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Kelly Irwin

Kelly Irwin

Kelly Irwin is a New Hampshire/New England hound hunter who raises and runs Walker hounds for bear hunting, contributes to Bear Hunting Magazine, and shares her experiences raising generations of bear dogs.

Aug 28, 2026

7:57
[laughs]
7:58
I would say, yeah.
8:00
Yep.
8:00
I remem- we go- um, we met fall of '02.
8:04
Uh, we were engaged in February of '03, and we were married in May 31st of '03, um, the day before Vermont, we lived in Vermont at the time, but the day before Vermont hound training season started 'cause we couldn't get married during any sort of season that would involve being able to run dogs.
8:21
So, um, that was exciting, and there were a few remarks made like, "I wonder how long this marriage is gonna last," knowing that most houndsmen are divorced because of their passion.
8:33
But I think at this point, um, I'm way deeper into it than Jared ever was.

40 MINS LATER

48:37
Uh-huh.

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