- Billy Coleman, a ten-year-old boy who lives in the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma
- Old Dan, Billy's male dog
- Little Ann, Billy's female dog
- Mama, Billy's mother
- Papa, Billy's father who buys him the traps and teaches him how to use them
- Grandpa, Billy's grandfather and owner of the country general store
- Billy's three sisters
- Rubin Pritchard, who is killed by an ax injury after he attempts to attack Old Dan and Little Ann
- Rainie Pritchard, Rubin's younger brother and a troublemaker. He idolized Rubin; when Rubin was killed, he was devastated.
- The Marshal of Tahlequah
- Old Man Hatfield, a neighbor of Billy's
- Mr. Kyle
- Mr. Benson, another coon hunter
- Dr. Lathman, another coon hunter
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