Well I've been in this thread since it was started and I really didn't consider itheated. If you knew me (just as far as these forums go) you would know I post in most every thread that comes up in regards to dog hunting not because I am a die hard dog hunter but because I know there are large groups of guys who do it the right way and IMO that is often overlooked because of bad personal experiences. I guess my reponse on pg. 3 to the other guy seemed heated but I am not for anyone talking of banning any type ofhunting especially on a hunting site and I'm glad to see you are not for that either.

I wasusing a little sarcasm with the master baiter comment(notice the winking smiley).You were bustingmy chops in your first postwhen talking about the pampers and the quality of deer in the pic with the dog, and I think it was a little more than ribbing/sarcasm, so I gave it backto you.I assumed you would have fairly thick skin to post something likethat knowing the probable type of response it would and didget, I guess I was wrong.For the record I have no problem beingreferred to asa d head (I've been called worse a couple of times by people that actually know me)the more important part of that quote and the reason I quoted itwasn't tha you called me a d head it wasthe fact that you don't know me and yet you are confident I was disrespectfuland havemy dogs running all over someone elses property.

Please don't put words in my mouth Inever thought I was dealing with a dumb hillbilly that never hunted with a dog before as you said. You seem to really want to take this personally, you jump in a thread and start bashing without even commenting on the topic,direct commentsabout dog hunters driving around drinking beerwhile shooting out of the window at meand then want me to believe that it was theMerry Christmas and Release the Houndscommentthatwas somehow over the top, a"non-diplomatic" statement that really bothered you (it's called sarcasm, ligthen up). And because of that commentyou chose to lump me in with the illegalslob hunting losers in your area, thanks. I'm notreal sure where you are going with this you don'tlike dog hunting, OK.

You stated you have dog hunted and might again but it's not really your thing and that is fine just like it is fine forthose who love it and are die hard about it and follow the letter of the law. Therein lies the problem, I really don't think most people hate dog hunters, they hate dog season so even if guys are doing it legally and respectfully some people still don't like the dogs stirring up the woods. I understand that but VADGIFmakes the regulations not the dog hunters.

I agree I don't see dog hunting as terribly challenging either,I do see it as fun and exciting though. Let's be realistic is any of it that challenging?Bow, blackpowder, rifle, orshotgun? Deer have a brain the size of a pear and here in VA they are extremely plentiful. We are humans, other than sense of smell we havean extreme advantage, after a certain number of seasonsis it that challenging?Anyway I'm sure you think yourfirst post was completely appropriate and I'm the one with the problem so I'm really not sure why I typed all of this but have a safe end of your seasonanyway.