Dogs Chasing Deer
#12
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dunkirk MD USA
Posts: 283
RE: Dogs Chasing Deer
i think half you guys are exagerating the situation and half full of crap.
i know several people who's dogs have ended up missing during hunting season ...shot by some knucklehead thinking they are harassing the deer. so what if they are chasing them around a bit the deer are tough and will get by just fine.
i'll tell you one thing, and imagine i'm not the only one who feels this way, but if some Ahole ever shot my dog they would get the a$$ whipping of a lifetime.
i know several people who's dogs have ended up missing during hunting season ...shot by some knucklehead thinking they are harassing the deer. so what if they are chasing them around a bit the deer are tough and will get by just fine.
i'll tell you one thing, and imagine i'm not the only one who feels this way, but if some Ahole ever shot my dog they would get the a$$ whipping of a lifetime.
#13
RE: Dogs Chasing Deer
Jroot ,
you might feel differently if one of those feral packs went after one of your kids , this has happened here , no exageration . It is a proven fact that feral dogs and cats can decimate native game populations , especially ground nesting birds and rabbits . They wreak havoc with small game management programs on a statewide basis nearly everywhere , and yes they will pack up and take down deer too .
It is clearly understood in this area that if your dog is not restrained to your property as state law requires and gets caught on someone else's land that it does so at it's own risk and will most likely be shot . Like many states this is perfectly legal here . You can't shoot them on public ground , but you can on your land or another person's land with permission . Trying to whup somebody for doing it will only get you arrested .
I love my dogs just as much as you do , but I make sure that they aren't anywhere but home . That's called being a responsible pet owner .
you might feel differently if one of those feral packs went after one of your kids , this has happened here , no exageration . It is a proven fact that feral dogs and cats can decimate native game populations , especially ground nesting birds and rabbits . They wreak havoc with small game management programs on a statewide basis nearly everywhere , and yes they will pack up and take down deer too .
It is clearly understood in this area that if your dog is not restrained to your property as state law requires and gets caught on someone else's land that it does so at it's own risk and will most likely be shot . Like many states this is perfectly legal here . You can't shoot them on public ground , but you can on your land or another person's land with permission . Trying to whup somebody for doing it will only get you arrested .
I love my dogs just as much as you do , but I make sure that they aren't anywhere but home . That's called being a responsible pet owner .
#14
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location:
Posts: 282
RE: Dogs Chasing Deer
in my part we incorporate the three S's cause it's not legal to shoot dogs (wild or pets) but when they start harassing the cows or sneak up behind you while you're working and start growling at you or come after your pets. those dogs are done, no questions asked!
#16
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: Dogs Chasing Deer
i'll tell you one thing, and imagine i'm not the only one who feels this way, but if some Ahole ever shot my dog they would get the a$$ whipping of a lifetime
#18
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Cumming georgia
Posts: 208
RE: Dogs Chasing Deer
We raised cattle when I was growing up and lost a lot of calves to feral dogs so most were shot on sight it is not an exageration. If you keep your dog on your property and under control you wont have to worry about it,if you don't and something happens to it then it's your own fault. As for the threats come down here and try that and you might get sent home with your tail between your legs
#19
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Shakopee MN USA
Posts: 1,001
RE: Dogs Chasing Deer
i'll tell you one thing, and imagine i'm not the only one who feels this way, but if some Ahole ever shot my dog they would get the a$$ whipping of a lifetime.
jroot...guess it's a good thing we aren't neighbors.
#20
RE: Dogs Chasing Deer
Stray dogs are a real problem all year around here, not to mention hunting season. Unethical hunting practices by dog hunter's during deer season is just as bad of a problem. Running dogs in areas where they don't have enough room to run without getting on private land and messing up other peoples hunt. Even turning them loose on private land and then standing in an legal area to shoot as the deer are run out.
I try to be considerate to a certain extent. If the owner of a dog thought enough about the animal to put a collar on him , I will hold the dog for a few days for him to pick up. I have even done this when I suspected the dog was used to poach my territory and my own privatley owned land. But I do have my limits , If he's not collared or he keeps showing up , he's got to go. Even tho deer dogs were a tradition around here , I feel that times have changed and that there is no way to ethically run dogs on deer anymore in areas that that are held by so many different people.
I try to be considerate to a certain extent. If the owner of a dog thought enough about the animal to put a collar on him , I will hold the dog for a few days for him to pick up. I have even done this when I suspected the dog was used to poach my territory and my own privatley owned land. But I do have my limits , If he's not collared or he keeps showing up , he's got to go. Even tho deer dogs were a tradition around here , I feel that times have changed and that there is no way to ethically run dogs on deer anymore in areas that that are held by so many different people.