Hey Dog Shooters

[belly-deep]

I know there has been discussion of this on here before. Something to think about before you pull the trigger.

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_48e30fe4-6491-551c-bc50-ae3ee4d9b481.html

 

[Ben Lamb]

A man that would shoot a dog running across his property doing no harm is lower than a man that rents pigs.

 

[thecrittergitter]

I hope that guy gets attacked by the lion they were after..............what a jackass!

 

[jore07]

I agree what a jerk. I think he owes more than what he got....what a disturbed person.

 

[mixedbag]

Obviously trespassing is no joke in that town.Don't know what type of person it takes to shoot some dogs

 

[belly-deep]

Obviously trespassing is no joke in that town.Don't know what type of person it takes to shoot some dogs

http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=244406&highlight=shooting+dogs

 

[wyoming556]

Belly,
I think you have to look at each situation for what it is. I completely disagree with shooting a dog running across your property doing nothing wrong like the lion dog article you brought up. I do think there are situations where shooting a dog is necessary and for you to group all people who shoot dogs in one catagory is unfair.

I have shot a couple of pit bull mixes that have come onto my property on numerous occasions and nealy mauled my daughters border collie to death. They were climbing under my gate getting into my fenced yard becasue their white trash owners don't feed them or take care of them and they decided to try and eat my dogs. Please understand that these dogs run free and typically run in packs for 10+ in my area. None have collars and none of their so called owners give a sh!t about them. They breed constantly and there are always new groups of mix puppies everywhere. Usually each week 2-3 get run over in the road by my house. I have called the sheriff and outside the city limits there are no laws for loose dogs in Oklahoma. The county doesn't want them so the sheriff told me to do what I needed to do. I have spent $15,000+ on fencing in almost 3 acres just to protect my dogs. I don't enjoy it at all but something I felt I had to do.

I guess what I am saying is that there are certainsituations where shooting a dog is necessary in my opinion. . I think Dinkshooter would have been in the right if he had shot the dogs that killed his wifes cat in his own yard. But that's just me.

 

[tarheel]

While shooting dogs is abhorrent to most people, there are some situations where it could be justified. In the eastern regions of NC where hunting deer with dogs is legal, some unethical hound owners will cut loose a poor performing dog, or one who won't leave the truck rather than feed it until next season. They just wait to the last hunt of the season and remove the collar, dumping the dog in the far reaches of a big bay,(Google Carolina Bays) These sometimes pack up and run deer until they're caught or shot by a property owner or lease holder.While a deer is quicker than a dog in the short run, a dog can run all day & into the night as long as it can get some water, and will run a deer down; believe it.
While I've never shot one of these dogs, I know many who have and I fully understand their decision.

 

[belly-deep]

Shooting a dog in self defense is one thing, but the way a lot of guys talk, they would shoot any dog they thought was chasing a deer. What happens when a self-proclaimed dog-shooter is out hunting deer and sees a doe pop out of the brush, and then a dog a few seconds later? Is he gonna shoot it? What happens when he dumps it and then a pheasant hunter walks out and says its his dog and that the dog wasn't actually chasing the deer, they both just happened to be running the same direction?

 

[mdhunter]

OK...here we go again.

Keep your dog on your property, by your side, or on a leash. Don't let it run free. Problem solved.

We don't have to have some stupid debate about to shoot or not shoot someones Fido...

 

[belly-deep]

OK...here we go again.

Keep your dog on your property, by your side, or on a leash. Don't let it run free. Problem solved.

We don't have to have some stupid debate about to shoot or not shoot someones Fido...

You must have missed the article?...it cost the guy 3K for shooting a trespassing dog

 

[montanadogs]

OK...here we go again.

Keep your dog on your property, by your side, or on a leash. Don't let it run free. Problem solved.

We don't have to have some stupid debate about to shoot or not shoot someones Fido...

So I guess you don't upland hunt. Keep in mind that you have pointers that do go a long ways out. I personally have 2 labs that will run blinds(not that you know what that is) over 400 yards out.

 

[mdhunter]

Nope... not many dogs running blinds at 400yds out in Maryland. We do have plenty of dumb asses that think their dogs don't need any supervision whatsoever and their owners just turn them loose each morning. Sorry you can't experience any of this aggrivation on your next deer hunt but I suggest you check the other threads on this site if you want some extra blood pressure.

Yes...I am a dog owner and I have two which don't run wild.

 

[Mudranger1]

I see it this way...was on a lease in Ga a few years back..just a small piece of property with locals on all sides....one trashy neighbor let their dogs run free...now I saw plenty of deer but a couple times the dogs came thru running deer and pretty much ruining my hunt...you know what I'm not going to shoot them.. It's not in me and it isn't their fault they are let loose. It was out in BFE and no law man or anyone else was going to do anything about.

 

[montanadogs]

mdhunter
We have that here too. It isn't as bad I don't think but we do have that. It is aggravating. I don't agree with turning your dog loose (well not when you have close neighbors anyway. to me 1/2 mile is close). My apologies for jumping to conclusions quickly, I assumed you meant running free as off leash at any time. i haven't had any dogs ruin a hunt, however i have had wolves a few times ruin them. I personally think that there is a big majority of dog owners who shouldn't have dogs period. It seems in the rural areas everyone gets them, loves them, but at the same time get tired of their barking etc. They think that as long as they are home when they are or show up a short time after they get home everything is ok and their dogs are good dogs. They don't ever stop to think what are they up to when they leave.
See my posts on the other thread http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?p=2164233#post2164233.