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 ...

1 of 4 — Franky Hatton and Cletis pose in front of the gravestones of Hatton's champion coon hounds at Coon Dog Cemetery. 2 of 4 — Dogs buried here have to be proven hunters. 3 of 4 — The grave ...

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 ...

PROVIDENCE - Wendy Gambrell was a "city girl" from Easley. Elliott Shuler had been a devoted coon hunter since childhood. The Clemson University students quickly hit it off. Elliott wanted to share ...

Edited film produced by "Field and Stream" Magazine for Bray Studios, Paramount. Film depicts a "coon" hunt showing men and dogs leaving a plantation house to tree a racoon. Also depicted is the role ...

1 of 4 — Franky Hatton and Cletis pose in front of the gravestones of Hatton's champion coon hounds at Coon Dog Cemetery. Seventy-five years ago, Key Underwood and his raccoon-hunting dog Troop had a ...