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 ...

Local residents and visitors gathered in downtown Tahlequah this weekend for the annual Red Fern Festival, enjoying new and old activities, live music and a wide array of food. The festival is one of ...

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 ...

The Mountain Cur is one of America’s original working dogs–brave, energetic, and with a strong hunting instinct. Originally bred by European settlers, it was an indispensable helper on farms and ...

You go out with coon dogs a dozen times, or maybe a hundred times, and the results are just so-so. Sure, you have fun. You strike coons and you chase them. You tree one 10 minutes after you put the ...