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SI-FP-1987-CT-298

Logger's Sheet 

Logger: Greg Wood
Reel Number: 3A 
Stage: C.C. Plaza
Date: 6-25-87 
Presentor: Glenn Hinson
Group Name: Workshop [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] on Coon and Fox Hunting
Region/Style: North Carolina

Performer(s) 
Jack Lawrence, Sr. 
Percy Calloway

Instrument/Occupation
Boone, NC- Watauga County
Ash County, NC, hunter/mailman

Contents
1. Glenn: commentary on night coon hunting
2. Percy: dangers of hunting-losing a gun, taking a tumble
3. Glenn: coon-dog fighting (tape selection)
4. Glenn: stories about hunting abound
5. Jack: embarrassing moment-thought that his newly-bought hound was leading the pack, but instead was sleeping next to a log and not in the hunt at all.
6. Percy: a particular hunt in a Virginia cornfield; coon caught, but tree was set afire and coon was singed and killed.
7. Percy: in Goldsboro, NC, while crossing a deep river during hunt, the boat capsized with Percy and his dog. 
8. Glenn: sollicits questions from audience 
9. Percy: a coon dog costs $3-5,000 generally...A good coonhound starts being productive at age 6 and lives 12 years. 
10. Percy: hot vs. cold trails; some dogs are hot- or cold-nosed. 
11. Percy: some people still eat coons, but that's rare now....
12. Glenn: sport does not include eating of coons today. 
13. Jack: people have trouble cooking game today