Bluetick hounds are known for their impressive hunting skills. While they primarily hunt raccoons and smaller game, earning them the moniker "coonhounds," they've also been known to pursue possums, ...

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee lawmakers have made it official: The Bluetick Coonhound is the state dog of Tennessee. The legislation easily made its way to the governor’s desk, and once the ...

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HALLS, Tenn. — This week state lawmakers and the governor unanimously approved the bluetick coonhound as the official state dog of Tennessee. RELATED: Smokey's State: Bluetick Coonhound officially ...

They're scent hounds In the south Georgia Arkansas those areas these coon hounds were first developed They technically say ...

The sound of excited baying Bluetick Coonhounds is sweet music to Cherryville's Kacie Davis Jordan. Especially now. The 26-year-old dog breeder has spent a lifetime working with hounds of all ...

The bluetick coonhound is Tennessee's state dog — as if that was a debatable subject. Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill into law on Wednesday officially making the beloved University of Tennessee mascot a ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Governor Bill Lee has signed a new bill making the bluetick coonhound Tennessee's state dog. The bill was introduced by Rep. Bill Beck introduced that would make the hound a ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will hold a special signing ceremony Thursday to officially designate the Bluetick Coonhound as the official state dog. Smokey has already been the beloved mascot of the ...