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coon hunters in allegheny county pa
February 22, 2019 Animals / Dog breeds / Great Smoky Mountains / Hunting / North Carolina / Tennessee

He treed the coons in the cliff

Back in nineteen and thirteen me and my brother coon hunted lots [in the] Smokies. We had a dog named Track. He was a good one.

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jim gasque slingshot collection
October 22, 2018 Fishing / Great Smoky Mountains / Hunting / Tennessee

Stalking game with his slingshot

Jim Gasque, NC sportsman, proved that the ordinary slingshot, when properly made and used, can be an adult weapon of deadly accuracy.

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Plott hound
January 12, 2006 Animals / Dog breeds / Hunting

The hound that made the Plott name a legend

Plott Coon Hounds are the only breed of the original 6 breeds of coon hounds without British influence in their ancestry.

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