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.

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 ...

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 small campfire penetrated the surrounding darkness but offered little respite from the winter weather. The cold bit noses and ears while frost shrouded the trees of the surrounding forest. My ...

If you enjoy the bonding experience of seeing a young dog mature into a hunting sport, you may want to consider getting a coon dog. Efforts are underway to introduce more people to the sport of having ...