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09-12-2005 | 07:19 PM

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StrutnBPS

Joined: Aug 2005

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From: Bennettsville, SC

RE: DEER DRIVES NOT HUNTING

Oh boy! Here we go again!

I grew up dog driving and have no problem with it as long as it is done right. Most people that dog hunt actually do it for the dogs instead of killing alot of deer. It is really fun. I love to hear a pack of dogs after a deer. Rather it be a fast fox walker, a small beagle, or a slow black and tan. It is also fun b/c you get to know a lot of different people and meet new friends.

Just like any other sport or activity in life, it is often the bad ones that get the attention and publicity.

I do like to keep my still hunting and dog hunting seperate. So I join a club for each. Or join a dog club for dogs and still hunt private tracts.

Dog hunting takes a lot of money to feed the dogs, run up and down the road at all times of the night for days at a time looking for all of them. It is very easy and common spend over $1,500 intracking systems. It takes planning on where to place the standers. You can also learn a lot about a deer by dog driving. Weather conditions also play a lot in it. If it is too hot and dry the dogs can't pick up scent. If it is too wet, the same.

Most of the deer that I killed while dog driving were not even being chased by the dogs. They were slipping out of the drive before the dogs even picked up their scent. Or on their natural rutien.

A dog can not read signs and will not stop b/c of propery lines. B/c of this I do think that you should have to have a certain amount of land to release dogs. Say 200-500ac min per tract.

I am sad to say that b/c of close minded people and the big timber companies here in SC, dog hunting will be a sport of the past in the near future.

Again, I will clearly state that I bet at least 90% of the people who put it down, have never done it![:@][:@][:@]

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