Today's Mountain Curs come in a variety of colors - brindle, black, dark brown, black and brindle, yellow - and all can have white points.

Submitted photoYoung people love their mountain curs and feists, great breeds of hunting dogs. Everything these days is so specialized.

Characteristics of the Black Mouth Cur A versatile dog, the black mouth cur is often used for hunting, herding, and other work-related tasks.

The Mountain Cur comes in black, brown, yellow, blue, or brindle variants–often with white markings on the chest or head.

Astronomers search for western North Carolina's mysterious Brown Mountain Lights. For more than 100 years, mysterious lights have shone over western North Carolina's Linville Gorge and Brown ...

Photo by Larry Case / Outdoors columnist Larry Case poses with Dotzie, his mountain cur dog who looks forward to the late fall and trips to the woods to hunt squirrels.

As hunting dogs, modern curs and feists are used mainly for squirrels and raccoons, although you may see the larger curs trailing anything from bears to mountain lions.

Susie is a Lab/mountain cur mix who's around 2 years old and weighs in at a healthy 60 pounds. This social girl is a fun-loving dog who is full of energy and love. She would make a great family ...

Neighbor Steve Elmore had no idea about the man's missing toddler, but April, his 11-year-old Mountain Cur, apparently sensed something was wrong and began barking.

There is an assurance that a vital mountain road that links the New South Wales far south coast with the Monaro will remain open while major repairs are underway.