Sep. 16—JEFFERSON — Raccoons throughout northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania found themselves up a tree this weekend, as a coon hunting competition came to the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds.

No one can really say when it all began in earnest, but coon hunting has been a staple of families since the pioneer days. Raccoons have long been hunted for their valuable fur and tasty meet. A large ...

Nov. 20—WHITLEY COUNTY — On December 14, Whitley East Elementary School in Siler will host "Coon Hunting for a Cause," a community-driven event organized by Matt Rose and Debra Elliott. This event ...

A lot of my puppies are used for hunting which is what the breed was bred to do They hunt mainly for food and to protect the property from vermin coming in like raccoons possums that would destroy the ...

"Some of the best coon dog trainers on planet Earth live in these mountains," the ad says. "They've forgotten more about coon hunting than most people learn in a lifetime." The ad also says ...

Nobody seemed tired, even well after midnight. Perhaps it was the post-hunt camaraderie. Or maybe it was the chili and beef stew. Even the youngest ones seemed spry. More than 150 people crowded into ...

Curt Ahring readies his three generations of award-winning coon hounds for passersby to see at the Orangeburg County Fairgrounds agricultural shed. He moves effortlessly among the dogs, handling them ...

Coonhounds and Redbone Coonhounds. The Redbone Coonhound is an American breed of dog used for hunting raccoon, deer, bear, and cougar. The American Kennel Club standard says, "The Redbone mingles ...

This forest of pine and hickory in the hills of north Alabama isn’t necessarily where these coonhounds used to hunt. While some spent dark and dewy nights of yesteryear sprinting after raccoons and ...