I agree, in fact, I wouldn't have brought to the forum at all, wouldn't have talked about it to anyone and made my own decison on the moment. I am a dog lover, I think they are an amazing animal and owned a Doberman once and he was truly a gentle best friend. Although I'd hate to see anyone's dog disappear, this particular owner doesn't seem to have the respect for the dog, the neighbors, hunters or wildlife in general. I wish you luck on your decision regardless of what it is but talking about this in a public forum, of hunters shooting dogs or the ability to shoot a dog is just negative about hunters period. I know we're all above this and situations come up but again, in the eyes of the world, we don't want to be known as pet killers.

PS, Think about this: What if you make an errant shot, it happens and you send an arrow impaled dog home to it's owner? The cops get involved, the SPCA gets involved, the papers get involved and maybe the local news gets involved. How will you feel? How will that look in the eyes of the community etc? Again, good luck but I'd first look for alternate answers.