Yep

Oh yea, 200 pages and thread is locked by this time tomorrow

I myself could careless if dog hunting was outlawed, I have seen and killed many more deer while still hunting, however I would never shoot anyone's dog and trust me I have been disturbed multiple times by dogs from other clubs. I like many others pay my money to hunt the way I want to and choose to be in clubs that do not allow dog hunting. Many people I know shoot other folks dogs but that's their business, I know one guy whose property joins my personal land that shoots every dog he see's on his property along with putting out poison, he is a sorry SOB in my op. Sorry to hear your dog loss, I know a guy who hunts basset hounds simply because they don't run very far and are easy to catch, might wanna give them a try.

So, you don't take any responsibility for those guys having to deal with your dogs on their land? I wouldn't shoot them, but I would only warn you once, then after that I would start hauling them to a pound three counties over. You said yall have plenty of land, so hunt a smaller inner area of it, where you can still grab them if they get by the stander. It sounds to me, like you let your dogs get on other people's property a lot

I grew up dog hunting so you don't have to convince me about the love of a dog hunt. but the bottom line is people that don't dog hunt do not want dogs on their property running deer, period. and until dog hunters Learn a way to keep this from happening they're going to continue to have problems. it has nothing to do with hating dogs or hating dog hunters.

^^^ THIS is the truth.

Simple solution, don't turn them out if you can't keep them on your property.

At least they didn't try to enter the dog into a deer contest.

Really do hate this for you and your son. Sorry for the loss.

Have mercy!

Hate that your dog got shot and not to add insult to injury, but if your dogs get off your land and on to another persons land. Then your club is part of the problem not part of the solution. Until y'all figure out there are tools available , I imagine y'all spend a good part of hunting season hunting dogs.

If I remember right it's a hefty fine and dang near a felony to shoot a dog.

This man gets it.

I will say this during deer season I only hunt public land for squirrels and if someone shoots my dog I'll either be shot or going to prison.

on public land, you have every right to be there in season. He wasn't, and that's the difference. Most of my hunting is public land too. If someone don't like it they can pound sand but how can I get mad at someone for getting mad at me for letting my dogs get on their land and mess them up.

He is correct. There is a huge scenario difference there.

I'd never shoot a dog, heck he's only doing what instinct and training have instructed him to do (this does not translate to coyotes). In fact, I passed the other evening on what I am 99% certain was a fox because it was last light and I was not 100% certain it was not a small dog. However, I am certainly not above tagging your dog in the a$$ with sling shot and a hickory nut.

I have had many a skwerl dogs ruin a good deer hunt on lowndes. They just haven't caught me on a bad enough day