Here it is the furbearer season, and I'm sorry to say the last time I went raccoon hunting was in the winter of '78. That's when my roommate, Hog Ears, and I went 'coon hunting with Ernest, a stranger ...

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.

GREG MAYNARD bows his head in prayer. It’s about an hour before sunset on a Friday in May, and the president of the ProSport Kennel Club is standing inside a clubhouse in western Indiana that looks ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, raccoon hunting was one of the most popular hunting sports in Ohio. The main reason was that the price of raccoon furs rose astronomically, and a man could hunt at night, kill two or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Conservation officials will host a class on raccoon hunting Dec. 3. "Raccoon hunting is a winter tradition in some parts of the Ozarks," according to Missouri Department of Conservation. "In addition ...