eds ▁of ▁co on h ound ▁developed ▁specifically ▁to ▁h unt ▁clim bing ▁game ▁by ▁sc ent ; ▁Black ▁and ▁Tan ▁Co on h ound , ▁Red bone ▁Co on h ound , ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ound , ▁English ▁Co on h ound , ▁Tree ing ▁Walker ▁Co on h ound , ▁and ▁Pl ott ▁H ound . ▁The ▁bre eds ▁vary ▁somewhat ▁in ▁size , ▁though ▁color ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁obvious ▁difference . ▁All ▁but ▁the ▁Pl ott ▁H ound ▁descend ▁from ▁the ▁English ▁Co on h ound . ▁▁ ▁A ▁major ▁difference ▁in ▁hunting ▁performance ▁is ▁whether ▁a ▁dog ▁is ▁hot - n osed , ▁meaning ▁it ▁will ▁skip ▁an ▁older ▁sc ent ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁fres her ▁one , ▁or ▁cold - n osed , ▁meaning ▁it ▁will ▁follow ▁an ▁older ▁sc ent . ▁Of ▁the ▁six ▁co on h ound ▁bre eds , ▁the ▁hot - n osed ▁Tree ing ▁Walker ▁Co on h ound ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popular . ▁Some ▁hun ters ▁also ▁use ▁Louisiana ▁C ata hou la ▁Leop ard ▁D ogs , ▁although ▁this ▁bre ed ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁h ound ▁but ▁a ▁cur . ▁▁ ▁The ▁dog ▁or ▁dogs ▁are ▁released ▁at ▁night ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁where ▁racc o ons ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁be , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁forest , ▁c rop ▁field ▁or ▁sw amp , ▁and ▁allowed ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁racc oon ▁sc ent . ▁Most ▁dogs ▁will ▁emit ▁a ▁long , ▁distinct ▁bay ▁upon ▁striking ▁a ▁trail , ▁and