I never really answered the question.

Call the animal control, wardens, police, and let them handle. If after exhausting all legal methods of having some form of lawdeal with the problem and speaking with any known owners you have nothing resolved, you probably didn't try very hard. Just kidding. I don't know what to tell a personin that situationbecause the law has always been helpful here,but onlyafterrepeated prodding.

The legality of dog hunting in your state and whether or not you approve of it are really non-isssues here. If you shoot a dog that is on your property (whether it is a hunting dog or a yorky)in nearly every state you are breaking the law, some states have regulations pertaining to livestock and nuisance animals (nuisance animalsare usually dispatched by local authorities).

Why people shoot dogs is probably an interesting question. If a couple of cocker spaniels orpoodles run across your property most probably wouldn't shoot them,because they are no real threat to"your" deer. I bet if you asked all the non-hunting people you know what they would do if some dogs ran across their property most would not say shoot them,but some ofus hunters, we're different, we can't have these dogs running"our" deer off so we "get rid of them".

So basically yourkilling dogs so you can later kill"your" deer, does that about sum it up? Doesn't sound good when you say it like that, does it? Quick somebodyrationalize it and explain why it'sOK to break the law if it benefits your hunting.

Whatever's clever I guess.Just my opinion above, nothing personal. Good luck with the dogs lonewolf316.