RE: Deer hunting with dogs
I've thought about this also. I've hunted rabbits with dogs before but also used to think using dogs for deer was unsporting, until logic kicked in and I saw there wasn't much of a difference. I think it comes from growing up in a state where dog hunting is illegal and considered poaching. In NY, if a dog is in the woods during deer season many people would shoot it and let the deer go. I'm not condoning that but that's the way it is. I think that's where some peoples uneasiness with dog hunting comes from. If I'm down south and I get a chance to do it, I'll give it a try. (I think some people shy away from buckshot for the same reasons)