ONTARIO SPORTING DOG ASSOCIATION

COONHOUNDS

 

Coonhounds are a type of scent hound used to locate and tree raccoon, mainly at night.  They locate and run a track with an open mouth and tree their game.  They are used on a variety of large and small game.  There are 6 major breeds of Coonhounds in North America.

                                         The Treeing Walker Coonhound
                                 The American Black and Tan Coonhound
                                                The Bluetick Coonhound
                                               The Red Bone Coonhound
                                                The English Coonhound
                                                        The Plott Hound