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Loose dogs on the hunting property

Robert N

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Ahh yes. It’s that time of the year…Deer season and the rut in full swing…and inattentive owners leaving a door open and dogs running around, chasing the big bucks off…

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I love dogs…and labs are just wonderful animals.

What makes this picture so special is the beautifully intact gutless method carcass about 100 yards out of scene. I wish I could be a fly on the wall when that Lab gets home!
 
First time, talk to the neighbors and let them know to keep their pets on their property...2nd time ...they will never see that dog again.... :)
 
It’s an issue where I hunt. The old ways are not necessarily the current ways of dealing with the issue. If a dog was chasing cows it is immediately dealt with but now we call the owner, then the sheriff, then other methods.

Problem here is city people who move to the country and think it’s OK to let their dogs run free.
 
First time, talk to the neighbors and let them know to keep their pets on their property...2nd time ...they will never see that dog again.... :)

Can’t touch the dog…it’s specifically spelled out in TN hunting regs. Basically “Sorry, that’s why they call it hunting”…and Dogs Hunt Too.

I’m ok with it, got a great deer already. But I almost pity the owner. :)
 
I have had the dog problem during deer season on my property in the past. After I told the dog owners it is trapping season as well as deer season and I had traps set for coyotes they immediately took care of the problem. I would hate to catch someone’s dog in one of my traps so I always remind the neighbors when I am running traps.
 
Full disclosure, my dogs were the ones on our neighbors causing trouble this fall. He was really pushed out of shape because he kept getting his target buck on camera at the same time three days in a row. Then enter my dogs. Got em chained up and eventually bought a gps collar and it works great. The rest of the story is: the reason my dogs were there was to eat on his target bucks carcass when it died from blue tongue. What a let down.
 
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I'm a dog owner and a lab guy as well. If the house is close I mention it first. Other wose 1st time you get a pass, 2nd time....Sorry not sorry, they gone.
 
I'm a dog owner and a lab guy as well. If the house is close I mention it first. Other wose 1st time you get a pass, 2nd time....Sorry not sorry, they gone.
I'm of the same frame of mind as kodiak. Better ways to handle things these days. And I can tell you stories of burlap sacks and bird dogs that died going of course. My Grandfather and Father were ruthless. I reflect a bit now days. mtmuley
 
I'm of the same frame of mind as kodiak. Better ways to handle things these days. And I can tell you stories of burlap sacks and bird dogs that died going of course. My Grandfather and Father were ruthless. I reflect a bit now days. mtmuley
Most the dogs I. Southern Illinois there is no collar..so no owner just a bunch of dogs running loose from the single wide. You can usually tell hy looking at the dogs. Coyotes are better fed.
 
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