Hunting Raccoons in South Arkansas

"Hey, skunks, come take a look in this bucket."

Willie trees a raccoon at night. (Photo by Richard Owens)

Pop raised UKC Registered Redbone Coonhounds all his life.

The childhood memories of my grandpa walking up to me with a two-gallon white bucket are some of my fondest.

“Hey, skunks, come take a look in this bucket.”

Pop referred to my brothers and me as skunks, don’t ask me why, he just did. I prom…