A dog barking at 2 in the morning is not what most people want to hear, but for raccoon hunters it's a delight. It also can mean big bucks. "I have won over $10,000 in one year," says coon hunter ...

Reading the article in Mountain Xpress promoting Coon Dog Day in Saluda [“Free Barking: You Won’t Get Hounded by a Lot of Rules at Coon Dog Day,” July 5], I found myself drawn back in time to a ...

As a fat stupid 7-year-old, I was excited when my Mother told me we were going “coon” hunting in Horn’s Valley; that’s racoon hunting for you city folks. I knew that I would get to carry my .410 ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - During the summer and school year, basketball "is life" for Oakland Middle eighth-grader Allie Hopkins. But when extended weekends and school breaks come around, she's more ...

On Labor Day there's a group of people who gather in an Ala. cemetery to honor the hard work of man's best friend. In this encore presentation, NPR's Debbie Elliott takes us to a remote hillside where ...