when I was 13 I got a bluetick pup.... I had hunted since I was big enough to tag along, but didn't know a thing about coon hounds. that ole hound and I grew up together, he went own to be a dual grand night champion... but most of all he was my best friend, I cried for2 days when I had to put him down, and I was 26 ,,,,,I still have friends because of that ole coon hound....