I havent coonhunted over dogs inyears. Its really hard to do it in the part of Illinois where I grew up because you now have a house damn near every 40 acres and most of the ground is posted. Dunno what the laws are in terms of right of retrieval. I know that it is allowed for coyote dogs. The coyote hunters in that area that get along best are the ones that contact local land owners and get permission for large tracts of land. That would probably be the best move to try to avoid getting in trouble with your coonhounds. Of course, some of the folks that are the most vocal about keeping people and dogs off their landwill be the first one to trespass on someone else's land if they get a chance.I'm reluctant to even go coonhunting with dogs with somebody because it can be a pain in the butt to deal with posted ground if you dont have your bases covered in advance. Funny but the folks that wont let coonhunters on their land are the same ones that will wonder why the coons are ruining their sweet corn patch or getting into the garage and tearing into the dog food or livestock feed.

Anybody who talks about shootingcoonhounds (or any dogs)just for being on their property is probably a blowhard. If they check the laws they will find out that most of the time they would be the ones in trouble with the law for doing something like that. Hell, nowdays you have local prosecutors who go after people (often successfully) for shooting dogs that are harassing game. So, they are gonna take a dim view over someone shooting a coonhound that is treed up on their back 40.