234 HUNTING DOGS. 



them catch 'coon on the ground and big 'coon, 

 not little young 'coon any more than old ones. 

 A young 'coon ^Yill take to a tree quicker than 

 an old one. I have got to see ni}^ first well bred 

 'coon hound that will still trail. I have never 

 seen him yet, that is, a fox hound. I have tried 

 shepherd and hound cross, bull dog and hound 

 cross, and beagle and fox hound cross, but give 

 me the pure bred fox hound every time for a 

 'coon dog, and I don't care how long his pedigree 

 is either. Let me tell jon, you cannot get a 

 fox hound too fast for 'coon, the faster he is 

 the better. 



I read where a brother made the statement 

 that you wanted a slow hound for a 'coon dog. 

 Well, he may want a slow one, yet I am sure I 

 do not. He goes on to say that a fast dog will 

 run over the trail if the 'coon makes a short or 

 square turn, the fast hound will run b}^ and 

 lose too much time finding the trail again. Let 

 me tell you right here, the fast hound can't help 

 but run over, but he knows right where he lost 

 that trail. If he happens to circle the right wa}^ 

 ho only has to make a half circle and he is off 

 again. On the other hand, if he circles the other 

 way he makes a full circle and hits the trail and 

 is going just as fast as ever. If he has a good 

 nose on him he has not lost four seconds. A 

 fast hound will nlake that turn in a trail quicker 



