Bob Plott is a North Carolina native who can trace his family roots in the Old North State back to 1750, when his great-great-great-grandfather Johannes Plott arrived here with five of the family hunting dogs. These dogs would later become renowned as the premier big game hunting dog breed in America – the Plott bear hound.
Bob wrote a history of the breed – Strike and Stay – The Story of the Plott Hound – that was published by the History Press of Charleston, South Carolina in late 2007. Strike and Stay was awarded the 2008 Willie Parker Peace N.C. Historical Literary award and it has received outstanding reviews.
His second book, A History of Hunting in the Great Smoky Mountains was published in late 2008.
Bob’s third book, Legendary Hunters of the Southern Highlands, was published in October 2009. He is now working on his fourth book which will be out in October 2011, as well as writing articles for several magazines such as Carolina Country, Wildlife in NC and Smoky Mountain Living and the AKC Gazette.
I have read all three of your books and they are excellent reading. I’m looking forward to your new book that’s coming out soon.
Thanks Toni. I really appreciate your kind words. Look for more posts from me this weekend as we get this blog rolling. Happy Thanksgiving!
I enjoyed your writing. Got my first Plott at four years old. It was lost by coon hunters in the area, this was 1953. I found out out it was a Plott by the hunters that lost it, when the local hunting stores, got out of the Great hunting dog and a small boy! Happy hunting friend Dwight Geronimo Freymiller
Thanks Dwight for your kind words and interesting story–where are you from? Thanks again!
Bob
I saw you on the History Channel last night and started doing some research and found this blog . Hope you and the family are doing well .
Hey Cuz, Good to hear from you. Hear you are making babies right and left–good for you. Come and see us sometime, hope you and yours are well too.
Hey Cuz , hope everyone is doing well up there . We are going in the morning to induce labor on the wife . Some time tomorrow we will have Garrett Peake Thompson , and he will join Gavin Pierce Thompson who is now 5 and just got finished with kindergarten .
My E-Mail is Tatsteeler@Yahoo.com if you want to hit me back sometime so I wont take up this blog space .
Hope to hear from you .