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barking-up the wrong tree:

{Coon Hunters Remark:} Coon Dogs Chase Raccoon up Trees. They Bark at the Tree so Hunter Can 'Shoot' Coon out of the Tree:
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If Dog should make mistake? He is 'Barking Up the Wrong Tree!' . .Get It? Coon Dogs Can't Make This Mistake! They get 'SHOT! !

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