There is a lot of real nice land West of the Blue Ridge, good luck with that. I always get pigeon holed as a "dog hunter" because I often defend dog hunting on various threads. I am a hunter. I still hunt, bow hunt, blackpowder, rifle hunt, dog hunt, man drive, whatever. I spent many hours and days setting on stands this season(one on one with the deer and peace and quiet and all that)but sometimes I enjoy dog hunting as a change of pace. I hunt with a good group of guys who are safe, responsible, and fun. We have a good time and we are pretty successful too. Many threads commenting on dogs and dog hunting don't take into consideration that there are groups of us out therethat are not tobacco spitting, beer drinking, littering, land disrespecting, slobs. So that is why I post to say that we are here andplease don't lump the goodones in with the bad. Styles and types of hunting are just that, styles and types. It is the individual hunter or group of huters(in some cases) that make something unethical or lazy or whatever other negative term youwant. As far as the hub-bub behind dog hunting, there is none it is just another kind of hunting, the dogs are just another tool the hunteruses. It is not a new concept it has been around probably since man domesticated dogs(however long ago that was).