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Ep. 349: Trained by a Hound Dog - Ed Vance
45 minutes Posted Jul 30, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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In this episode of the Bear Grease podcast, Clay Newcomb interviews California native, Ed Vance. Ed shares his incredible story of determination and perseverance from growing up as a suburban kid just dreaming of hunting to moving to the Sierra Nevada’s in rural California, finding and training dogs, building relationships with hunting mentors, and developing a guide service as a successful dry ground mountain lion and bear hunting guide.

Check out Ed's book at www.trainedbyahounddog.com

A version of this interview played on Bear Hunting Magazine Podcast in 2019.

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