ORIGINAL: NEW61375
SevenMag
The double standard I was referring to was people saying it is ok to kill dogs on their land because they don't like dog hunting. It is not ok, it is a felony. Now if your situation is as bad as you describe(which Ibelieve it is, or you wouldn't have posted it)I would be working with the local game wardens and law to remedy it because it is illegal to intentionally turn dogs outto runyour property and by lining the opposite side that is clearly their intent. If you get no results go above the localwarden, also contact the police also and tell them where a good DUI checkpoint would be after some of their organized "hunts". I'm not saying you haven't tried these things but we continually did everything in our power to eliminate the problem we had on our farm which was quite similiar to yours and yes it took a couple of seasons and we still have to stay on our toes to this daybut it has changed for the better over the last 5 years and hopefully will continue to do so.
yes, we did go down that path... the problem was that rarely could the cops ever make it out there to catch them in the act (our land is pretty remote from town)... and since we don't live on our land it makes it difficult for us to catch them as well... also, and i've posted related info about this before, the people down there doing this think it is their right to do it... so if you post the land or get them busted or whatever they threaten you at gunpoint on your own land or they wait til mid summer when its nice and dry down there and go strike a match... after the word gets out to the local gun shops (one of my uncles owns one) what happens on that property eventually people start leaving it alone, but it took about 10yrs and three dead dogs to improve it... once other landowners started getting sick of it, eventually it became banned in those counties... its no longer a problem so to speak, but there are still occasionally some that are poaching in various areas in the county...
isn't poaching a felony in most states as well???