RE: coon gun?
TD, They might not run fer a night er two, but they' ve got to eat and drink at some point. Last year at one point we had just under 2ft accumulated and it was well below freezing during the day, not to mention the night, and we went out on different areas for a week straight (since school was cancelled, so we didn' t have to get up and wake the kids in the mornings) we got a bit over 40 coons that week, brought home 43 if I recall correctly, not counting the " squirrels" we left behind. 43 in 9 days of hunting isn' t really a lot, but it isn' t that bad either, considering some of the guys that we talk to at the buyer claim that 4-5 a night is a God-send. Our philosophy has always been, if the dogs will load up, then we' re going to get some coons, if our dogs won' t jump in on their own, then you know it' s too dang nasty out to be hunting. Course actually hunting them is different than sitting at home in bed and waiting for them to come to you, maybe they don' t run the same lines just because it' s colder out, don' t know, don' t trap, don' t ever care to either.