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Worth1 · February 3, 2016

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Our dog Copper, my wife and I drove to Kentucky to get him. Full blooded redbone coonhound.

My oldest brother raised and hunted with Redbones.

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BigVanVader · February 3, 2016

No hunting for us, Copper was gun shy so we got him for a steal. He is just a big ole hairy baby. We did take him to the Coon Dog Day Festival in Saluda NC a few times to compete in the treeing/barking contest. He placed 3rd one year and he has never had a lick of training. Now the heat bothers him to much so we retired him to the air conditioned dog bed in my sons room

Worth1 · February 3, 2016

We would just go out and let them tree coons.
Then he would take them all over the place to the coon dog trials for competition.
One time My oldest brother was on the river with them and the other guys and was showing them one of his fishing holes.
He stepped into a gully and tore up his leg.
This put him out of work for a while so I took off work to give him a hand.
We spent the whole spring together fishing on the river.

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Ricky Shaw · February 3, 2016

"Where the Red Fern Grows" , is a good movie about Redbones and life. I like the older version with James Whitmore more.

Worth1 · February 3, 2016

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Originally Posted by Ricky Shaw

"Where the Red Fern Grows" , is a good movie about Redbones and life. I like the older version with James Whitmore more.

In some ways that story paralleled my life as a kid not all but some.
One of the best classic American stories ever told.
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BigVanVader · February 3, 2016

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Originally Posted by Ricky Shaw

"Where the Red Fern Grows" , is a good movie about Redbones and life. I like the older version with James Whitmore more.

Yep, my wife loves it and her favorite as a child was the Fox and the Hound, hence the name. Having a redbone named Copper was one of her childhood dreams. She loves dogs like I do growing tomatoes

Ricky Shaw · March 18, 2016

We got quite the snow dump today. Our niece Bessie dog sat, nice work on the snowman eh?

February 3, 2016	#32
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	No hunting for us, Copper was gun shy so we got him for a steal. He is just a big ole hairy baby. We did take him to the Coon Dog Day Festival in Saluda NC a few times to compete in the treeing/barking contest. He placed 3rd one year and he has never had a lick of training. Now the heat bothers him to much so we retired him to the air conditioned dog bed in my sons room

February 3, 2016	#33
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	We would just go out and let them tree coons. Then he would take them all over the place to the coon dog trials for competition. One time My oldest brother was on the river with them and the other guys and was showing them one of his fishing holes. He stepped into a gully and tore up his leg. This put him out of work for a while so I took off work to give him a hand. We spent the whole spring together fishing on the river. Worth

February 3, 2016	#34
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	"Where the Red Fern Grows" , is a good movie about Redbones and life. I like the older version with James Whitmore more.