A lot of guys here recommend finding another place to hunt where the dogs aren't. Nice idea, but not feasible. Maybe we should consider the opposite - maybe dog hunters should find some place where the dogs won't run onto other people's property. Obviously that's not feasible either.I think the big issue is a lack of consideration-- or a sense ofentitlement and arrogance. Dogs can't read,but their owners/handlers can. I'm fairly tolerant when a dog handler is apologetic when caught tresspassing, but I don't have a lot of patience when they come busting through the brush acting like they have a right to ingore my posted/no trespassing signs and basically tell me to "get stuffed." Dog hunters haven't been able or willing to police theirown, and as a result, DGIF is stepping in to fill the void. As a land owner of over 100 acres, I've been invited byVDGIF to participate in the deer/dog hunting survey and study.

This land has been in my family for about 100 years -- so going somewhere else isn't an option. Now, the guys who have been running dogs across my land for 20 years - with me complaining about it - probably consider it a tradition. I guess it depends on your definition.