I agree that dogs can be a nuisance. I'm not familiar with the game laws in MN, but here in Missouri, you can't just shoot any dog you see, regardless of it's action, unless it's a threat to you or your livestock. In your case, it seems like a couple of yard dogs that need to be restrained during the fall. In my home state, you can be sued for shooting a person's dog, even if they are running deer. The problem is, dogs don't know posted land from public ground. I would strongly caution you to refrain from shooting any hunting type dog you see no matter what. I coon hunted in the past, and it was not uncommon to lose a dog one night on public ground, only to pick him up at someone's house. If you know anything of hounds, you know that a registered coon hound, that trees coons is worth a lotta money. It's not uncommon for one of these dogs, if he's a night champion or Grand night champion, to sell for upwards of 5,000 dollars. If he's good enough, an owner might make his entire living from stud fees from the dog. So, if he found out you had shot his moneymaker, he'd be real likely to take you to court. There was a guy about 10 years back here in MO, that had his Grand Night Champion stud dog shot, because he happened to put a coon up a tree in some doctor's yard. The doctor shot him, to get him to shut up, and ended up spending 1,000's in court costs and ultimately having tp pay the man about 10,000.00 in reparations. My advice would be to contact the local authorities and give them a heads up on what's going on. If the guy lives close by and he's not keeping them up, he could be fined for failure to control his pups.


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