RE: dogs running the woods.
I agree with contacting your local animal control for help. Whether they are wild or not I dont think its a good idea to shoot the dogs. Where I live in SD we have had a pack of wild dogs in an area now for a few years. An older gentleman who lives out in that area took a shot with a high powered rifle at what he thought was one of these wild dogs out in a field. He actually ended up killing the neighbors 10yr old sons 8 month old puppy. I wanna see someone carry a dead dog back to a 1oyr old and tell him you shot it.
Contact your animal control first. Dont shoot the dog