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.

Nobody seemed tired, even well after midnight. Perhaps it was the post-hunt camaraderie. Or maybe it was the chili and beef stew. Even the youngest ones seemed spry. More than 150 people crowded into ...

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 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 ...

With its elegant, muscular build, deep black coat with tan markings, and a nose that reliably picks up even the faintest traces, the Black and Tan Coonhound is a hunting dog through and through–and at ...

A youth coon hunt was held in Bowman on Saturday, Jan. 14, sponsored by the Orangeburg Coon Hunters Association. The Bowman youth coon hunt is part of a series of nine youth coon hunts being held ...