I wont comment on the lab chasing deer,, the only one that actually knows is the hunter who shot the dog. The dog was recovered on the dog owners private property close too public land. the owner didnt follow the dogs blood trail too see exactly where it was shot at,, he took his animal for emergency care which was priority one at the moment. Dog had escaped from the owners home and was shot in less than 45 minutes of first escape,, dog owner was searching for the dog during this time.


OK, heres a situation for you too ponder... a Duck hunter is out hunting a pond onPUBLIC HUNTING land. He shoots at a duck and it sails over too a mass of cattails on the far side of the pond. The hunter sends his dog across the pond too retrieve it. The dog reaches the cattails and a deer pops out the far side and starts running away from the cattails, a couple minutes later the dog pops out the far side of the cattails searching for the duck,, is that dog running deer? Too a deer hunter sitting a 150 yards away from the cattails thats what would appear to be happening... so I guess hes got the right too shoot that dog then? and I guess that duck hunter doesnt have the right too hunt PUBLIC HUNTINGland hunting ducks with his dog,, since deer season is open?

I thank god Im leaving in a couple hours to go deer hunting for a week. I thank God all camps in the area knows who's hounds are who's,, and I really thank God no one shoots at the hounds. May all our hounds end up in camp every night, and if we find any lost hounds during our stay, may we care for them as our own, and find the rightful owners by the end of the week.. Oh by the way,, yes we will be legally hunting deer using hounds on public land!