You go out with coon dogs a dozen times, or maybe a hundred times, and the results are just so-so. Sure, you have fun. You strike coons and you chase them. You tree one 10 minutes after you put the ...

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.

On Labor Day there's a group of people who gather in an Ala. cemetery to honor the hard work of man's best friend. In this encore presentation, NPR's Debbie Elliott takes us to a remote hillside where ...

A dog barking at 2 in the morning is not what most people want to hear, but for raccoon hunters it's a delight. It also can mean big bucks. "I have won over $10,000 in one year," says coon hunter ...

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 ...

Charleston, S.C. (WCIV) A woman who rescues hound dogs said often hunting dogs are treated as property and not fed enough. Kelly Postell is the founder and director of Carolina Coonhound Rescue.

If you enjoy the bonding experience of seeing a young dog mature into a hunting sport, you may want to consider getting a coon dog. Efforts are underway to introduce more people to the sport of having ...

The unexpected death of a Philadelphia hunter saddened those who knew him, but how he died couldn't have been more suited for a man so dedicated to a sport. Charles Roberts was well-known in the ...

COLBERT COUNTY, Ala. – It’s one of the most unique Labor Day events anywhere in the country. Hundreds if not thousands of people trek into the backwoods of Colbert County to celebrate the coon dog.

Thanks to David Rainer, a columnist on www.outdooralabama.com and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for this article More than 200 people came from near and far for the ...