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 ...

THERE’S BIG MONEY in competitive raccoon hunting. When the world championship left Kentucky in 2009, officials estimated that the loss would cost the state some $3.5 million in total economic impact.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

People hunt raccoons for many reasons. Some hunt for the thick, warm fur. Others like the taste of raccoon meat, some hunt raccoon for the sport and some for all of the above. No matter the reasons ...

YANKTON, S.D. (KELO) — People from outside South Dakota should be able to use dogs during the season when nonresidents are allowed to take raccoons in the state, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks ...