Everyone knows foxes and hounds don't get along. Problem is, no one told orphaned fox Tod (voiced by Mickey Rooney and Keith Coogan) and bloodhound puppy Copper (Kurt Russell and Corey Feldman). As the friends grow up, their instincts drive them apart, and when Copper's owners bring him hunting in the game preserve where Tod lives, the conflicted canine must decide whether to obey his owners or honor his friendship with his childhood buddy.