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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.
Indeed, sir!
This is the kind of discussion that makes me proud to be a FReeper! The DU-type sites wouldn't know a bluetick from a wood tick...