Coons can be the same as foxes in a lot of ways, and can be harder in others , it depends where the coon is and the individual, like i said before they're very dexterous with their claws and tend to grab a hold and rake, i'm always careful around water, coons are in their element in water and will quite happily grab a hold of your dog and drown it !!! doesn't matter how hard it is, i've seen this on occasions and have even had them try to drown one of my lurchers !!!
If their ( the coon) near water they will always take the fight to the water , they're nasty little Ba%rds
here's a few pic