Ive been on both sides of this issue. I was sitting in a blind on State land in my stand with my bow. Im an avid bowhunter and hunt with it every chance I get. Im set up onthe edge of a tree line where I know they are passing though, trying to catch them on their way to bedding areas in tall grass and some aspens. Ive seen and harvested multiple deer from here.

Its all quiet, had been in my stand maybe an hour for the evening hunt and I hear *dingle dingle dingle* to my left side.

Thought to myself"WTF is that?" "DNR?" "Is it a dog?"

My truck was parked about a mile up the road as the 2 track in is enough to rip off your oil pan, and the mature trees above ensure nobody with a raised truck is coming through either.

Sure enough here comes this older guy walking through with his gun on his hip and a real nice looking English Setter working the clearing. They stink it up, took them a good 20 minutes to get out of the woods. They were trying to get to the road. It was late and the dog looked like it had been going all day. It happens. Its state land. I saw the dog well before I saw the hunter and yeah I could have shot it. The thought never crossed my mind though. He's got his right to be here too and I respect that.

I was also hunting over my buddies Brittany and someone informed us that he saw the dog as it came through into a clearing from a heavy brush line. He saidwe were lucky that he had seen the dog and not his hunting buddy. Cause he would have shot it. ON STATE LAND!!! Dog always wears a vest to protect it and help ID it because we bird hunt on state land.

I don't understand this mentality. So if someone is passing through an area do they get the 3 S treatment too? Thats unbelievable!