Welcome to the board Njplotts!! I've been coon hunting with dogs a couple times, but that's about it. I've seen some crazy things with coons involved though. A quick coon story, a year ago while calling coyotes, there was a coon that kept coming out of a hole in a bank each time we would call, after no coyotes came in, one of the guys with me said that he could "squall the coon out of the hole" NEW TO ME! He had me get on the bank above the hole with my bow, told me to get ready, and he simply did just that, he squalled with his mouth, brought the coon right out of the hole, and I arrowed it. He said he did this on a regular basis, squalls them out of trickle pipes, out of trees etc. The few times I've been coon hunting with dogs, it was fun, but not many coons around here, more back home in Ks., so chances to go are limited! Again, welcome!! Also, I believe the guys use blue ticks back home.