There were only a few competition hunts being held in the Southeast in the early ‘60s, these being only of club size. The writer had visited a number of Midwestern states to both competition hunt and ...

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.

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 ...

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. — It's the 58th year of the Grand American Coon Hunt in Orangeburg County. Coonhounds compete in casts of four dogs to simulate a coon hunt. The Orangeburg County tradition was ...

May 6—A rainy day out at the 2023 American Coon Hunters & Big Game Association (ACH & BGA) Youth World Event ended in Paradise last month. Local youth hunter Grayson Paradise, 15, finished the day as ...

Nov. 20—WHITLEY COUNTY — On December 14, Whitley East Elementary School in Siler will host "Coon Hunting for a Cause," a community-driven event organized by Matt Rose and Debra Elliott. This event ...

Dexter Whatley has found his niche in the fight for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Whatley founded the Four States Cystic Fibrosis Coon Hunt 24 years ago because his daughter, Laura Gerrabos, has the ...