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. (Illustration by John Gould / Outdoor Life) You go ...

The Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard will welcome visitors for its annual Labor Day Celebration Monday, offering a unique blend of history, entertainment, and community spirit at the world's ...

The South has long gone to the “coon dogs”—in a good way. This branch of scent hounds descended from English foxhounds first brought to the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries and remains ...

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 ...

The Grand American Coon Hunt brings thousands of people to the Orangeburg County Fairgrounds each January. It’s the city's first major event of the year. Sponsored by the United Kennel Club, the ...

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 ...