UNION COUNTY, Tenn — For Braxton Graves, being in the woods with his hunting dogs is where he finds peace.

"I like to go out listen to my dogs, and that's my church," Graves said.

The 20-year-old Union County man has been raccoon hunting with dogs since he was five years old.

Credit: WBIR Photo Braxton Graves is an avid racoon hunter and uses dogs to hunt.

"They're more than just dogs in my eyes, in my eyes they're like family," said Graves.

Especially his first dog he ever bought — Jeff.

Credit: Braxton Graves Braxton Graves says his dog Jeff was shot and killed while hunting back in Union County back in September.

"When I went home, I always went to Jeff, get him out, play with him in the yard, and then when it turned dark, we'd go hunting every time," Graves said.

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