[girlangler]

I read Full Cry.

Here in Tennessee, the state wildlife management agency issued a report in the 1970s attributing the abundance of exceptionally good 'coonhound blood as one of the factors contributing to the decline in raccoon populations then.

Of course the 'coons bounced back. Hunters now mostly tree them, as opposed to killing them. Wouldn't want to have a shortage of dog training oportunities.

And remember, Tennessee Lead, the hound stolen from here and taken to Kentucky in the 1800s was the sire of all modern day American hounds.

[Beagle8U]

I wouldn't own an AKC working dog.

A good UKC coonhound would be worth double that of AKC.

Even in the 70's when fur was high few would even waste money taking a AKC hound on trial.

That goes double for Beagles, give me UKC or Kerr any day.

[oyez]

I could use a coon hound about now.

When I was young we had to drive over to Big Black Bottom the coon hunt and now I live in Memphis and I could hunt in my own neighbor hood.