Coon Dogs

A hound that locates, hits the tree, and shows bark is doing something right. But if it drifts off before […]

People ask which coonhound breed is best. That question does not have one answer. Every breed in the coonhound lineup

The dog strikes a track and the woods come alive. You can hear it pushing hard, moving fast, covering ground.

The track was there. You knew it. The dog knew it. But after a few circles and some frantic sniffing,

You turn your dog loose in the dark. It works the edge of a creek bottom, nose down, steady. No

A young coonhound that blows past cold scent isn’t broken. But if you let it keep doing it, it will

A pup that runs big looks impressive on the tailgate. It doesn’t look so impressive when it’s a two-year-old that

Every coonhound will run trash at some point. Deer. Fox. Coyote. Armadillo. Whatever moves through your woods. The real question

You don’t have a fast coonhound. You have a guessing coonhound. There’s a difference. A dog that slams a tree

There’s a moment most coonhound handlers remember. A young coonhound strikes, moves a track with excitement, and comes treed hard.