics in the hound world — what really makes a dog “gritty”? Is grit a blessing, a curse, or somewhere in between? We brea ...