![]() Exhausted, Billy prays for the strength to continue, whereupon a strong wind blows the tree over.īilly and his hounds become well-known as the best hunters in the Ozarks. Remembering his promise to his dogs, Billy spends the next two days attempting to chop down the sycamore. They tree one in a huge sycamore, which Billy believes is far too large to chop down. The first night of hunting season, Billy promises the dogs that if they tree a coon, he will do the rest. Both dogs are very loyal to each other and to Billy. With his grandfather’s help, Billy teaches his dogs to hunt. ![]() As he returns with the dogs, he sees a heart carved on a tree with the names “Dan + Ann ” and decides to name the puppies Little Ann and Old Dan. ![]() ![]() Billy’s dogs are delivered to Tahlequah, over 20 miles away. After seeing a magazine ad for coon hounds, Billy spends the next two years working odd jobs to earn the $50 he needs to buy two puppies. Young Billy Coleman wants nothing more than a pair of Redbone Coonhounds for coon hunting. ![]()
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