My sons, who are keen riflemen , have a very close working relationship with the the family hound, an 18 month old German Shepherd bitch. They affectionately call her the Coon Dawg as she accompanies them with .22 rimfire and .243 alike with a typical Germanic hound intensity. The coon hound bit comes from when she treed a vixen, the vixen hissed and spat, Eva sat under the tree and just howled, just like in the film The Fox And the Hound, which my kids loved. I have read many different accounts of which dog makes the best scent hound, I think that I side with the chaps who say, its your canine companion of whatever breed that does its best for you. I have to say, touch wood, that the coon has so far not failed to find, priceless. To be absolutely fair, in every case she has had a hot scent and no contamination, that is always good advice, guide the hound onto the strike, stay off the trail. Regards Nick
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