Billy needed the coonskin to help train Dan and little Ann to hunt. Billy used the skin to entice Dan and little Ann to chase it and also associating the chase with the scent of the raccoon.
To train certain dogs it's better to have the real skin off an animal. They get a whole lot more excited.
Billy needed a coonskin to fulfill a promise he had made to his hunting dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann, that he would provide them with one if they treed a raccoon. In the story, the coonskin symbolizes Billy's deep bond with his dogs and his appreciation for their hunting skills.
For hunting raccoons
In the book "Where the Red Fern Grows," a good-sized coonskin was worth $2 in the setting of the story. It was a valuable commodity that young Billy Colman worked hard to obtain.
Billy's last name in Where the Red Fern Grows is Colman.
Billy lived in the Ozarks in Where the Red Fern Grows.
In the book 'Where The Red Fern Grows', Billy and his family live in the Ozark mountain country of Oklahoma.
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In "Where the Red Fern Grows," Billy needs to train his dogs in hunting raccoons. Raccoon hunting is a tradition in his family, and Billy's goal is to train his two dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann, to become skilled hunters who can assist him in catching raccoons. The training involves teaching the dogs to track, tree, and corner raccoons during hunting expeditions in the woods.
Billy goes to Tahlequah to get his dogs in the book "Where the Red Fern Grows."
In the story "Where the Red Fern Grows," Mama made a beautiful coonskin coat out of Billy's first coon hide as a special gift for him. Billy was thrilled and proud to wear the coat made from his own hunting efforts.
Billy Colman