Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An old illustration showing two coonhounds fighting with a raccoon in a river. You go out with coon dogs a dozen times, or maybe a ...

If you’ve ever come across the trivia question: “Which coonhound breed was developed to hunt raccoons and is named for its distinctive ‘ticked’ coat?” The answer is the Bluetick Coonhound. […] ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Local residents and visitors gathered in downtown Tahlequah this weekend for the annual Red Fern Festival, enjoying new and old ...

Bluetick coonhounds are intelligent hunting dogs in the hound group. They’re very loving with family members but determined when they’ve caught a scent. These dogs like to bay and bark while they’re ...

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 ...

As dusk falls over the woodlot, you'll start to hear dogs barking and cruising fencerows in search of fresh scent. It’s the telltale sound of coon hunting, in which dogs trail raccoons up into the ...

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 ...

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 ...