Haha cool. That was a big part of my childhood as well. Tromping through the bush with my Dad at night, following the sound of bellowing hounds with raccoons treed. One night my Dad and I went out just on foot and stayed out till almost 2am. We came back with 14 pelts that night. Two big backpacks full. My Dad pretty much paid for half of our small first family home in 1971-76 with the proceeds of fur sales. The other half with his engineering job for a local logging equipment manufacturer. Great memories. Qualified rednecks. 
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holy shit dude, we gotta talk. I’ve literally never met anyone who’s shared this experience. Best memories of my life
Yeah I credit my Dad with my current comfort level with being in the bush at night. We didn’t have much in the way of predators back home, but I still don’t mind coming back after dark if I am armed and have a headlamp so I can gain advantage. PS the last pic is just a gag pic my Dad sent me that he cut out from an old Outdoor Life mag lol. 
holy smokes dude your dad was a legend. amazing pics!
Yes I was pretty lucky to have such an outdoorsman to hang out with. That Walker and Blue Tick yielded a litter of 9 puppies that ended up being shipped all over the country, some as far as BC to run cougars.
Almost every raccoon we harvested was shot with an old Cooey .22 that my Dad still owns.
He is now 78 years old, still a few years left in him. I’ll always remember him as the hunter in the Paul Calle print they bought when we were hunting a lot. It still hangs in his office. 
I need another blue tick in my life. We still have all the .22s we used. Sacred treasure at this point, I still hunt with em. These photos are amazing man thanks for sharing!
beautiful dogs!
I wish this industry was still thriving. I would wear all animal skin over coats if it were