Agree with timbercruiser. Tradition and how one is introduced to hunting makes a lot of difference.

I love dog hunting. The closness to the dog at work is a really great experience I think. It is a bit more actionpacked than still hunting and stalking. A bit more social too. A great part of hunting in general is the planning and the execution of these plansand then the immediate response as of whether it worked or not. With dogsthe processis just speeded up alittle.

It sure is no success guranteed although it is probably a more effective method, or no one would have started doing it. In particular old smart bucks will be likley to fool the dogs. My impression is that mostly fawns and yearlings tend to get shotwhen dog hunting.