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Public Coon hunting #8537351 02/21/22 07:12 PM
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Does anyone on here coon hunt with hounds on public land?

Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8538665 02/23/22 05:22 AM
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I did when I had hounds, Corps land, National Grasslands, WMAs in Ok, and smaller public tracts with adjacent landowners permission. Some places I was only allowed to run them for sport. Others I was encouraged to kill them. Some had restrictions to the type of gun I could carry. Same as any other kind of public hunting, check the rules for the specific area and call the controlling authority to ask.

Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8538870 02/23/22 03:03 PM
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That's something I really wanted to try. I like dogs. The whole thing is about the dogs. As I understand it, in South Carolina they have competition hunts. How many treed coons in how much time. Sort of a "Tahlequah- where the Red Fern Grows" kind of a thing. I think I'd wear goggles so I didn't poke my eyes out running through the woods at night. There's a guy in Arkansas that does a guided coon hunt but I don't know how much he charges. You probably have to be in pretty good physical condition. There was a guy in the Smoky Mountains that did a hound bear hunt. Well, a long drive. I asked how far you'd have to run. He said one bear ran 7 miles. That's a long way if in hills and off hiking trails, etc. There's a web site "Big Game Houndsman" you might want to try that.

Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8539073 02/23/22 06:59 PM
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Years ago, I hunted in Ft. Hood, just had to stay out of the impact area.
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Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8545668 03/02/22 03:31 PM
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Never thought about it, can you run coon hounds on Fort Hood?

Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8546662 03/03/22 03:03 PM
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We did back in the 70's. Not sure if you can today but I would think that you could.
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Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Sniper John] #8546821 03/03/22 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Sniper John
I did when I had hounds, Corps land, National Grasslands, WMAs in Ok, and smaller public tracts with adjacent landowners permission. Some places I was only allowed to run them for sport. Others I was encouraged to kill them. Some had restrictions to the type of gun I could carry. Same as any other kind of public hunting, check the rules for the specific area and call the controlling authority to ask.


Same here. Been a long time though


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Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8547293 03/04/22 03:53 AM
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Thank you all. I’m going to try to get on some public land and see if any farmers will let me hunt but I doubt it around here.

Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8548999 03/06/22 04:58 AM
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Like Gary, I did back in the 70's. Way to many 5 acre ranches out there now days. Probably get shot nowdays. Most people that moved to the country have no idea about it, they just know that they don't like it or you. Maybe if you can get away from the city far enough on some big ranches you will be ok?


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Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8555963 03/14/22 10:54 AM
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I wish you luck, some of my favorite memories as a kid was trailing a pair black and tans with my grandfather, chasing trash pandas through the East Texas piney woods.


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Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8560318 03/20/22 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Mixedbag53
Thank you all. I’m going to try to get on some public land and see if any farmers will let me hunt but I doubt it around here.


Any farmers growing Melons will want you to hunt & kill all that you can.

Re: Public Coon hunting [Re: Mixedbag53] #8593521 05/08/22 02:10 AM
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get a dog

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