At first the little coons stay close to their mother s heels

At first the little coons stay close to their mother s heels

At first the little coons stay close to their mother s heels

At first the little 'coons stay close to their mother's heels, but they grow more venturesome as they grow older, and soon begin to make little journeys on their own account. This often proves their undoing when dogs are about. Any sort of an old dog can tree or catch on the ground a baby 'coon, but this is an advantage no true sportsman will knowingly take.